VIP Ecuador

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VIP
IATA '	ICAO 'VUR	Callsign VIP
Founded		1997
Hubs		Mariscal Sucre Int'l Airport
Frequent flyer program		AviancaPlus
Member lounge		VIP lounges
Fleet size		3 (2006)
Destinations		5 (2006)
Parent company		Avianca
Headquarters		Quito, Ecuador
Key people
Website: www.vipec.com www.avianca.com

VIP (acronym of Vuelos Internos Privados) is an airline based at Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito, Ecuador. It is a subsidiary airline of Avianca.

Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 3 Fleet 4 External links

[edit] History

The Ecuadorian VIP S.A. was founded in 1997 as a VIP Club, a charter company which renders services only to associated members.

In 2001, the company started to operate with commercial flights.

In 2003, it became part of the Synergy Group which owns 100% of its stocks.

Nowadays, VIP S.A. counts with a turbo-propelled aircraft which is responsible for 8 shuttle services daily between Guayaquil and Quito. In addition, it can offer charter services with flights to oil producing areas in Ecuador. This year, VIP S.A. is going through an integration process with Synergy Group's Aviation Companies.

[edit] Destinations

Main article: VIP Ecuador destinations

VIP fly to Quito airport to make connection with Avianca, which serves international destinations in its hub at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, D.C., Colombia.

[edit] Fleet

VIP fleet consists of following aircraft (as of September 2006):

• 3 Dornier Do328-100

[edit] External links

• www.vipec.com
• www.avianca.com