PAL Airlines (legally ''Aerolínea Principal Chile S.A.'') was a Chilean airline that operated out of

Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Internacional Arturo Merino Benítez) , also known as Santiago International Airport and Nuevo Pudahuel Airport, located in Pudahuel, north-west of downtown Santiago, is Chile's lar ...

in Santiago. The airline operated from 2003 to 2014, when it ceased all operations.

History

The airline was established as a charter airline in September 2003 and received approval for scheduled services in June 2009. It was owned by the Musiet family, who in the 1990s owned now-defunct National Airlines. The airline ceased operations in September 2014 by the Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics due to unfavourable market conditions. In early 2015 it was declared bankrupt by a Chilean court.

Destinations

PAL Airlines served the following scheduled destinations within Chile: * Antofagasta - Cerro Moreno International Airport * Calama -

El Loa Airport El Loa Airport (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Aeropuerto El Loa'') , is the major airport serving Calama, Chile, Calama, a city in the Antofagasta Region of Chile. It is one of the largest airports in Chile. The airport is from the city centre. I ...

* Copiapó - Desierto de Atacama Airport * Iquique - Diego Aracena International Airport * Santiago -

- Hub Additionally, the airline operated charter flights, mainly to Punta Cana.

Fleet

The PAL Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

References

External links

Official website
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History

Destinations

Fleet

See also

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