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Chilean airliner based in Las Condes, founded in 20031
PAL Airlines (legally Aerolínea Principal Chile S.A.) was a Chilean airline that operated out of Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in Santiago. The airline operated from 2003 to 2014, when it ceased all operations.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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PAL Airlines (legally Aerolínea Principal Chile S.A.) was a Chilean airline that operated out of Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in Santiago. The airline operated from 2003 to 2014, when it ceased all operations.2
The airline was established as a charter airline in September 2003 and received approval for scheduled services in June 2009. It was owned by the Musiet family, who in the 1990s owned now-defunct National Airlines.
The airline ceased operations in September 2014 by the Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics due to unfavourable market conditions. In early 2015 it was declared bankrupt by a Chilean court.
From Wikipedia’s article on PAL Airlines (Chile), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
PAL Airlines served the following scheduled destinations within Chile:
Antofagasta - Cerro Moreno International Airport
Calama - El Loa Airport
Copiapó - Desierto de Atacama Airport
Iquique - Diego Aracena International Airport
Santiago - Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport - Hub
Additionally, the airline operated charter flights, mainly to Punta Cana.
The PAL Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:
From Wikipedia’s article on PAL Airlines (Chile), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
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