Vuelamex S.A de CV was a Mexican airline. It was planned as a low-cost (LCC) operator, but it never started operations.

History

Vuelamex was established in 2002 by Captain Alberto Abed Schekaiban, a former owner of TAESA, to operate as low-fare airline, with services operating from

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and

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. The airline planned to start operations on April 30, 2002. Its first acquired plane was a

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, which was painted with the airline's 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, and the project was cancelled. FlyMex is considered Vuelamex's successor.

Destinations

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: * Mexico City *

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: * Toluca

Fleet

* 1 Boeing 717-200Vuelamex fleet
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References

External links

Vuelamex at JetPhotos.net

Vuelamex at Airliners.net
{{Airlines of Mexico 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