Avolar
{{Short description|Mexican low-cost airline}}
{{For|the short-lived UAL Corporation subsidy|Avolar (UAL Corporation subsidiary)}}
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airline=Avolar Aerolíneas|
logo=Avolarlogo.PNG|
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image=N17309 Boeing 737-3T0 (cn 23360 1147) Avolar Aerolineas. (5676764043).jpg|
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IATA=V5|
ICAO=VLI|
callsign=AVOLAR |
founded=2005|
ceased= 2008|
headquarters=Tijuana, BC, Mexico|
key_people= Jorge Nehme Name(CEO)|
hubs=Gen. Abelardo L. Rodríguez Int'l Airport|
focus_cities=Don Miguel Hidalgo Int'l Airport|
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Avolar Aerolíneas, S.A. de C.V. (sensational spelling of "a volar", roughly meaning "Let's fly") was a low-cost airline based in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, with corporate offices in Tijuana. The airline operated a domestic network of 17 cities as of October 2008. Avolar's main base was located at the sole large-hangar facility at the Tijuana International Airport in Tijuana.{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 83 | date= 2007-03-27}} The airline's slogan was "La aerolinea de la gente", meaning "The airline of the people".
History
Avolar began operations on 7 September 2005 with a single Boeing 737-500 aircraft.
On August 4, 2008, the Mexican Ministry of Communications and Transports suspended all Avolar operations due to tax debts, leaving thousands stranded at Tijuana Airport.{{in lang|es}} [http://www.frontera.info/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Noticias/04082008/319265.aspx Suspenden a aerolínea Avolar from Frontera.info] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928080856/http://www.frontera.info/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Noticias/04082008/319265.aspx |date=September 28, 2011 }} Four days later, the airline resumed all flights.{{in lang|es}} [http://www.frontera.info/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Nacional/08082008/320028.aspx]
On the night of October 3, 2008, Mexico's aviation authorities again suspended Avolar operations; the airline canceled flights from Tijuana International Airport that were bound for Guadalajara and Cuernavaca at that time without any previous warning, leaving 160 passengers stranded at the airport.{{in lang|es}} [http://www.frontera.info/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Noticias/03102008/331589.aspx Cancelan vuelos de Avolar sin previo] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007200259/http://www.frontera.info/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Noticias/03102008/331589.aspx |date=October 7, 2008 }} However, 13 hours later, on October 4, the airline resumed all services normally.{{in lang|es}} [http://www.frontera.info/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Noticias/04102008/331780.aspx Reinicia operaciones Avolar] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928082744/http://www.frontera.info/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Noticias/04102008/331780.aspx |date=September 28, 2011 }}
On October 28, 2008, the Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT), Mexico's Communications and Transports Secretariat, finally barred Avolar from all operations, due to the illegal operations of the airline after its airspace operative concession had expired the previous day, leaving employees with no compensation.
Destinations
Avolar operated to the following destinations within Mexico:
Fleet
As of November 2008, the Avolar fleet included the following aircraft:{{cite web |url=http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=AVR&al_op=1 |title=CH-Aviation - Airline News, Fleet Lists & More |website=www.ch-aviation.ch |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304183507/http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=AVR&al_op=1 |archive-date=2009-03-04}}
=Retired fleet=
References
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{{Navbox Airlines of Mexico}}
Category:Defunct airlines of Mexico
Category:Defunct low-cost airlines
Category:Airlines established in 2005