Aerogaviota is a Cuban regional airline based in Havana."Contáctenos ." Aerogaviota. Retrieved on 1 February 2011. "Ave 47 No 2814 e/ 28 y 34, Reparto Kohly Playa, Ciudad de la Habana. Cuba." It operates domestic flights within Cuba and formerly also served Jamaica. Its main base is Playa Baracoa Airport.Flight International 27 March 2007
History The airline was established by the Cuban army and started operations in 1994, and is wholly owned by the Government of Cuba, run by Corporación de la Aviación Civil S.A of Cuba.
Aerogaviota was forced to suspend operations in 2022 due to a lack of available aviation fuel but in late 2023 resumed a network of domestic destinations with future plans to resume international flights to Jamaica in support of the receding Cuban tourism.aerotelegraph.com - "Aerogaviota flies again: New domestic flights to support Cuban tourism" (German) 1 August 2023
Destinations
As of August 2023, Aerogaviota serves scheduled domestic destinations:
Baracoa Cayo Coco Cayo Las Brujas Havana Manzanillo Nueva Gerona Santiago de Cuba
Fleet Current fleet , Aerogaviota operates the following aircraft:
AircraftIn serviceOrdersNotesATR 42-5004—Total4—
Former fleet , Aerogaviota operated the following aircraft: 4 ATR 42-500 (1 operated for Cubana de Aviación, 1 stored)
Accidents and incidents On 29 April 2017, an Antonov An-26 chartered by Cuban military crashed at Las Lomas de San Cristóbal, killing all 8 people on board.
References
External links
Official website on archive.org