Maestro (also known informally as Air Maestro) was an airline based in Sainte-Foy, Quebec City, Canada. It operated charter services.
The airline ceased operations on 7 March 2007, after a decision was made to halt all flights because of overcapacity in the Quebec market.Flight International 10 April 2007
History Maestro was established in April 2006 and started operations on 12 December 2006. It was a privately funded start-up airline and the exclusive carrier of tour operator Vacances Maestro, based in Quebec City. Its logo was an airplane empennage over an inclined white Fleur-de-lis, which symbolizes both Quebec and Quebec City. On March 7, 2007, the company announced its bankruptcy and closed definitively. « Une guerre de prix a raison de Vacances Maestro », La Presse, March 7, 2007
Destinations
As of March 2007, Maestro operated flights to:
Acapulco (Acapulco International Airport) Cayo Coco (Cayo Coco Airport) Fort-de-France (Le Lamentin Airport) Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport) Holguín (Frank País Airport) La Romana (La Romana International Airport) Panama City (Tocumen International Airport) Pointe-à-Pitre (Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport) Porlamar/Isla Margarita Quebec City (Québec/Jean Lesage International Airport) hub Samaná (Samaná El Catey International Airport) San Andres (Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport) Santa Clara/Cayo Santa Maria (Abel Santa María Airport) Varadero (Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport)
Fleet Skyservice Airlines operated all Maestro flights using a Boeing 757-200ER aircraft.Aviation.ca - Your Number One Source for Canadian Aviation News, Jobs and Information! - Skyservice has been chosen by Vacances Maestro to be its exclusive air provider
See also List of defunct airlines of Canada
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