Punto Azul

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Punto Azul
Embraer ERJ-145 of the Punto Azul
IATA code : ZR
ICAO code : PUN
Call sign : -
Founding: 2010
Operation stopped: 2016
Seat: Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea
Home airport : Malabo airport
Management: Paul Richards ( CEO )
Frequent Flyer Program : ClubAzul
Fleet size: 2
Aims: National and international
Website: www.flypuntoazul.gq
Punto Azul ceased operations in 2016. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation.

Punto Azul was an Equatorial Guinean airline based in Malabo and based at Malabo Airport .

history

Punto Azul was founded in 2010. In May 2015, it ceased flight operations until further notice, but after a restructuring it should be resumed.

After initially aiming to resume flight operations with the ATR 72-600 leased from the Austrian company InterSky , the company ceased operations again in 2016; The Equatorial Guinean Aviation Authority finally revoked the Punto Azul's air operator certificate .

Destinations

Punto Azul operated scheduled and private charter flights for the oil and gas industry in Equatorial Guinea and the surrounding countries. Like all airlines in the country, it is currently on the list of operating bans for the airspace of the European Union .

fleet

In September 2015 the fleet consisted of two aircraft:

Aircraft type Aircraft registration Remarks Seats
Embraer ERJ-145 ZS-DFC operated by NAC Charter 50
3C-MAC

See also

Web links

Commons : Punto Azul  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. aerotelegraph.com - Punto Azul is temporarily suspending its flights, accessed on June 3, 2015
  2. ^ Intersky: Gulf of Guinea instead of Lake Constance. In: aeroTELEGRAPH. August 17, 2015, accessed February 13, 2019 .
  3. Equatoguinean CAA gets tough with local operators. In: ch-aviation. ch-aviation GmbH, April 17, 2018, accessed on February 13, 2019 (English).
  4. flypuntoazul.gq - Timetable ( Memento of the original from January 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) accessed on September 14 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.flypuntoazul.gq
  5. European Commission - List of airlines that are prohibited from operating in the EU, accessed on September 14, 2015
  6. ch-aviation - Punto Azul (English), accessed on September 14, 2015
  7. flypuntoazul.gq - Our Fleet ( Memento of the original from January 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) accessed on September 14, 2015 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.flypuntoazul.gq