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La Tur was a Mexican airline that operated from 1988 until 1992 when it was taken over by TAESA.

LaTur

IATA ICAO Callsign LP LPT LATUR
Founded	1988
Ceased operations	1992

Company history

Set up in 1988 to help develop the tourist market, La Tur began charter operations using McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft. One year later, the Airbus A300-600 was introduced for flights to Europe and Asia. Plans were made to replace the MD-83s with Airbus A320 and Airbus A321, but the financial situation did not allow it.

By 1992, La Tur had too much capacity, and the A300 was leased out. The fall of the Mexican peso and the deregulation of Mexican air transport led to the take over by TAESA.[1]

Fleet details

• 5 McDonnell Douglas MD-83
• 1 McDonnell Douglas MD-87
• 1 Airbus A300B4-620 F-ODTK
• 1 Airbus A300B4-622R F-ODSX

Destinations

This is a list of airports that La Tur used to fly scheduled service to before it ceased operations in 1992.

China

• Hong Kong - Kai Tak International Airport

Mexico

• Acapulco - General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport
• Cancun - Cancún International Airport
• Mexico City - Benito Juarez International Airport
• Puerto Vallarta - Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport

Netherlands

• Amsterdam - Schiphol International Airport

United States

• Atlanta - William B. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
• New York - John F. Kennedy International Airport

External links

• Fleet and Code information

References

• Hengi, B. I. (2000). Airlines Remembered. Hersham, England, UK: Midland Publishing. ISBN 978-1857800913.

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