Viva Air Perú


Viva Air Perú S.A.C. was a Peruvian ultra low-cost carrier. It was created by Irelandia Aviation, which also developed similar carriers Viva Air Colombia and Mexico's VivaAerobús, the latter of which has no legal affiliation with the other "Viva" brands.

History

In November 2016, William Shaw and José Castellanos announced the entry of a new low-cost airline in Perú, to operate in the first quarter of 2017 by the Peruvian company Viva Air Perú through the integration of the Viva group and Irelandia Aviation. Both detailed that this new company would have two Airbus A320-200s from Viva Air Colombia, at a cost of 60 soles per segment and with eight national destinations, estimating that a number of 700 thousand passengers would be transported in its first year of operation.
On January 19, 2017, the company obtained from the Ministry of Transport and Communications the operating permit for regular national air transport of passengers, cargo and mail for a period of four years. Also the company made clarifications that they would wait for the delivery of the air operator certificate that is estimated to arrive before April 11. Likewise, José Castellanos also explained that the prices would be made by sections.
On February 27, 2023, Viva Air Perú and its parent company suspended their operations indefinitely and grounded their entire fleet due to the financial crisis, blaming the situation on the delay on the response from Aerocivil on the Avianca-Viva merger authorization, stating that "The unprecedented decision will result in further delays in reaching a decision, for which Viva is forced to announce, unfortunately, the suspension of its operations with immediate effect".

Destinations

As of December 2022, Viva Air Perú flew to destinations across Peru and Colombia.
CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
ColombiaBogotáEl Dorado International Airport
ColombiaMedellínJosé María Córdova International Airport
PeruArequipaRodríguez Ballón International Airport
PeruCajamarcaMayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport
PeruChiclayoFAP Captain José Abelardo Quiñones González International Airport
PeruCuscoAlejandro Velasco Astete International Airport
PeruIquitosCrnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport
PeruJaénJaén Airport
PeruJuliacaInca Manco Cápac International Airport
PeruLimaJorge Chávez International Airport
PeruPiuraCap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport
PeruTalaraCapitán FAP Víctor Montes Arias International Airport
PeruTacnaCoronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport
PeruTarapotoCadete FAP Guillermo del Castillo Paredes Airport

Fleet

Viva Air Perú operated the following aircraft:
AircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredNotes
Airbus A320-200420172023Operated by Viva Air Colombia