TAR Aerolíneas

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TAR Aerolíneas
TAR Aerolineas logo.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
YQ LCT TAR
Founded12 April 2012 (2012-04-12)
Commenced operations15 January 2014 (2014-01-15)
AOC #6LIF479F[1]
Hubs
Focus cities
Frequent-flyer programStar Club, Star Pass
Fleet size12
Destinations19
Parent companyLINK Conexión Aérea S.A. de C.V.
HeadquartersQuerétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
Websitetarmexico.com

Link Conexión Aérea, S.A. de C.V., operating as TAR Aerolíneas, is an airline in Mexico based in the city of Querétaro, the capital city of the homonymous state. It operates scheduled flights to 34 national destinations. Its inaugural flight occurred on March 3, 2014 between Querétaro and Guadalajara. The company currently operates a fleet of 12 Embraer ERJ 145s to 19 destinations throughout Mexico. Its headquarters and main operational base is in Querétaro,[2][3] with Guadalajara, Monterrey and Puerto Vallarta serving as focus cities.

History[]

TAR began in October 2011, owned by the MAFRA Group (Grupo MAFRA). In April 2012 the Mexican government granted permission to make scheduled regular flight services to Link Corporación Áerea. In September 2012, Link purchased three Embraer ERJ 145 jets, with a capacity of 50 passengers, to be delivered in February 2014, to begin scheduled flight services. The airline started services in March 2014, as TAR Aerolíneas with a direct flight between Quéretaro and Puerto Vallarta.

TAR's aim is to become the strongest regional airline in the country, with a cellular multiregional growth strategy. With the development of regional routes, TAR aims to develop a strong presence in different regions including the Yucatán Peninsula, the Gulf of México, the Mid North region, the Pacific, and the South. With just two years of service, TAR Airlines beat its competitor Aeromar by getting more domestic passengers on flights than Aeromar, which has been operating for more than 29 years.[citation needed]

Destinations[]

TAR Aerolíneas EMB 145LR at Tepic

TAR Aerolineas serves the following destinations within Mexico:

Hub
Focus city
Future destination
Seasonal
Terminated destination
City State IATA ICAO Airport Ref.
Acapulco  MEX (Guerrero) ACA MMAA Acapulco International Airport
Aguascalientes  MEX (Aguascalientes) AGU MMAS Aguascalientes International Airport
Cancún  MEX (Quintana Roo) CUN MMUN Cancún International Airport
Campeche  MEX (Campeche) CPE MMCP Campeche International Airport
Chihuahua  MEX (Chihuahua) CUU MMCU Chihuahua International Airport
Ciudad del Carmen  MEX (Campeche) CME MMCE Ciudad del Carmen International Airport
Ciudad Juárez  MEX (Chihuahua) CJS MMCS Ciudad Juárez International Airport
Ciudad Obregón  MEX (Sonora) CEN MMCN Ciudad Obregón International Airport
Colima  MEX (Colima) CLQ MMIA Colima Airport
Cuernavaca  MEX (Morelos) CVJ MMCB Cuernavaca Airport
Culiacán  MEX (Sinaloa) CUL MMCL Culiacán International Airport
Durango  MEX (Durango) DGO MMDO Durango International Airport
Guadalajara  MEX (Jalisco) GDL MMGL Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
Hermosillo  MEX (Sonora) HMO MMHO Hermosillo International Airport
Huatulco  MEX (Oaxaca) HUX MMBT Bahías de Huatulco International Airport
Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo  MEX (Guerrero) ZIH MMZH Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport
La Paz  MEX (Baja California Sur) LAP MMLP La Paz International Airport [4]
León  MEX (Guanajuato) BJX MMLO Del Bajío International Airport
Los Mochis  MEX (Sinaloa) LMM MMLM Los Mochis International Airport
Manzanillo  MEX (Colima) ZLO MMZO Playa de Oro International Airport
Mazatlán  MEX (Sinaloa) MZT MMMZ Mazatlán International Airport
Mérida  MEX (Yucatán) MID MMMD Mérida International Airport
Mexicali  MEX (Baja California) MXL MMML Mexicali International Airport
Monclova  MEX (Coahuila) LOV MMMV Monclova International Airport [5]
Monterrey  MEX (Nuevo León) MTY MMMY Monterrey International Airport
Morelia  MEX (Michoacán) MLM MMMM Morelia International Airport
Oaxaca  MEX (Oaxaca) OAX MMOX Oaxaca International Airport
Puerto Escondido  MEX (Oaxaca) PXM MMPS Puerto Escondido International Airport
Puerto Peñasco  MEX (Sonora) PPE MMPE Mar de Cortés International Airport
Puerto Vallarta  MEX (Jalisco) PVR MMPR Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport
Querétaro  MEX (Querétaro) QRO MMQT Querétaro Intercontinental Airport
San Luis Potosí  MEX (San Luis Potosí) SLP MMSP San Luis Potosí International Airport
Saltillo  MEX (Coahuila) SLW MMIO Saltillo Airport [5]
Tampico  MEX (Tamaulipas) TAM MMTM Tampico International Airport
Tepic  MEX (Nayarit) TPQ MMEP Tepic International Airport
Tijuana  MEX (Baja California) TIJ MMTJ Tijuana International Airport
Toluca  MEX (State of Mexico) TLC MMTO Toluca International Airport [5]
Torreón  MEX (Coahuila) TRC MMTC Torreón International Airport
Tuxtla Gutiérrez  MEX (Chiapas) TGZ MMTG Tuxtla Gutiérrez International Airport
Veracruz  MEX (Veracruz) VER MMVR Veracruz International Airport
Villahermosa  MEX (Tabasco) VSA MMVA Villahermosa International Airport
Total: 19 destinations in Mexico

It was announced in September 2016 that the airline will begin international service from Querétaro to San Antonio, Texas soon.[6] However, there was no further information in regards to the service, to date.

Fleet[]

The TAR Aerolineas fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of July 2021):[7]

TAR Aerolineas fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Note
Embraer ERJ 145LR 12 - 50
Total 12 -

References[]

  1. ^ "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  2. ^ "TAR Aerolíneas". FlyBaboo. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  3. ^ Mexico. "TAR Aerolineas". LinkedIn. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  4. ^ "La Paz will have new national air routes". El Sudcaliforniano (in Spanish). August 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Starts marketing TAR flights" (in Spanish). El Diario de Coahuila. February 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "La aerolínea TAR iniciará rutas internacionales a Estados Unidos y el Caribe". Expansión (in Spanish). September 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  7. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 21.


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