SKY Airline Perú, also known as SꓘY or SKY Peru, is an
airline
An airline is a company that provides civil aviation, air transport services for traveling passengers or freight (cargo). Airlines use aircraft to supply these services and may form partnerships or Airline alliance, alliances with other airlines ...
based in
Lima
Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...
,
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
and is the second largest airline in the Peruvian market. It is a
subsidiary
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of
Sky Airline
Sky Airline, styled as SꓘY, is an airline based at Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in Santiago, Chile. It is the second largest airline in the country behind flag-carrier LATAM Airlines and the first airline to operate under a lo ...
, which is based in Chile. It operates scheduled domestic and international services. Its main
hub is
Jorge Chávez International Airport
Jorge Chávez International Airport is the main international airport serving Lima, the capital of Peru. It is located in Callao, northwest of the Historic Centre of Lima, the nation's capital city, and from the Miraflores District, Lima, dis ...
.
History
The airline was established in April 2019 as part of a planned expansion of SKY Airline in Latin America. SKY Peru operations were more successful than originally anticipated, which led to the addition of more aircraft than originally projected.
Destinations
As of April 2023, the airline flies to 14 destinations in Peru, and has flights to five countries from its Lima hub. The airline was set to begin flights to Sao Paulo, Brazil in July 2023.
Fleet
All SKY Perú
Airbus A320neo
The Airbus A320neo family is an incremental development of the A320 family of narrow-body airliners produced by Airbus.
The A320neo family (''neo'' being Greek for "new", as well as an acronym for "new engine option") is based on the Airbus A3 ...
are equipped with 186 German-made ZIM brand pre-reclining seats with one USB connector for fast charging for compatible devices. To provide more comfort for passengers on longer routes, it was announced along with the introduction of the new Lima - Cancun route that these seats will be gradually replaced by reclining Recaro seats, with telephone support and international plugs with USB connectors.
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sky Airline Peru
Airlines of Peru
Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association
Airlines established in 2019
Transport in Lima
2019 establishments in Peru