TAR Aerolíneas
Link Conexión Aérea, S.A. de C.V., operating as TAR Aerolíneas, is an airline in Mexico based in the city of Querétaro, the capital city of the homonymous state. It operates scheduled flights to 34 national destinations. Its inaugural flight occurred on March 3, 2014 between Querétaro and Guadalajara. The company currently operates a fleet of 11 Embraer ERJ 145s to 19 destinations throughout Mexico. Its headquarters and main operational base is in Querétaro.[2][3] with Guadalajara, Monterrey and Puerto Vallarta serving as Focus Cities.
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| Founded | 12 April 2012 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 15 January 2014 | ||||||
| AOC # | 6LIF479F[1] | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Star Club, Star Pass | ||||||
| Fleet size | 11 | ||||||
| Destinations | 19 | ||||||
| Parent company | LINK Conexión Aérea S.A. de C.V. | ||||||
| Headquarters | Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico | ||||||
| Website | tarmexico.com | ||||||
History
TAR began in October 2011, owned by the MAFRA Group (Grupo MAFRA). In April 2012 the Mexican government granted permission, to make scheduled regular flight services to Link Corporación Áerea. In September 2012, Link purchased three Embraer ERJ 145 jets, with a capacity of 50 passengers, to be delivered in February 2014, to begin scheduled flight services. The airline started services in March 2014, as TAR Aerolíneas with a direct flight between Quéretaro and Puerto Vallarta.
TAR's aim is to become the strongest regional airline in the country, with a cellular multiregional growth strategy. With the development of Regional Routes, TAR aims to develop a strong presence in different regions including, the Yucatán Peninsula, the Gulf of México, the Mid North region, the Pacific, and the South. With just two years of service, TAR Airlines beats its competitor Aeromar by getting more domestic passengers on flights than Aeromar, which has been operating for more than 29 years.
Destinations
TAR Aerolineas serves the following destinations within Mexico:
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It was announced in September 2016 that the airline will begin international service from Querétaro to San Antonio, Texas soon.[6] However, there was no further information in regards to the service, to date.
Fleet
The TAR Aerolineas fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of February 2021):[7]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Note |
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| Embraer ERJ 145LR | 11 | 1 | 50 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | ||
References
- "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
- "TAR Aerolíneas". FlyBaboo. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- Mexico. "TAR Aerolineas". LinkedIn. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- "La Paz will have new national air routes". El Sudcaliforniano (in Spanish). August 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- "Starts marketing TAR flights" (in Spanish). El Diario de Coahuila. February 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- "La aerolínea TAR iniciará rutas internacionales a Estados Unidos y el Caribe". Expansión (in Spanish). September 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 21.