Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela

Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela C.A.
IATA ICAO Call sign
CW ALV AEROPOSTAL
FoundedJuly 3, 1929 (1929-07-03)
Commenced operationsJanuary 1, 1935 (1935-01-01)
HubsSimón Bolívar International Airport
Frequent-flyer programAeroPass
Fleet size2
Destinations3
Parent companyCorporación Alas de Venezuela
HeadquartersCaracas, Venezuela
Key peopleEduardo Legaspi Zuazua (President & CEO)[1]
Employees2,319 (2007)[2]
Websitewww.aeropostal.com

Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela C.A. is a state-owned airline of Venezuela based in Torre Polar Oeste in Caracas, Venezuela.[3] It operates domestic services and international services in the Caribbean. Its main base is Simón Bolívar International Airport.[2] The airline ceased operations on September 24, 2017, after 88 years of service due to its financial position.[4] On August 8, 2018, the company announced that it would begin scheduled service again, first to Havana, Cuba, with three weekly flights.[5]

  1. ^ "Cordero Urgelles fue designado presidente de Aeropostal - Economia". Archived from the original on 11 August 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 27 March 2007. pp. 49–50.
  3. ^ "Contacto Archived 20 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine." Aeropostal. Retrieved on 7 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Venezuela's Aeropostal Ceases Operations - Airways Magazine". 25 September 2017. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Reanuda vuelos a Cuba aerolínea venezolana Aeropostal".