Icaro Air
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Icaro Air is an airline
based in Quito
, Ecuador
. It operates domestic passenger services under the name of Icaro Express, as well as fixed-wing and helicopter charters. Its main base is Mariscal Sucre International Airport
, Quito.
Past scheduled destinations have included Guayaquil, Cuenca, Esmeraldas, Loja and Lago Agrio.
In addition to the scheduled routes operated with a Boeing 737 airliner, Icaro operates charters to several other destinations using its helicopter fleet. Icaro has ordered 3 new Tupolev Tu-204SM aircrafts.
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 Quito
Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
, Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
. It operates domestic passenger services under the name of Icaro Express, as well as fixed-wing and helicopter charters. Its main base is Mariscal Sucre International Airport
Mariscal Sucre International Airport
Mariscal Sucre International Airport is the international airport serving Quito, the capital city of Ecuador. It is named after Venezuelan born Antonio José de Sucre, known as the "Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho" , a hero of Ecuadorian and Latin American independence...
, Quito.
Destinations
After re-opening its route to Coca in August 2009, Icaro currently operates scheduled services on two domestic routes from its Quito hub::- Quito - Coca (Puerto Francisco de Orellana)
- Quito - MantaMantaManta is a mid-sized city in Manabí Province, Ecuador. It is the second most populous city in the province, the fifth most populous in the country and, economically, the third most important city of Ecuador. Manta has existed since Pre-Columbian times. It was a trading post for the Mantas....
Past scheduled destinations have included Guayaquil, Cuenca, Esmeraldas, Loja and Lago Agrio.
In addition to the scheduled routes operated with a Boeing 737 airliner, Icaro operates charters to several other destinations using its helicopter fleet. Icaro has ordered 3 new Tupolev Tu-204SM aircrafts.