Isleña Colombia
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| Founded | 1993 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1994 | ||||||
| Operating bases | San Andrés Isla, Colombia | ||||||
| Hubs | Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport | ||||||
| Destinations | 4 | ||||||
Isleña Colombia was a Colombia airline based at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport on the island of San Andres, in Colombia.[1]
History
In 1993 a group of private shareholders who owned hotels in San Andrés founded the airline with the idea of specializing in the national tourism of the San Andrés, also linked hotels on the island to organize tour packages. The company started with flights charter, and then aircraft Boeing 727-100 were acquired, with flights to Bogotá, Cali and Medellín. Then aircraft were rented Boeing 727-200. With the first plane, the flights began in November 1993.[citation needed]
Bankruptcy
In 1994 the airline was accused of carrying out illegal flights on which narcotics were transported, and then its liquidation was ordered, without having completed a year of operations. This demonstrated the need to supply the domestic market and create new airlines that competed with the other airlines in the country, Avianca, SAM, Intercontinental Aviation and ACES.
