Vuelamex
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Founded | 2002 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | Never Flew | ||||||
Ceased operations | 2002 | ||||||
Fleet size | 1 (planned) | ||||||
Headquarters | Mexico City | ||||||
Key people | Alberto Abed Schekaiban | ||||||
Website | www.vuelamex.com |
Vuelamex S.A de CV was a Mexican airline.[1] It was planned as a low-cost (LCC) operator, but it never started operations.
History[]
The airline was established in 2002 by capt. , a former owner of TAESA, to operate as low-fare airline, with services operating from Mexico City and Toluca. The airline planned start operations on 30 April 2002. The first acquired plane was a Boeing 717: the aircraft was painted with the airline livery and lacked only the authorization by the DGAC, but due to the DGAC treating it as the same situation of TAESA, it did not authorize the airline to operate,[2] and the project was cancelled.[3] FlyMex is considered the Vuelamex successor.[citation needed]
Destinations[]
- Federal District:
- Mexico City
- Mexico State:
- Toluca
Fleet[]
- 1 Boeing 717-200[4]
After of the airline shut down, the 717 was transferred to AirTran.
References[]
- ^ Launch and refuse of Vuelamex
- ^ "Cancellation of Vuelamex launch"[dead link], Highbeam.com.
- ^ "Vuelamex shutdown", Rati.com.
- ^ Vuelamex fleet
External links[]
- Defunct airlines of Mexico
- Airlines established in 2002
- Airlines disestablished in 2002
- Defunct low-cost airlines
- 2002 disestablishments in Mexico
- Mexican companies established in 2002