Venezolana
Encyclopedia
Venezolana is a Venezuelan low-cost airline
based in Maracaibo
, Venezuela
. It was established in 2001, but only officially entered the travel market in 2007. The airline operates 15 aircraft and offers regional, charter and international services to 13 destinations each week.
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 Maracaibo
Maracaibo
Maracaibo is a city and municipality located in northwestern Venezuela off the western coast of the Lake Maracaibo. It is the second-largest city in the country after the national capital Caracas and the capital of Zulia state...
, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
. It was established in 2001, but only officially entered the travel market in 2007. The airline operates 15 aircraft and offers regional, charter and international services to 13 destinations each week.
History
The Airline was founded in Maracaibo, Venezuela by investors in 2001, but it was not until 2007 that it entered the Venezuelan commercial aviation market with its regional route from Maracaibo to Caracas which is the most popular route in Venezuela, registering 92%punctuality in their six flights between these cities. It also offers other regional flights and international flights to Panama, United States and the Caribbean. The Venezolana-RAVSA fleet consists of older but modern aircraft, like the 737-200, Jetstream 41 and MD-83. During the last two years of service, the company has gained a bad reputation in the international travelling by their delays and cancellations of flights, mechanical problems with their aircraft, disorders in the carrier and complains by the passengers. The company, as a response, is making a try to make better the service by making some changes in the administrative area, re-structuring the flight schedules, making the proper maintenance to the aircraft and making an expansion plan to other cities, such as Colombia. However, Venezolana-RAVSA is consdiered as the most cheapiest airline by the passengers, because of their low-cost tickets and promotions as a difference of other air carriers.Destinations
Since its foundation in 2001, Venezolana flies to the following cities in 13 destinations, between regional and international flights (as of December 2007):Venezuela
- MaracaiboMaracaiboMaracaibo is a city and municipality located in northwestern Venezuela off the western coast of the Lake Maracaibo. It is the second-largest city in the country after the national capital Caracas and the capital of Zulia state...
(La Chinita International AirportLa Chinita International Airport-Accidents and incidents:*On 1 November 1971, Vickers Viscount YV-C-AMZ of Linea Aeropostal Venezolana crashed shortly after take-off. All four people on board were killed....
) - CaracasCaracasCaracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
(Simón Bolívar International AirportSimón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)Simón Bolívar International Airport of Maiquetia is an international airport located in Maiquetía, Venezuela, about 13 miles from downtown Caracas....
) - PorlamarPorlamarPorlamar is the largest city on Isla Margarita, Nueva Esparta State in Venezuela. It was founded on the southeast coast in 1536, less than 40 years after Christopher Columbus first sailed through. Porlamar was a quiet fishing village until the arrival of air travel...
(Del Caribe "Santiago Mariño" International Airport) - CumanáCumanáCumaná is the capital of Venezuela's Sucre State. It is located 402 km east of Caracas. It was the first settlement founded by Europeans in the mainland America, in 1501 by Franciscan friars, but due to successful attacks by the indigenous people, it had to be refounded several times...
(Antonio José de Sucre AirportAntonio José de Sucre AirportAntonio José de Sucre Airport , is an airport in Cumaná, Venezuela.-Domestic Flights:*Avior Airlines *Santa Bárbara Airlines *Rutaca *Venezolana *Lai...
) - El Vigía (Juan Pablo Perez Alfonso AirportJuan Pablo Perez Alfonso AirportJuan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport , is an airport in El Vigía, Venezuela.- Domestic Flights :*Conviasa *SBA Airlines *Laser...
) - Santa BárbaraSanta Bárbara del ZuliaSanta Bárbara del Zulia is a city of some 80,000 inhabitants in Zulia State in Venezuela. It is located at 09° 00' N, 71° 54' W, to the south-west of Maracaibo Lake, in the Sur del Lago region of the state...
(Miguel Urdaneta Fernández AirportMiguel Urdaneta Fernández AirportMiguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport is an airport serving Santa Bárbara del Zulia, a city in Zulia State, Venezuela. It is also known as the Santa Bárbara del Zulia Airport. The airport is operated by the Instituto Autónomo de Aeropuertos del Estado Zulia .- Facilities :The airport resides at an...
) - MaturínMaturínMaturín is a city in Venezuela, the capital of the Venezuelan state of Monagas and a centre for instrumental exploration and development of the petroleum industry in Venezuela. The metropolitan area of Maturín has a population of 401,384 inhabitants...
(Maturín AirportMaturín AirportJosé Tadeo Monagas International Airport , is International Airport José Tadeo Monagas, Venezuela is an airport located in the city of Maturin, Monagas State in eastern Venezuela....
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International
- Aruba
- Panama City
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Cartagena, Colombia (soon)
- Valledupar, Colombia (soon)
- Miami (Seasonal)
Fleet
The Venezolana fleet has an age of 25.4, because of the old planes were bought to other airliners. It consists of the following aircraft (as of 19 May 2010) http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=RAV&al_op=1:| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-200 | 6 | - | ||||
| McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 1 | - | ||||
| Jetstream 41 | 8 | _ | ||||
| Total | 15 | - | ||||