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Air Comet Chile

Chilean airline

Air Comet Chile was an airline based in Santiago, Chile, operating domestic passenger services. Its main base was Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, Santiago.2 It ceased to exist in 2008.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2004Founded1
  • HeadquartersSantiago1
Air Comet Chile Boeing 737-200 Volpati
Photo: Christian Volpati, GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons4

Air Comet Chile was an airline based in Santiago, Chile, operating domestic passenger services. Its main base was Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, Santiago.2

The story

The airline was founded as Aerolíneas del Sur in 2004 by Grupo Marsans and started operations on December 6, 2004, after receiving approval from the Chilean civil aviation authorities in November 2004. On December 1, 2007, it was renamed Air Comet Chile, acting as the sister airline of the Spanish airline Air Comet. It was at that time Chile's third biggest airline.

The airline ceased operation on October 31, 2008, and filed for bankruptcy protection on December 18, 2008. Some of their aircraft were taken by PAL Airlines.

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Products and brands

Destinations

Air Comet Chile operated services from Santiago to the following domestic destinations (as of October 2008):

Chile

Puerto Montt - El Tepual International Airport

Punta Arenas - Presidente Carlos Ibáñez del Campo International Airport

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Santiago - Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport base

Fleet

The Air Comet Chile fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

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Timeline

  1. Oct 31, 2008Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2004Founded Founded1

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