W8 NIS Commenced operations 1999 Destinations 12 Founded 2013 Fleet size 2 | NIS LACOSTENA Secondary hubs Bluefields Airport Headquarters Managua, Nicaragua Alliance Star Alliance Parent organizations Avianca, Avianca Holdings | |
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Focus cities Bluefields, Corn Island Hubs Augusto C. Sandino International Airport, Bluefields Airport Profiles | ||
Aerotaxis La Costeña S.A., dba Avianca Nicaragua, is an airline based in Managua, Nicaragua. It operates passenger services from Managua to 10 domestic destinations as part of the Grupo TACA regional system. Its main base is Augusto C. Sandino International Airport, Managua.
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History
The airline started operations in November 1999. It had 140 employees in September 2011.
Destinations
Avianca Nicaragua operates scheduled services to the following domestic destinations: Bluefields, Bonanza, Corn Islands, Managua, Ometepe, San Juan de Nicaragua, Emerald Coast, Puerto Cabezas, San Carlos, Siuna and Waspam. They also operate one international service to Tegucigalpa Airport in Honduras.
Current fleet
The La Costena fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):
Historic fleet
The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft (as of April 2013):