TACA Peru to Expand Lima – Havana Link

Posted 18/05/2011

TACA Peru has requested government approval to double capacity on its services from Lima to the Cuban capital Havana.  The airline currently offers three flights per week on the route but plans to increase this to six weekly flights from August 5.  TACA Peru is the only operator serving the route and currently the only airline offering any links between Peru and Cuba.  An estimated 64,000 O&D passengers travelled between the two countries in the past year with around 16,000 travelling with TACA Peru between the two capitals.

Also from August 1, TACA Peru plans to introduce a second daily flight on its recently launched domestic link between Lima and Chiclayo, a route also served by LAN Peru and Star Peru.  An estimated 221,000 O&D passengers used the route last year, up 17.4 per cent on the previous 12 months.

The same month, the airline will also introduced a third daily frequency between Lima and Arequipa, Peru’s second most populous city, located in the south of the country in the Andes Mountains.  The additional rotation will only operate for the single calendar month to cater for strong seasonal demand.  LAN Peru dominates the route with eight daily schedules, while Star Peru also offers ten flights per week. 

Schedule:

Lima – Havana
TA082 LIM1030 – 1645HAV 32S x6
TA083 HAV1620 – 2035HAV 32S x7

Lima – Arequipa}
TA094 LIM0645 – 0810AQP E90 D
TA098 LIM1120 – 1245AQP E90 D  01 AUG – 31 AUG
TA096 LIM1620 – 1745AQP E90 D
TA095 AQP0850 – 1015LIM E90 D
TA099 AQP1350 – 1515LIM E90 D  01 AUG – 31 AUG
TA097 AQP1850 – 2015LIM E90 D

Lima – Chiclayo
TA116 LIM1650 – 1815CIX E90 D
TA118 LIM2120 – 2245CIX E90 D  01 AUG -
TA117 CIX1900 – 2025LIM E90 D
TA119 CIX2330 – 0055+1LIM E90 D   01 AUG -

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