PAL Airlines is an airline

Airline

An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...

 based in Santiago

Santiago, Chile

Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...

, Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

, operating out of Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport

Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport

Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport , also known as Pudahuel Airport and Santiago International Airport, located in Pudahuel, north-west of downtown Santiago, is Chile's largest aviation facility and the busiest international air passenger gateway to the country...

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History

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

Destinations

PAL Airlines serves the following scheduled destinations within Chile:

• Arica
  Arica
  Arica is a city in northern Chile. "Arica" may also refer to:Places* Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile* Arica Airport , Chile* Arica, Amazonas, town in Colombia* Rio Aricá-açu, tributary of the Cuiabá River south of Cuiabá, BrazilOther...
  
   - Chacalluta International Airport
  Chacalluta International Airport
  Chacalluta International Airport is an airport in Arica, Chile. It is located 18.5 km Northeast of the city.-Airlines and destinations:...
  
  
• Antofagasta
  Antofagasta
  Antofagasta is a port city in northern Chile, about north of Santiago. It is the capital of Antofagasta Province and Antofagasta Region. According to the 2002 census, the city has a population of 296,905...
  
   - Cerro Moreno International Airport
  Cerro Moreno International Airport
  Cerro Moreno International Airport is an airport in Antofagasta, Chile. It is located north of Antofagasta.- Destinations :...
  
  
• Calama
  Calama, Chile
  Calama is a city and commune in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. It is the capital of El Loa Province, part of the Antofagasta Region. Calama is one of the driest cities in the world with average annual precipitation of just . The River Loa, Chile's longest, flows through the city...
  
   - El Loa Airport
  El Loa Airport
  El Loa International Airport , is the major airport serving Calama, and one of the largest airports in Chile. The main terminal covers 20,000 square meters.This airport is located approx. 6 km of the city centre...
  
  
• Copiapo
  Copiapó
  Copiapó is a city in northern Chile, located about 40 miles east of the coastal town of Caldera. Founded on December 8, 1744, it is the capital of Copiapó Province and Atacama Region....
  
   - Desierto de Atacama Airport
• Iquique
  Iquique
  Iquique is a port city and commune in northern Chile, capital of both the Iquique Province and Tarapacá Region. It lies on the Pacific coast, west of the Atacama Desert and the Pampa del Tamarugal. It had a population of 216,419 as of the 2002 census...
  
   - Diego Aracena International Airport
  Diego Aracena International Airport
  Diego Aracena International Airport is an airport in Iquique, the capital city of the Tarapacá Region in Chile. The airport is located south of the city...
  
  
• Santiago
  Santiago, Chile
  Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...
  
   - Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport
  Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
  Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport , also known as Pudahuel Airport and Santiago International Airport, located in Pudahuel, north-west of downtown Santiago, is Chile's largest aviation facility and the busiest international air passenger gateway to the country...
  
   - Hub

Additionally, the airline operates charter flights.

Fleet

As of January 2011, the PAL Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 20.7 years:

PAL Airlines fleet

Aircraft	In Service
Boeing 737-200	3
Boeing 737-300	2
Boeing 757-300	1
Total	6

External links

• Official website