Volaris
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| IATA code : | Y4 |
| ICAO code : | VOI |
| Call sign : | VOLARIS |
| Founding: | 2005 |
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Mexico City , Mexico
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| Home airport : | Toluca |
| IATA prefix code : | 036 |
| Management: | Enrique Beltranena ( CEO ) |
| Fleet size: | 78 (+ 110 orders) |
| Aims: | national and continental |
| Website: | www.volaris.com.mx |
Volaris (trade name of the Mexican group Concesionaria - Vuela Compañia de Aviación SA de CV ) is a Mexican airline based in Mexico City .
history
In 2003, the Discovery Americas I fund and TACA met to create a new Mexican airline. The preparations up to the first flight stretched over three years. The founders and co-owners of Volaris are the media group Grupo Televisa , the insurance company Inbursa , the Grupo TACA and Protego Discovery Fund . Each of them invested 25% (or US $ 100 million) in the construction costs.
In 2006, Airbus delivered the first of 16 A319-100s on order.
Volaris offers shuttle bus connections under the name Terraris from San Diego to Tijuana Airport and from Santa Ana, Caborca, Nogales, Cananea, Agua Prieta, Guaymas-San Carlos, Ciudad Obregón, Navojoa or Magdalena to Hermosillo Airport and back .
On April 27, 2009, Volaris started its international expansion with the announcement of the flight destinations Los Angeles and Oakland .
Destinations
Volaris flies to numerous destinations within Mexico from the hubs in Guadalajara , Mexico City , Monterrey and Tijuana . The main base is at Tijuana Airport .
There are also flights to cities in Costa Rica , Guatemala , Puerto Rico and around 20 destinations in the USA .
fleet
As of March 2020, the Volaris fleet consists of 78 aircraft with an average age of 5.0 years:
| Aircraft type | active | ordered | Remarks | Seats |
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| Airbus A319-100 | 5 | 144 | ||
| Airbus A320-200 | 40 | 8th | XA-VOY in "Hard Rock Hotels" special livery | 174
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| Airbus A320neo | 17th | 68 | 186 | |
| Airbus A321-200 | 10 | 220 | ||
| Airbus A321neo | 6th | 34 | 230 | |
| total | 78 | 110 |
Trivia
- The name Volaris is a combination of volar (to fly) and the north star Polaris. He was selected from over 1000 suggestions.
See also
Web links
- Volaris website (Spanish, English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ch-aviation : Airline Information , accessed on Jan. 4, 2019
- ↑ " Contáctanos ( Memento of the original from October 16, 2013 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 note ." Volaris. "Dirección de oficinas Volaris - Prolongación Paseo de la Reforma 490 piso 1 Col. Santa Fe Peña Blanca México DF, Delegación Álvaro Obregón CP 01210"
- ^ Volaris Fleet Details and History. Retrieved March 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Airbus: airbus.com - Orders and Deliveries (English), accessed on September 21, 2016
