LC Perú S.A.C. was a Peruvian airline based in Lima, Peru. It operated scheduled domestic flights. Its main base was Jorge Chávez International Airport.[1]
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Founded | 1993 (as LC Busre) | ||||||
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Ceased operations | December 12, 2018 | ||||||
AOC # | LY0F915F | ||||||
Hubs | Jorge Chávez International Airport[1] | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program | DESTINO | ||||||
Fleet size | 8 | ||||||
Destinations | 12 | ||||||
Headquarters | Lima, Peru[1] | ||||||
Key people | Carlos Carmona A. (general manager) | ||||||
Website | lcperu |
The company was founded in 1993, they started operations as a cargo agent. In 1998, charter flights began for the periodic transport of passengers nationwide. In 2003, a second Fairchild Metro III was incorporated and ventured into regular passenger transport, for 2004 the destinations of Cajamarca, Ayacucho, Huánuco and Pucallpa were covered.
In 2011, the airline made an alliance with LAN Perú, in late 2011, the name was changed to the current name LC Perú. From the partnership with the USMP in 2011, the Fairchild Metro were withdrawn, replaced with Bombardier Dash 8 Q200, in 2013 the IOSA Certification and BARS Certification were obtained.
On December 12, 2018 the airline failed to renew its aviation insurance and was forced to declare bankruptcy.[2]
As of December 2018[update], LC Perú served the following destinations:[3]
Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
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Colombia | Leticia | Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport | Cancelled | |
Peru | Andahuaylas | Andahuaylas Airport | ||
Peru | Arequipa | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport | ||
Peru | Ayacucho | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport | ||
Peru | Cajamarca | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport | ||
Peru | Chiclayo | FAP Captain José Abelardo Quiñones González International Airport | ||
Peru | Cusco | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport | ||
Peru | Huánuco | Alférez FAP David Figueroa Fernandini Airport | ||
Peru | Huaraz | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport | ||
Peru | Iquitos | Coronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport | Cancelled | |
Peru | Lima | Jorge Chávez International Airport | Hub | |
Peru | Pucallpa | FAP Captain David Abensur Rengifo International Airport | ||
Peru | Tingo María | Tingo María Airport | ||
Peru | Trujillo | FAP Captain Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport |
The LC Perú fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of December 2018):[4][5]
Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 | 1 | — | 37 | |
Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 | 3 | — | 76 | |
Boeing 737-500 | 4 | — | 120 | |
Boeing 737-900ER | — | 2 | 186 | [6] |
Total | 8 | 2 |
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