Línea Turística Aereotuy

parked at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport in 1990 The airline was established in 1982 and started operations on June 30 of the same year. It was part of a full-service safari company with its own lodges, camps, guides, aircraft, and sailing vessels and operated services to remote destinations in Venezuela, including tourist attractions. In October 2014, the airline was forced to suspend its flights to Aruba, affecting more than 7,000 customers. The airline's suspension was due to a failure in an aircraft that covered the route, however, the National Institute of Civil Aviation indicated that the suspension was due to the over-sale of tickets for the said route, as well as the creation of new unauthorized flights to cover the over-sale. This suspension was maintained until February 28, 2015. In February 2016, it was announced that LTA was bought by Grupo Cóndor C.A. for which it joined the alliance. In June 2018, the airline ceased all services. ==Destinations==

The airline flew to the following destinations, with further routes served as charters: ==Fleet==

Final fleet parked at Simón Bolívar International Airport in 2001 As of February 2017, the Línea Turística Aereotuy fleet consisted of the following aircraft: Former fleet • 1 ATR 42-300 • 1 Beechcraft 1900C • 1 Cessna 206 • 11 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan • 1 Cessna 425 • 1 Cessna Citation V • 6 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter • 8 Dornier 228 • 2 Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II ==Accidents and incidents==

• On July 21, 2007, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crashed after an engine failure while taking off. There was no personal injury, but the plane was written off. • On April 17, 2009, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (registered YV1181) crashed shortly after taking off from Canaima National Park after failing to gain sufficient altitude, killing one person. The aircraft had been chartered to take holiday makers to Ciudad Bolívar. • On August 26, 2009, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan had to make an emergency landing on the way from Los Roques Airport to Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport after an engine failure. The passengers and crew were rescued by fishing and pleasure boats. ==See also==