Aerogaviota

Aerogaviota is an airline based in Havana, Cuba.[1] It operates domestic flights within Cuba as well as flights from Cuba to Jamaica. Its main base is Playa Baracoa, Havana,[2] although it occasionally flies out of and into José Martí International Airport, Havana.

Aerogaviota Mi-8PS

Aerogaviota
IATA ICAO Callsign
KG GTV GAVIOTA
Founded1994 (1994)
HubsPlaya Baracoa (UPB/MUPB)
Secondary hubsJose Marti International Airport
Fleet size5
Destinations7
Parent companyGAVIOTA, S.A.
HeadquartersHavana, Cuba
Websitewww.aerogaviota.com

History

The airline was established by the Cuban army and started operations in 1994. and is wholly owned by the Government of Cuba,[2] run by Corporación de la Aviación Civil S.A of Cuba.

Accidents and incidents
Main article: 2017 Aerogaviota Antonov An-26 crash
  • On 29 April 2017, an Antonov An-26 chartered by Cuban military crashed at Las Lomas de San Cristóbal, killing all 8 people on board.[3]
  • in 2019, the United States added Aerogaviota to its list of sanctioned airlines.

Destinations

Aerogaviota operated scheduled services to the following domestic destinations as of 2017: Baracoa, Cayo Coco, Havana, Holguín, and Santiago de Cuba.

The airline also serves Norman Manley International Airport and Montego Bay, Jamaica. In the past, it also served the route Holguín-Nassau (The Bahamas).

Fleet
The Aerogaviota Antonov An-26 that crashed in Las Lomas de San Cristóbal 29 April 2017 seen at Vilo Acuña Airport in (2004)

The Aerogaviota fleet includes the following aircraft as of 2017:[4]

References
  1. "Contáctenos Archived 7 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine." Aerogaviota. Retrieved on 1 February 2011. "Ave 47 No 2814 e/ 28 y 34, Reparto Kohly Playa, Ciudad de la Habana. Cuba."
  2. Flight International 27 March 2007
  3. Beltrán, Federico (29 April 2017). "Accidente aéreo en Cuba: Se estrella avión de Aerogaviota en Pinar del Río" [Accident in Cuba: Aerogaviota plane crashes in Pinar del Río] (in Spanish). Cibercuba. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  4. "Aerogaviota site – in Spanish". Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  5. "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 12.
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