Aerocancun
| Aerocancun | |
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| IATA code : | |
| ICAO code : | ACU |
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| Founding: | 1988 |
| Operation stopped: | 1996 |
| Seat: |
Cancun , Mexico
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| Turnstile : | |
| Fleet size: | 2 |
| Aims: | National and international in charter operations |
| Aerocancun ceased operations in 1996. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Aerocancun was a Mexican charter airline based in Cancun . Their ICAO code was ACU .
history
Aerocancun was founded by the Spanish Oasis Group, a hotel group that operated, among other things, the airline Oasis International Airlines . It was founded together with Mexican hoteliers. Flight operations began with the rental of McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft . As needed, rented aircraft were used at Aerocancun and Oasis, which reduced costs. From 1996, Aerocancun was also able to offer charter flights to Europe with an Airbus A310 .
Aerocancun worked with various tour operators, for example Apple Vacations .
The Oasis group disbanded in 1996, which also meant the end of Aerocancun: Aerocancun had to file for bankruptcy.
Destinations
For charter flights, Aerocancun was first used domestically for flights to Cancún , later also in the Caribbean ( St. Martin ), the United States ( e.g. Newark , JFK and San José ), Brazil ( São Paulo ) and European destinations, including Germany ( Hamburg , Tegel ) and Portugal ( Lisbon ).
fleet
From 1990 Aerocancun had its own aircraft. By the time it was dissolved in May 1998, the airline had owned a total of nine different aircraft. It was about
- 5 McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (1990-1993)
- 1 Airbus A 300-600 (1994-1996)
- 1 McDonnell Douglas DC10-10 (1996-1997)
- 2 Airbus A 310-300 (1996-1998)
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Aerocancun on md-80.com
- ↑ Article about the Aerocancun fleet on md-80.com
- ↑ Aerocancun on airlinehistory.co.uk (English)
- ↑ Aerocancun on planespotters.net (English)