Vuelos Internos Privados

Vuelos Internos Privados
IATA code :	V6
ICAO code :	VUR
Call sign :	VIP
Founding:	1997
Operation stopped:	2012
Merged with:	AeroGal
Seat:	Quito , Ecuador
Home airport :	Quito
IATA prefix code :	522
Fleet size:	3
Aims:	national
Vuelos Internos Privados merged with AeroGal in 2012 . The information in italics relates to the last status before the takeover.

Vuelos Internos Privados (under the brand name VIP ) was an Ecuadorian airline based in Quito , which was merged into AeroGal in 2012 .

history

Vuelos Internos Privados SA was founded in 1997 as a charter airline . The start of flight operations took place with a Dornier 328 , which the company took over in July 1997. From 2001, VIP also operated regional scheduled flights in Germany. The Synergy Group , which among other things also holds the majority in Avianca Holdings , bought the regional airline completely in 2003. Avianca Holdings merged VIP in 2012 with the airline AeroGal , which it also owns.

Destinations

In 2010, VIP operated scheduled flights from Quito to El Coca and Nueva Loja . AeroGal codeshared connections from Quito to Manta and Cuenca with the company. In addition, VIP was also active in charter traffic, including for the oil industry.

fleet

In spring 2010 the VIP fleet consisted of three Dornier 328-110 aircraft .

See also

• Former Airlines List (America)

Web links

• VIP Ecuador website (Spanish)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} official list of abbreviations (PDF file; 4.2 MB) of the FAA (ICAO code and callsign of Vuelos Internos Privados p. 3-3-90)
2. ↑ JP airline-fleets international, Edition 1998/99
3. ↑ JP airline-fleets international, Edition 2010/11