WebJet Linhas Aéreas
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| IATA code : | WH |
| ICAO code : | WEB |
| Call sign : | WEB-BRASIL |
| Founding: | 2005 |
| Operation stopped: | 2012 |
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Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
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| Home airport : | * Rio de Janeiro-Galeão |
| Fleet size: | 28 |
| Aims: | national |
| Webjet Linhas Aéreas ceased operations in 2012. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Webjet Linhas Aéreas was a Brazilian low-cost airline based in Rio de Janeiro .
history
Webjet was founded in 2005. In 2009 the company was the third largest Brazilian airline after TAM Linhas Aéreas and GOL with more than five million passengers .
On July 8, 2011, the competitor GOL announced that it will take over all shares of the previous shareholders of Webjet for 311 million reais . GOL wants to expand its route network in Brazil, the Webjet brand will no longer be used in the future.
The Webjet website has been offline since October 17, 2012; Visitors are redirected to the GOL website. The Webjet brand was discontinued on November 21, 2012 and the official end was announced on November 23, 2012 by GOL and the layoff of 850 Webjet employees. The Brazilian judiciary is investigating the case because irregularities are assumed.
Destinations
Webjet Linhas Aéreas served numerous destinations within Brazil from both Rio de Janeiro's airports.
fleet
In August 2012, the Webjet Linhas Aéreas fleet consisted of 28 aircraft:
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ brasilienmagazin.net - GOL takes over Webjet - brand to disappear July 11, 2011.
- ↑ atarde.uol.com.br
- ↑ ch-aviation.ch - Fleet of the Webjet Linhas Aéreas ( memento of October 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (English) accessed on July 29, 2012.
