Aerovias Guest

Aerovias Guest S.A. was Mexico's third airline founded after Mexicana de Aviación and Aeronaves de Mexico. It was later taken over by Aeronaves de Mexico when it declared bankruptcy[1].

Aerovias Guest
IATA ICAO Callsign
— AVG GUEST
FoundedAugust 1946
Ceased operations1963
(merged with Aeronaves de Mexico)
HubsMexico City International Airport
Fleet size8
Destinations9
HeadquartersMexico City
Key peopleWinston Guest

History

Aerovias Guest was founded in June 1946. In the 1950s, the airline began an international partnership with Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) after SAS purchased a share of the airline. The airline's name was later changed to Guest Aerovias Mexico. SAS sold its share of the airline in 1961.

In early 1963, the airline flying as Guest Aerovias Mexico was operating daily nonstop Douglas DC-8 jet service between Mexico City and New York City as well as nonstop DC-8 flights four days a week between Mexico City and Miami and was also flying de Havilland Comet 4C jet service twice a week on Mexico City - Guatemala - Panama City - Caracas and Mexico City - Guatemala - Panama City - Bogota routings.[2] Aerovias Guest was then taken over by Aeronaves de Mexico later in 1963 and the company name was retired.[3]

Destinations

At different times, Aerovias Guest flew to the following destinations:

  • Bermuda, United Kingdom
  • Caracas, Venezuela
  • Lisbon, Portugal
  • Madrid, Spain
  • Mexico City, Mexico (base)
  • Miami, USA
  • New York City, USA
  • Panama City, Panama
  • Paris, France
  • Windsor, Canada

Fleet

The fleet of Aerovias Guest consisted of the following aircraft:

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References
  1. "Aeromexico". aeromexico.com. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
  2. http://www.timetableimages.com, Feb. 1, 1963 Guest Aerovias Mexico timetable
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2015-06-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://www.timetableimages.com, Feb. 1, 1963 Guest Aerovias Mexico timetable
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