A fact, supports them. The number of operational aircraft in the month of August 2022 is the lowest since 2013.
After consulting aeronautical specialists, Venezuelan airline workers and sources linked to the National Institute of Civil Aeronautics (INAC), the whistle found that the eight largest Venezuelan airlines make up an operational commercial fleet of 30 aircraft.
This figure is lower than the one recorded in 2018, when the same airlines had 42 operating aircraft, or in 2013 when the commercial air fleet had 47 aircraft flying.
“At the moment there are not the number of planes necessary to cover the national demand. In addition, these 30 operational aircraft are not only used for domestic routes but also for international ones, in this case flights to Panama, Santo Domingo, Bolivia, Cancun or some other destination authorized for Venezuelan airlines by INAC,” said a source. unauthorized INAC, who requested to keep his identity confidential.
The source gives as an example the number of operational aircraft in other airlines in Latin America.
“While in Venezuela eight airlines have 30 operating aircraft, companies such as Latam, made up of six airlines in countries such as Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Colombia, have a fleet of 344 aircraft.an average of 57 planes per airline”, highlighted the source.
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He states that by having such a limited number of aircraft, the supply cannot be expanded. “This forces there to be national destinations with only one or two flight routes a week. For example, if you are going to fly to Las Piedras (Falcón) or to destinations in the east such as Barcelona or Maturín, you have little supply, if not none, because there is only one flight a week”.
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