PAL Airlines (Chile)

PAL Airlines (or Principal Airlines) was a Chilean airline that operated out of Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in Santiago. The airline operated from 2003 to 2014, when it ceased all operations.

For the Canadian airline, see PAL Airlines.
For the airline with PAL code, see Philippine Airlines.

History

The airline was established as a charter airline in September 2003[1] and received approval for scheduled services in June 2009.[2] It was owned by the Musiet family, who in the 1990s owned now-defunct National Airlines.[3]

The airline ceased operations in September 2014 due to unfavourable market conditions. In early 2015 it was declared bankrupt by a Chilean court.[4]

Destinations
A PAL aircraft at Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport

PAL Airlines served the following scheduled destinations within Chile:

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

Fleet

The PAL Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft at the time of closure:[5]

PAL Airlines fleet
Aircraft In Service Notes
Boeing 737-200
3
 CC-ACD, CC-CRP, CC-CZK[5]
Boeing 737-300
3
 CC-ADZ, CC-AIT, CC-AKS[5]
Total 6


PAL Airlines had also previously leased one Airbus A340-300, one Airbus A330-300 and two Boeing 757-200s for very short periods.[5]

References
  1. PAL Principal Airlines to launch domestic service in Chile on June 18 08 Jun 2009
  2. New Chilean Domestic Airline Takes Off June 18 07 Jun 2009
  3. Aero Latin News PAL ingresa al mercardo 04-Jun-09 (in Spanish)
  4. "PAL Airlines". Airliner World: 15. March 2015.
  5. PAL Airlines fleet list at planespotters.net



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