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Wayraperú

Wayraperú S.A.C. is an inactive Peruvian airline based at Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima, Peru, that operated between March and November 2006, then again from 2018 until 2021.

Wayraperú
IATA ICAO Call sign
7W WAY WAYRAPERÚ
Founded2004
Commenced operations
  • March 20, 2006 (original)
  • May 24, 2018 (relaunch)
HubsJorge Chávez International Airport
Fleet size2
Destinations5
Parent companyMusoq Wayra S.A.C.
HeadquartersLima, Peru
Websitewww.wayraperu.pe

History

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Early operations

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At the end of 2004, the news of the creation of an airline was announced to the media. Wayraperú was the result of the joint venture between the Brazilian company Synergy Group (49%) through its subsidiary OceanAir, and Fondo de Inversiones Sustentables (51%), run by entrepreneur Pedro Koechlin.[1] On March 20, 2006, it formally began operations, inaugurating flights from Lima to Arequipa.[2] At its peak, the airline operated to 14 destinations, with three Fokker 100s previously owned by American Airlines.

On November 27, 2006, all flights were suspended, citing poor management creating an "existential" company crisis.[3] The airline had, according to September 2006 figures, 9% of the Peruvian market with flights to Arequipa, Iquitos, Tacna, Pucallpa, Talara, Tarapoto, Trujillo and Tumbes.[4]

Recommence operations

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On January 30, 2018, Wayraperú announced they would restart operations after 12 years. The announcement came after the airline was due to acquire two Fokker 70s formerly owned by KLM Cityhopper.[5] The airline had an active air services license from the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of Peru that allowed it to carry out domestic passenger charter flights from its main base in Lima, as well as Iquitos, Tarapoto, Pucallpa and Chachapoyas. However, the airline did not yet have an air operator's certificate.[6]

On May 24, 2018, Wayraperú recommenced operations using a Fokker 70 from Tarapoto to Juan Simons Vela Airport on a reconnaissance flight, with airline employees and the mayor of Rioja, Mercedes Torres, on board.[7] The airline reportedly would also begin twice-weekly flights between Rioja and Lima from June 2018, which could have increased frequency according to demand.[8]

By 2021, Wayraperú had its last aircraft retired and stored in Lima,[citation needed] and its official web page has since shut down.

Destinations

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City Airport Notes Refs
ArequipaRodríguez Ballón International AirportTerminated
CajamarcaMayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias AirportTerminated
ChiclayoFAP Captain José Abelardo Quiñones González International AirportTerminated
CuscoAlejandro Velasco Astete International AirportTerminated
HuánucoAlférez FAP David Figueroa Fernandini AirportCharter[9]
IquitosCoronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International AirportTerminated
LimaJorge Chávez International AirportHub
MáncoraWalter Braedt Segú AirportCharter[10]
PiuraPAF Captain Guillermo Concha Iberico International AirportTerminated
PucallpaFAP Captain David Abensur Rengifo International AirportTerminated
Puerto MaldonadoPadre Aldamiz International AirportTerminated
RiojaJuan Simons Vela AirportCharter[11]
TacnaCoronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International AirportTerminated
TalaraCapitán FAP Víctor Montes Arias International AirportTerminated
TarapotoCadete FAP Guillermo del Castillo Paredes AirportTerminated
TrujilloCapitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International AirportTerminated
TumbesFAP Captain Pedro Canga Rodríguez AirportTerminated
YurimaguasMoisés Benzaquén Rengifo AirportCharter[12]

Fleet

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Wayraperu operated the following aircraft:[citation needed]

Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Fokker 70 2 2018 2021 Both stored in Lima
Fokker 100 3 2006 2006 Transferred to Avianca

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Peruvian regional airline to take off in March". Theglobeandmail.com. December 29, 2004.
  2. ↑ "Wayraperú incia sus operaciones aéreas". Wayra.com.pe (in Spanish). March 20, 2006. Archived from the original on January 8, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Wayraperú se ve obligada a suspender temporalmente sus operaciones aéreas". Wayra.com.pe (in Spanish). November 24, 2006. Archived from the original on January 9, 2007.
  4. ↑ "¿Adios Wayra Perú?". pendrejo.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  5. ↑ Ivan Nadalet (January 30, 2018). "Wayra Perú to fly again using Fokker 70s". Ch-aviation.com.
  6. ↑ "Wayra Perú to fly again using Fokker 70s". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  7. ↑ "Wayra Peru hizo un vuelo de reconocimiento al Aeropuerto Juan Simons Vela de la ciudad de Rioja". San Martín en Linea - Noticias, actualidad, opinión y más en la Región San Martín - Perú (in European Spanish). 2018-05-24. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  8. ↑ "Empresa aeronáutica Wayra Perú iniciará vuelos desde Rioja en junio - Diario Voces". Diario Voces :: Noticias de la Región San Martín (in European Spanish). 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  9. ↑ "Wayra Perú hizo 1er.vuelo el aeropuerto de Huánuco". Diarioahora.pe. 19 February 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Commercial Flights Begin to Walter Braedt Segú Aerodrome - Máncora, Peru". Newyork.citybizlist.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Aerolínea Wayraperú inauguró sus vuelos entre Lima y Rioja". Tnews.com.pe. 22 June 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  12. ↑ Diario Voces. "Wayra Perú iniciará vuelos a Yurimaguas desde el 3 de agosto". Diariovoces.com.pe. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
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