Aerogal

Infobox Airline
airline = Aerogal

logo_size = 250
fleet_size = 10
destinations = 9
IATA = 2K
ICAO = GLG
callsign = AEROGAL
parent = Aerolineas Galapagos SA
company_slogan = VUELA INTELIGENTEMENTE
founded = 1986
headquarters = Quito, Ecuador
key_people = Gabriela Sommerfeld Rosero, Executive President
hubs =

*José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport
*Mariscal Sucre International Airport

secondary_hubs =
focus_cities =
frequent_flyer = Aeromillas
lounge =
alliance =
website = http://www.aerogal.com.ec/

Aerogal (Aerolineas Galapagos SA) is an airline based in Quito, Ecuador. It was established in 1986 and operates passenger and cargo flights within Ecuador, between the mainland and the Galápagos Islands, and between Ecuador to Miami, and Colombia. Its main base is in Guayaquil, at José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport.

Destinations

Aerogal operates services to the following scheduled destinations:

* Ecuador
**Guayaquil
**Quito
**Manta
**Cuenca
**Baltra Island
**San Cristóbal Island
* Colombia
**Medellín
**Bogotá
* U.S.A
**Miami (Restarts December 7,2008)

On December 7,2007 Aerogal began its nonstop service from Guayaquil to Miami. [http://www.elcomercio.com/noticiaEC.asp?id_noticia=144146&id_seccion=6 "Aerogal volará hacia Miami desde diciembre", El Comercio] but it has been temporarily suspended by the end of January 2008 after less than 2 months because of a too low occupancy rate per flight.

Through a comercial agreement between Aerogal and Synergy Group (Avianca, OceanAir, VIP_Ecuador) the airline will receive new airplanes that will allow the restart of the Miami flight.

Aerogal will initially receive:
* (3) Boeing 737-300
* (2) Boeing 757-200

The Miami route will be operated by a Boeing 757-200.

The agreement includes code sharing on national routes between Aerogal and VIP (Lago Agrio, Francisco de Orellana, Salinas). International destinations as New York, Madrid, Lima and Panama are being considered for future services.

Fleet

The Aerogal fleet includes the following aircraft (as of 12 July 2008) [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=2K&al_op=1] :

*1 Boeing 727-200
*9 Boeing 737-200 (two aircraft are leased from Safair)

As of 12 July 2008, the average age of the Aerogal fleet is 24.9 years ( [http://www.airfleets.net/ageflotte/Aerogal.htm] ).

External links

* [http://www.aerogal.com.ec/ Aerogal]
* [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=2K&al_op=1 Aerogal Fleet]

References