Air Comet Chile

Air Comet Chile
Founded	2004
Ceased operations	October 31, 2008
Hubs	Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
Fleet size	3
Destinations	4
Headquarters	Santiago, Chile
Website	defunct/[dead link]

Air Comet Chile was an airline based in Santiago, Chile, operating domestic passenger services. Its main base was Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, Santiago.^[1]

History[]

The airline was founded as Aerolíneas del Sur in 2004 by Grupo Marsans and started operations in December 2004, after receiving approval from the Chilean civil aviation authorities in November 2004. It is wholly owned by Grupo Marsans.^[1] In the Fourth Quarter of 2007 it was renamed Air Comet Chile, acting as the sister airline of the Spanish airline Air Comet. It was at that time Chile's third biggest airline.

The airline ceased operation on October 31, 2008, and filed for bankruptcy protection on December 18, 2008. Some of Air Comet Chile airplanes are operated now by Aerolínea Principal.

Destinations[]

Air Comet Chile operated services from Santiago to the following domestic destinations (as of October 2008):^[1]

Puerto Montt
Punta Arenas

Fleet[]

The Air Comet Chile fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of 12 September 2008):^[2]

3 Boeing 737-200

As of 8 November 2008, the average age of the Air Comet Chile fleet was 27.7 years.^[3]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 48.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2008-02-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ ([1]) Archived March 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

External links[]

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[FI-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 48.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2008-02-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] ([1]) Archived March 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

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show v t Airlines of Chile
Scheduled	Aerovías DAP LATAM Chile LATAM Express
Scheduled low-cost	JetSmart Sky Airline
Charter	Aerocardal AeroEjecutiva
Cargo	LATAM Cargo Chile
Helicopter	DAP Helicópteros
Defunct	Aero Continente Chile Aeronor Chile Air Comet Chile Avant Airlines Ladeco Latin American Wings One Airlines PAL Airlines

show v t Chilean aviation
Bodies	Fuerza Aérea de Chile "FACH"
People	Arturo Merino Benítez Pedro Dartnell Dagoberto Godoy Marmaduque Grove Gustavo Leigh Fernando Matthei Klaus von Storch
Places	Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport