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Founded | September 2003 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | June 2009 | ||||||
Ceased operations | September 2014 | ||||||
Hubs | Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
Destinations | 5 | ||||||
Headquarters | Las Condes, Chile | ||||||
Key people | Carlos Musiet ( CEO) | ||||||
Website | www.palair.cl/ |
PAL Airlines (legally Aerolínea Principal Chile S.A.) was a Chilean airline that operated out of Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in Santiago. The airline operated from 2003 to 2014, when it ceased all operations.
The airline was established as a charter airline in September 2003 [1] and received approval for scheduled services in June 2009. [2] It was owned by the Musiet family, who in the 1990s owned now-defunct National Airlines. [3]
The airline ceased operations in September 2014 by the Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics due to unfavourable market conditions. In early 2015 it was declared bankrupt by a Chilean court. [4]
PAL Airlines served the following scheduled destinations within Chile:[ citation needed]
Additionally, the airline operated charter flights, mainly to Punta Cana.
The PAL Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft: [5]
Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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Airbus A330-300 | 1 | 2010 | 2010 | Leased from Orbest Orizonia Airlines |
2013 | 2013 | |||
2014 | 2014 | Leased from Air Europa | ||
Airbus A340-300 | 1 | 2010 | 2010 | Leased from Hi Fly |
Boeing 737-200 | 4 | 2009 | 2014 | |
Boeing 737-300 | 1 | 2007 | 2008 | |
4 | 2010 | 2014 | ||
Boeing 737-400 | 1 | 2007 | 2007 | Leased from Futura International Airways |
1 | 2008 | 2008 | ||
Boeing 757-200 | 2 | 2010 | 2011 | Leased from Privilege Style |