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factoids

| secondary_hubs = La Romana International Airport| focus_cities = Santiago Mariño Caribbean International AirportWEBSITE=ELESTIMULO.COMACCESS-DATE=JUNE 2, 2022, | subsidiaries = RED Air| alliance = | key_people =

• Orlan Viloria (President)
• René Cortés (VP)| headquarters = Caracas, Venezuela

weblink}}}}LASER Airlines (legally and officially Línea Aérea de Servicio Ejecutivo Regional, C.A.) is a regional airline based in Caracas, Venezuela.WEB,weblink Ubicanos - Laser Airlines, 26 February 2015, It operates scheduled and passenger charter services within Venezuela, the Caribbean, and South America. Its main hub is Simón Bolívar International Airport.NEWS, Directory: World Airlines, Flight International, 105, 2007-04-03,

History

The airline was established in September 1993 and started operations on March 11, 1994.WEB,weblink Empresa - Laser Airlines, At the beginning, the company had one Douglas DC-9-14, and only the following year purchased a Boeing 727-200, and began to expand domestic and international destinations, becoming one of Venezuela’s main airlines.After the outbreak of the Venezuelan crisis in 2014, due to the embargo sanctions imposed by the United States, some of LASER’s international routes were changed to origin and end at Las Americas International Airport in Dominican Republic to ensure that relevant routes continue to operate.LASER began to fly to Miami in an alliance with World Atlantic Airlines, which has been a partner since November 2016, an alliance was established through which the Miami-Caracas flight was created daily. A second frequency was added to this frequency by partnering with Swift Air to offer greater comfort to passengers on both frequencies, it was possible to expand the baggage allowance and operate 2 classes. Both are operated with equipment of Boeing 737s, thus dissolving the alliance with World Atlantic. Subsequently, due to the decision taken by the United States Government, on May 15, 2019, flights to Venezuela from the United States were suspended indefinitely.WEB,weblink U.S. orders suspension of flights to and from Venezuela, Vanguardngr.com, May 16, 2019, Due to this, LASER created a hub at Las Americas International Airport, adding frequency to this destination, leaving 2 daily frequencies and with the possibility of connecting to Miami, maintaining the alliance with Swift Air.On December 1, 2019, LASER was forced to cancel its Caracas-Guayaquil route due to complex migratory demands by the Government of Ecuador for Venezuelans. Still, a few weeks later, it announced a new route to Caracas-Bogotá with a daily frequency that began operating on February 10, 2020.In January 2020, LASER formed a subsidiary low-cost airline named RED Air, under a joint venture with a Dominican corporation, SERVAIR.WEB,weblink Red Air history from Americas, Dominican Republic, Airlinehistory.co.uk, February 23, 2021,

