Avianca Nicaragua
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| Commenced operations | 1999 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Augusto C. Sandino International Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Bluefields Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Bluefields, Corn Island | ||||||
| Alliance | Star Alliance (affiliate) | ||||||
| Fleet size | 13 | ||||||
| Destinations | 10 | ||||||
| Company slogan | Wings that unite Nicaragua, Alas que Unen a Nicaragua | ||||||
| Headquarters | Managua, Nicaragua | ||||||
| Website | http://www.lacostena.com.ni/ | ||||||
Aerotaxis La Costeña S.A., trading as Avianca Nicaragua, is an airline based in Managua, Nicaragua. It operates passenger services from Managua to 10 domestic destinations as part of the Grupo TACA regional system. Its main base is Augusto C. Sandino International Airport, Managua.[2]
History
The airline started operations in November 1999. It had 140 employees in September 2011.
Destinations
Avianca Nicaragua operates scheduled services to the following domestic destinations: Bluefields, Bonanza, Corn Islands, Managua, Ometepe, Puerto Cabezas, Rosita, San Carlos, Siuna and Waspam. They also operate one international service to Tegucigalpa Airport in Honduras.[3]
Incidents and accidents
- 20 July 1999 Flight 046 - La Costena Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (YN-CED), on a flight from Managua to Bluefields, descended prematurely and flew into a remote Cerro Silva hillside, killing all 2 crew and 14 passengers. A GPS device had been removed for use in another aircraft before the flight.[4]
Fleet
As of April 2013 the La Costena fleet includes:[2]
References
- ↑ IATA Shared Code with NICA Airlines
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ https://lacostena.online.com.ni/schedule.aspx La Costena schedule
- ↑ Aviation Safety Network
External links
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