Línea Turística Aereotuy

Línea Turística Aereotuy

IATA ICAO Callsign – TUY AEREOTUY
Founded	1982
Hubs	Simón Bolívar International Airport
Fleet size	8
Destinations	10
Headquarters	Caracas, Venezuela
Key people	Juan Carlos Marquez President
Website	www.tuy.com

Línea Turística Aereotuy is an airline based in Caracas, Venezuela. It operates services to remote destinations in Venezuela, including tourist attractions. Its main base is Simón Bolívar International Airport, Caracas.^[1]

History

The airline was established and started operations in 1982. It is part of a full service safari company with its own lodges, camps, guides, aircraft and sailing vessels. It has 300 employees (at March 2010).^[1]

Destinations

• Arekuna
• Aruba (As of June 2012)
• Bonaire
• Barbados (Seasonal begins July 22)
• Canaima
• Curaçao
• Fort-de-France
• Los Roques Archipelago
• Puerto Ordaz
• Porlamar
• Port of Spain
• Valencia

Fleet

As of April 2012 the Línea Turística Aereotuy fleet consists of the following aircraft:^{[2] [3]}

• 2 ATR 42
• 1 de Havilland Canada Dash 7

Accidents and incidents

• On April 17, 2009, an Línea Turística Aereotuy Cessna 208 Caravan aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Canaima, Venezuela, killing one person. The aircraft had been chartered by the First Choice tour operator to take holiday makers to the Canaima National Park.

References

1. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 106.
2. Flight International 2009 World Airliner Census retrieved 2012-04-27
3. Our Fleet – Línea Turística Aereotuy website (in Spanish) retrieved 2010-06-17

External links

• Media related to Línea Turística Aereotuy at Wikimedia Commons
• Línea Turística Aereotuy