Destinations

File:LASER McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 Lebeda-2.jpg|thumb|A former LASER McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 taxiing at Simón Bolívar International Airport in 2003]]File:McDonnell Douglas MD-81, Laser Airlines JP7277166.jpg|thumb|A LASER McDonnell Douglas MD-81 taxiing at Simón Bolívar International Airport in 2011]]{{As of|March 2024}}, LASER operates services to the following domestic and international scheduled destinations:laserairlines.com - Find flight retrieved September 16, 2020{|class="wikitable sortable" !Country!City!Airport!Notes!class="unsortable"|RefsAruba>Oranjestad, Aruba>OranjestadQueen Beatrix International Airport{{Terminated}}Colombia>Bogotá>El Dorado International Airport> HTTPS://WWW.AVIACIONLINE.COM/2023/05/FLIGHTS-TO-COLOMBIA-LASER-AIRLINES-BEGINS-MARKETING-ITS-FLIGHTS-TO-BOGOTA/>TITLE=FLIGHTS TO COLOMBIA: LASER AIRLINES BEGINS MARKETING ITS FLIGHTS TO BOGOTáDATE=26 MAY 2023, May 26, 2023, Curaçao>Willemstad>Curaçao International Airport> HTTPS://WWW.AVIACIONLINE.COM/2023/05/LASER-AIRLINES-RESUMES-OPERATIONS-TO-THE-NETHERLANDS-ANTILLES-A-GUIDE-TO-TRAVEL-AND-ENTRY-REQUIREMENTS/>TITLE=LASER AIRLINES RESUMES OPERATIONS TO THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES: A GUIDE TO TRAVEL AND ENTRY REQUIREMENTSDATE=5 MAY 2023, May 5, 2023, Dominican RepublicLa Romana, Dominican Republic>La Romana International Airport>WEBSITE=DOMINICANTODAY.COM, April 24, 2023, Punta Cana>Punta Cana International Airport>|Santo Domingo>Las Américas International Airport> Mexico>Cancún>Cancún International Airport>LANGUAGE=ESDATE= 3 MARCH 2022, March 3, 2022, Panama>Panama City>Tocumen International Airport>Suspended}}HTTPS://AVIACIONALDIA.COM/EN/2024/01/LASER-AIRLINES-TO-TEMPORARILY-SUSPEND-FLIGHTS-TO-PANAMA.HTML>TITLE=LASER AIRLINES TO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND FLIGHTS TO PANAMADATE=JANUARY 23, 2024, Spain>Madrid>Madrid–Barajas Airport>Begins June 3, 2024}}HTTPS://AVIACIONALDIA.COM/EN/2024/03/LASER-AIRLINES-ANNOUNCES-FLIGHTS-TO-MADRID-FROM-CARACAS.HTML>TITLE=LASER AIRLINES ANNOUNCES FLIGHTS TO MADRID FROM CARACASDATE=MARCH 22, 2024, United States>Miami>Miami International Airport>|VenezuelaBarcelona, Venezuela>General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport> Barquisimeto>Jacinto Lara International Airport>|Caracas>Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)>Simón Bolívar International Airport{{Airline hub}}El Vigía>Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo Airport> La Fría>La Fría Airport>Francisco García de Hevia Airportalign=center|Maracaibo>La Chinita International Airport> Maturín>José Tadeo Monagas International Airport>|Porlamar>Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport>|Puerto Ordaz>Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana Airport> Santo Domingo, Táchira>Santo DomingoMayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport{{Terminated}}Valencia, Venezuela>ValenciaArturo Michelena International Airport{{Terminated}}

Codeshare agreements

• Plus Ultra Líneas AéreasWEB,weblink Plus Ultra to Start Cali, Cartagena Routes in June, Cndnews.com, January 21, 2020,

Fleet

File:Laser Airlines En SVVA.jpg|thumb|A LASER McDonnell Douglas MD-82 parked at Arturo Michelena International AirportArturo Michelena International Airport

Current

{{As of|December 2023}}, LASER Airlines consists of the following aircraft:WEB,weblink LASER Fleet Details and History, September 16, 2020, Planespotters.net, {| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center"|+ LASER Airlines fleet!rowspan=2|Aircraft!rowspan=2|In service!rowspan=2|Orders!colspan=3|Passengers!rowspan=2|Notes!C!Y!Total|McDonnell Douglas MD-81|4|—|–|163|163|Last commercial operator|McDonnell Douglas MD-82|3|—|12|137|149|McDonnell Douglas MD-83|2|—|16|124|140|!Total!9!—!colspan=4|

Former

LASER Airlines had in the past operated the following aircraft: {| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center"|+ LASER Airlines former fleet!Aircraft!Total!Introduced!Retired!Notes|Boeing 727-200|3|1995|2000||McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10|1|1994|2007||McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30|6|1999|2016|

Accidents and incidents

• On March 17, 2014, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (registered YV2945) flying from Porlamar to Valencia with 96 people on board, burst both nose gear tires while landing at Arturo Michelena International Airport and came to a stop on the runway with the tires and both nose wheels damaged, and was disabled. No injuries occurred.WEB,weblink Laser McDonnell Douglas MD-82 at Valencia on Mar 17th 2014, both nose tyres blown on landing, aeroinside.com, March 18, 2014,

• On May 25, 2021, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (registered YV3465) made an emergency landing after a failure in the left engine, the crew reported that a bird strike caused the failure. The aircraft landed back safely at Simón Bolívar International Airport and all 116 on board were uninjured.WEB,weblink Accident description, Aviation Safety Network, May 25, 2021,

• On April 28, 2024, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 operating flight 943 from Caracas to Santo Domingo reported smoke on board during take off. Emergency slides were deployed and all 91 people onboard evacuated, altough some injuries were reported. WEB,weblink The Aviation Herald, April 29, 2024, Accident: Laser MD83 at Caracas on Apr 28th 2024, smoke in cabin after landing,

See also

• List of airlines of Venezuela

References

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External links

• Official website

{{Airlines of Venezuela}}