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Magnicharters 
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MAGNICHARTER[citation needed]Founded 1994 Commenced operations 1995 Operating bases Mexico City International Airport Secondary hubs Mariano Escobedo International Airport Focus cities Mexico City, Mexico Fleet size 8 Destinations 7 (scheduled) Company slogan La aerolínea turística de México Headquarters Mexico City, Mexico Website magnicharters.com.mx Grupo Aereo Monterrey S.A. de C.V.,[1] doing business as Magnicharters, is a airline with its headquarters in Colonia Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City,[2] operating domestic holiday flights out of Mexico City International Airport.[3]
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History
Magnicharters was established in 1994 and started operations in January 1995.[4] Focussing on the domestic tourism market, it mainly serves the mayor beach resorts of the country.
Destinations
As of June 2011, the following Mexican domestic destinations are served on a scheduled basis:[5]
- Acapulco (Acapulco International Airport)
- Cancún (Cancún International Airport)
- Huatulco (Bahías de Huatulco International Airport)
- Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo (Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport)
- Mérida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport)
- Mexico City (Mexico City International Airport) base
- Puerto Vallarta (Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport)
- San José del Cabo (Los Cabos International Airport)
Additionally, Magnicharters offers a wide range of charter flights.
Fleet
As of June 2011, the Magnicharters fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 23.7 years, all of which are equipped with an all-economy class cabin layout:[6]
Aircraft In Service Passengers Boeing 737-200 2 97 Boeing 737-300 7 122 Accidents and incidents
- On 14 September 2007 at 19:29 local time, the landing gear of a Magnicharters Boeing 737-200 (registered XA-MAC) collapsed upon landing at Guadalajara International Airport. The aircraft with 103 passengers and 6 crew members had been on Flight 582 from Cancún. Following the crash, an engine fire broke out, but the aircraft could be evacuated in time, so that there were no fatalties.[7]
- On 27 April 2009 at approximately 6 p.m., another undercarriage failure occurred with a Magnicharters Boeing 737-200 (registered XA-MAF) operating a flight from Cancún to Guadalajara, this time as Flight 585. Upon approaching Guadalajara International Airport, the landing gear could not be fully lowered, so the pilots had to perform a belly landing. There were no serious injuries among the 108 passengers and 8 crew on board.[8]
External links
- Official website (Spanish)
References
- ^ "Contrato." Magnicharters. Retrieved on January 23, 2011.
- ^ "Application of Grupo Aereo Monterrey, S.A. de C.V. d/b/a Magnicharters for an exemption from 49 U.S.C. 3 41301 (U.S./Mexico Charter Air Transportation)." regulations.gov. 2 (3/53). Retrieved on January 23, 2011. "The full name and corporate address of the applicant is: Grupo Aereo Monterrey, S.A. de CV Paseo de la Reforma No. 20-308 Col. Juárez México D.F., CP 06040 MÉXICO"
- ^ "Application of Grupo Aereo Monterrey, S.A. de C.V. d/b/a Magnicharters for an exemption from 49 U.S.C. 3 41301 (U.S./Mexico Charter Air Transportation)." regulations.gov. 3 (4/53). Retrieved on January 23, 2011. "Magnicharters maintains its corporate headquarters and primary base of operations at Mexico City,"
- ^ Information about Magnicharters at airlineupdate.com
- ^ Magnicharters online booking engine
- ^ Magnicharters fleet list at planespotters.net
- ^ Magnicharters Flight 582 at the Aviation safety Network
- ^ Flight 585 at the Aviation Safety Network
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