Aerocaribe
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Aerocaribe was an airline based in Mérida, Mexico. It was a regional affiliate of Mexicana operating services under the Mexicana Inter banner and codeshares with its parent company. It operated almost 120 flights a day. In 2005 Mexicana decided to rebrand Aerocaribe as a low-cost airline, Click Mexicana.
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[edit] History
Aerocaribe was originally founded in 1972 as Aerolineas Bonanza, then in 1975 and started operations on 12 July 1975 under the name Aerocaribe. It was formed by Yucatán private investors, but was bought by Corporacion Mexicana de Aviación on 23 August 1990. In 1996 Mexicana became part of the Cintra group. Its affiliate Aerocozumel has been integrated. Mexicana decided to transfer its fleet of Fokker F100 aircraft to Aerocaribe to rebrand the airline. It's new name is Click Mexicana and it is an attempt to create a Mexican low-cost carrier, starting operations in July 2005.
[edit] Services
Aerocaribe operated the following services (at January 2005):
- Domestic scheduled destinations: Cancún, Chetumal, Cozumel, Huatulco, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Mazatlán, Mérida, Mexico City, Monterrey, Oaxaca, Puerto Escondido, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Veracruz and Villahermosa.
- International scheduled destinations: Havana.
[edit] Fleet
The Aerocaribe fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at January 2005):
Other aircraft used throughout the years:
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