Isleña Colombia

Isleña Colombia was a Colombia airline based at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport on the island of San Andres, in Colombia.[1]

Isleña de Aviación S.A
IATA ICAO Callsign
- ILA ISLEÑA
Founded1993
Ceased operationsJuly 8, 1994
Operating basesSan Andrés Isla, Colombia
HubsGustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport
Fleet size5
Destinations4

History
An Isleña Colombia Boeing 727-200

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, with 3 rented Boeing 727-200. The airline later acquired a Boeing 727-100 with flights to Bogotá, Cali and Medellín. With the first plane, the flights began in November 6, 1993.

Bankruptcy

In June 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 de Aviación and ACES.

Destinations

 Colombia

Fleet

Isleña Colombia operated the following aircraft:[2]

  • 1 Boeing 727-100
  • 3 Boeing 727-200
  • 1 Boeing 737-200 (leased from Air Costa Rica)

References
  1. https://www.aviacol.net/aerolineas-desaparecidas/islena-de-aviacion-s.a-islena.html
  2. https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Islena-de-Aviacion

See also
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