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| Founded | 1999 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | May 10, 2020 | ||||||
| Hubs | Jorge Chavez International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | LifeMiles | ||||||
| Alliance | Star Alliance (affiliate; 2012-2020) | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Destinations | 15 | ||||||
| Parent company | Avianca Holdings | ||||||
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| Website | www.avianca.com | ||||||
Avianca Peru S.A. (formerly TACA Peru) was an airline based in Lima, Peru. It operated domestic services and international services. Its main base was Jorge Chavez International Airport, Lima. The airline operated out of 18 airports. It was part of the Synergy Group and operated its flights with TACA Airlines' codes. Through Synergy Group, it was one of the seven nationally branded airlines (Avianca Ecuador, Avianca Costa Rica, etc.) in the Avianca Holdings group of Latin American airlines. The airline ceased all operations on May 10, 2020.
A TACA Peru Airbus A319-100 taxiing at Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport in 2010
The airline was established in 1999 by Daniel Ratti and Ernesto Mahle as TransAm and started operations in July 1999. It was then rebranded into TACA Peru when Grupo TACA established a holding in the airline.
In 2004, a crisis arose in the aviation industry in Peru, caused by the cessation of operations of Aero Continente, the main operator of internal flights. During this period, TACA Peru made some flights to the city of Arequipa's Rodriguez Ballón International Airport.
In 2007, TACA Peru began a period of expansion and relaunch, increasing the frequencies of its flights to the main cities of Central and South America, offering a wide range of connecting flights from Lima to North America in the mornings and evenings.
In 2012, new national destinations were included and the airline acquired its first and only Airbus A330-200 for medium-range international flights. a change of name was then announced and the airline assumed a new commercial identity within the AviancaTaca Holding group, under the Avianca brand.
On May 28, 2013, the airline was renamed to Avianca Peru after the AviancaTaca merger. At the time, it was owned by Daniel Ratti (51%) and the Synergy Group (49%).
In 2015, flights to S?o Paulo and San Salvador were added, those were operated with its Airbus A330-200. Regarding domestic flights, Chiclayo and Tarapoto were suspended indefinitely, allocating the planes used to an increase in frequencies to Cuzco.
On May 10, 2020, Avianca Holdings announced the cancellation of operations in Peru following its filing for bankruptcy protection, starting a process of liquidation and closure of Avianca Peru, which ended the airline after 21 years of operation. This took place during a worldwide airline travel downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
This is a list of airports that Avianca Peru flew to before it ceased operations in May 2020.
| Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
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| Argentina | Buenos Aires | Ministro Pistarini International Airport | ||
| Mendoza | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport | Terminated | ||
| Bolivia | La Paz | El Alto International Airport | Operated by Avianca Ecuador | |
| Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Viru Viru International Airport | Terminated | ||
| Brazil | Brasilia | Brasilia International Airport | Terminated | |
| Porto Alegre | Salgado Filho Porto Alegre International Airport | |||
| Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro/Gale?o International Airport | |||
| S?o Paulo | S?o Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport | |||
| Chile | Antofagasta | Andres Sabella Galvez International Airport | Terminated | |
| Santiago | Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport | Operated by Avianca Costa Rica | ||
| Colombia | Bogota | El Dorado International Airport | ||
| Cali | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport | Terminated | ||
| Medellin | Jose Maria Córdova International Airport | Terminated | ||
| Costa Rica | San Jose | Juan Santamaria International Airport | ||
| Cuba | Havana | Jose Marti International Airport | Terminated | |
| Dominican Republic | Punta Cana | Punta Cana International Airport | Terminated | |
| Ecuador | Guayaquil | Jose Joaquin de Olmedo International Airport | Operated by Avianca Ecuador | |
| Quito | Mariscal Sucre International Airport | Operated by Avianca Ecuador | ||
| El Salvador | San Salvador | El Salvador International Airport | ||
| Ecuador | Cancun | Cancun International Airport | Terminated | |
| Mexico City | Mexico City International Airport | |||
| Paraguay | Asunción | Silvio Pettirossi International Airport | Terminated | |
| Peru | Arequipa | Rodriguez Ballón International Airport | Terminated | |
| Chiclayo | FAP Captain Jose Abelardo Qui?ones Gonzalez International Airport | Terminated | ||
| Cusco | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport | Focus city | ||
| Juliaca | Inca Manco Capac International Airport | Terminated | ||
| Iquitos | Coronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport | Terminated | ||
| Lima | Jorge Chavez International Airport | Hub | ||
| Piura | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport | Terminated | ||
| Puerto Maldonado | Padre Aldamiz International Airport | Terminated | ||
| Tarapoto | Cad. FAP Guillermo del Castillo Paredes Airport | Terminated | ||
| Trujillo | Cap. FAP Carlos Martinez de Pinillos International Airport | Terminated | ||
| United States | Miami | Miami International Airport | ||
| Uruguay | Montevideo | Carrasco International Airport | Terminated | |
| Venezuela | Caracas | Simón Bolivar International Airport | Terminated |
An Avianca Peru Airbus A330-200 at Miami International Airport in 2014
The Avianca Peru fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of March 2020):
Avianca Peru fleet| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A319-100 | 1 | — | 12 | 108 | 120 | |
| Airbus A320-200 | 2 | — | 12 | 138 | 150 | |
| Airbus A321-200 | 1 | — | 12 | 182 | 194 | |
| Airbus A330-200 | 1 | — | 30 | 222 | 252 | |
| Total | 5 | — | ||||
Avianca Peru previously operated the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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| Boeing 737-200 | 3 | 1999 | 2004 |
