Turpial Airlines

Turpial Airlines C.A. is a Venezuelan airline that has its hub at Arturo Michelena International Airport in Valencia, Venezuela. This airline has a fleet of 3 Boeing 737-400 authorized to operate regular and non-regular flights of passengers, cargo and mails within the nation, as well as internationally.

Turpial Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
T9[1] VTU[1] TURPIAL
Founded2016
HubsArturo Michelena International Airport
Fleet size3
Destinations11
HeadquartersValencia, Venezuela
Websitewww.turpialairlines.com

History

Turpial Airlines was founded in 2016, beginning its operations on April 7, 2017 with national routes that include Valencia, Maracaibo and Porlamar, additionally with Panama City being its first international destination.[2][3]

Destinations
A Turpial Airlines Boeing 737-400 parked at Arturo Michelena International Airport in 2020

As of April 2022, Turpial operates services to the following destinations:

Country City Airport Notes Refs
CubaHolguínFrank País AirportCharter[4]
CubaLa HavanaJosé Martí International AirportCharter[4]
CubaSantiago de CubaAntonio Maceo AirportCharter[4]
Dominican RepublicPunta CanaPunta Cana International AirportTerminated
Dominican RepublicSanto DomingoLas Américas International Airport[5]
MexicoCancúnCancún International AirportTerminated
NicaraguaManaguaAugusto C. Sandino International AirportCharter
PanamaPanama CityTocumen International Airport
VenezuelaMaracaiboLa Chinita International Airport[6]
VenezuelaPorlamarSantiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport
VenezuelaPuerto OrdazManuel Carlos Piar Guayana Airport[7]
VenezuelaSanto DomingoMayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport[6]
VenezuelaValenciaArturo Michelena International AirportHub

Fleet
All of Turpial's 3 Boeing 737-400s parked Arturo Michelena International Airport in 2020

Turpial Airlines includes the following aircraft as of January 2021:[8][9]

Turpial Airlines fleet
Aircraft In
service		 Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Boeing 737-400 3 — 12 134 144
— 156 156
— 158 158
Total 3 —

See also

References
  1. "Turpial Airlines on ch-aviation". ch-aviation.
  2. Aviación al Día (2017-03-24). "Turpial Airlines recibe Certificado de Operador Aéreo por parte del INAC. – Aviación al Día". Aviacionaldia.com. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  3. "Turpial Airlines started its operations from Valencia to Maracaibo, Porlamar and Panama City". www.dgcinternational.com (in Spanish). Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  4. Periódico Cubano. "Turpial Airlines, nueva aerolínea que vuela a Cuba desde Caracas". Periodicocubano.com (in Spanish). Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  5. "Turpial resumes the Valencia-Santo Domingo with three weekly flights". Dominicantoday.com. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  6. "Venezuelan airline Turpial will operate a flight between Maracaibo and Santo Domingo". Dominicantoday.com. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  7. Liu, Jim. "Turpial Airlines adds new Valencia routes from April 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  8. "Turpial Airlines Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  9. "Flota". Turpialairlines.com.

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