Venezuelan airline CONVIASA (Consorcio Venezolano de Industrias Aeronáuticas y Servicios Aéreos, S.A.) will be reinstating its Porlamar-Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-Dominica flight twice weekly (Tuesday & Thursday).
The inaugural flight to Melville Hall Airport is expected to take place tomorrow.
A welcome ceremony for the reinstatement is to take place at 5:00 p.m.
A delegation from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, led by the President of CONVIASA, Colonel Jesus Viñas García will be present during the ceremony after the touchdown of the flight.
Dominican Government will be represented by the Honourable Minister for Public Works, Energy and Ports, Rayburn Blackmoore and the Honourable Minister for Tourism and Legal Affairs, Ian Douglas.
I just want to know what is the aircraft(s) there are gonna be using at Melville Hall. But it seems most likely to be the ATR which is similar to American Eagle.It would be great if they use the Boeing 737 once in a while. And YES a Boeing 737 can land in Dominica! I’ve seen it and if you want evidence go the Melville Hall and look at the Departure/Arrival Monitor. There is a photo of Nolinor B737 at the airport. And a photo of it on Airliners.net arriving in San Juan after departing from Dominica. Which i was in Dominica to go get some footage of this event this evening. Keep Going Dominica, We are moving forward one step at at time! Whoop Whoop!
@ Ah dotish is in the English dictionary fyi.
I don’t remember there being a creole dictionary.
well to us students who studying in venz its a blessing
Kudos Mr. Douglas for a job well done. However i hope that your department via the tourism authority spend some money on an aggressive marketing campaign in venezuela and its neighbouring latin American countrys. If this is not done, given the low amount af travel between dominica and SVG and venezuela , i fair that this may note be sustainable Unless something else is is being transported. ( food for thought).
I did not even realise that Conviasa wasn’t flying into Dominica. How long since they stopped?
Oh and who every may be at the airport around that time please walk with a camera to record some video to post on youtube…
BRING THEM IN WE TALK ABOUT HTECRUISE-SHIP OUT OF SEASON AND THE TAXI DRIVERS AND VENDORS ARE SUFFERING SO LET”S TRY BRING THEM IN BY AIE .
d man name is jesus
it’s pronounced..hey-zues
its pronounced ” haysoos”
Conviasa is not one of the little carriers with one size aircraft. Let the service start before we start talking crap.
Is it because that Chavez heard that Dominica is in political turmoil that they are reinstating flights to send mercenaries as passengers?
Does this breaking news really matter? How is it going to help our economy? If anything I can see it helping St. Vincent but definitely not Dominica. How many Dominicans are going to fly to St. Vincent a week? Or better yet, how many people are going to fly to Dominica to board this airline? Please understand that St. Vincent is not St. Lucia, Antigua, or Barbados where Dominicans are often lost in transit be it to Dominica or the US. So to me this is nothing to get excited about apart from those who will directly benefit from it. If anything, I am becominig more concerned with our dealings with Chavez because their boats don’t have a very good reputation and air might just put us more in trouble, and may just cause the US to put restriction on us.
U seem to forget the number of students also studying in Venezuela and yes I would board them to go to St. Vincent if the fair is lower the LIAT. We need more and cheaper air travel in Dca period.
thank u! when we have to buy two tickets to go home for vacation costing almost 700usd altoghter. bless u venz and conviasa
wonder how the safety records are…wont be surprise if the authorities take a good look at their operations…
definetly not my cup of tea…no interest in that aspect!
I went on the CONVIASA site and it is a good size plane. I want to visit Colombia so bad thus praises I can take the same plane to get there. It goes to Argentina and even Spain.
Weren’t they using ATR’s before like American Eagle ?
Conviasa 737-200
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ConViasa_737-200_YV101T.jpg
Conviasa (Consorcio Venezolano de Industrias Aeronáuticas y Servicios Aéreos, S.A.) is an airline with its headquarters on the grounds of Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, Venezuela, near Caracas.[1] It operates services to domestic destinations and to destinations in the Caribbean and South America. It plans to add destinations in Europe to its network. Conviasa is the second Latin American airline to fly to Asia, after Aeroméxico. Conviasa is under the authority of the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
In January 1997, Venezuela’s flag carrier, Viasa, ceased operations after 37 years of service due to prolonged financial problems. In May 2001, the idea to create a new flag carrier for Venezuela was proposed, but in December 2002, the project was put on hold until 1 October 2003. On 30 March 2004, the President of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, signed a decree that formally established the airline. This decree was published in the nation’s official gazette the next day.
On 28 November 2004, Conviasa’s inaugural flight was made with a De Havilland Canada Dash 7 aircraft flying from the airport in Charallave to the Santiago Mariño International Airport, on Margarita Island. On 10 December 2004, Conviasa formally began its national and international operations. Conviasa was originally run by the now extinct Ministry of Production and Commerce (Ministerio de la Producción y el Comercio), but it has since been taken over by the Ministry of Infrastructure.[3]
On 17 April 2006, José David Cabello Rondon replaced Wilmer Castro Sotelo as head of Conviasa. On 30 June 2006, Jose David Cabello Rondon replaced Ramon Alonzo Carrizalez Rengifo as the Minister of Infrastructure and on 18 July 2006, Franklin Fernandez Martinez became president of Conviasa.
The airline is owned by the Venezuela government (80%) and the regional government of Nueva Esparta (20%).
Following the Flight 2350 crash, on September 17, 2010, the Government of Venezuela grounded all Conviasa flights so that it could perform a technical review of the airline’s fleet. The airline said that the temporary suspension would remain in effect until October 1, 2010. Flights have since been re-instated.
I believe we can all search Wikipedia what was the point of this posting. Please make a contribution to the conversation.
wats wrong, with the airport that a 737-300 can’t land there. I more think is you that is the doetish. idiot. If the cargo plane coming in wats wrong with the venezuelan airline. damm negative sucker. take your negative comment to negativille.
Even though you are agreeing with me, you are still providing an inconclusive statement.
Just because a bigger plane operates there, doesn’t mean a slightly smaller one can also do so. For the 13th time, Size is not the only factor affecting an aircraft’s performance.
Can anyone tell me the type 0f aircraft that will be used by conviasa?
http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/ConViasa.htm
Can any tell me the type of aircraft conviasa will use?
one like liat..atr
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Why did the airline stop operating in the first place.Is it that business is better. I’m being positive however I am just trying to make some sense of this New airline operation. Unless I am missing something – the traffic / business seem to be Venezuela to Dominica .I’m curios as to what commercial interaction there is between Dominica and Venezuela so much so that there is a need for two flights per week. Although I’m confused I’m hinged toward optimism. I would appreciate an explanation from someone who is aware of this new airline operation.
I will fly any airline decide too touch down in Melville Hall,i don’t care about the nagetively.
what size airline is that?
Should we applaud the sitting goverment for it’s aggresive diplomatic ties with the Venezuelan goverment or is this the hard work of the tourist department? Either way, the optional beneficiaries here are those who want more choices, when they are ready to travel. Red, blue, pink, black and so forth. It is a govermentof the people, by the people, for ALL the people.
wonder how profitable is that route…lol
guess the watchdogs of the ports will have a keen interest on airline and route…lol
its interesting….
Doetish, no way in hell can a 737-300 land in Melville Hall you smoking weed man!!
First of all, its “dotish”. At least, if you are trying to insult someone, spell the word properly.
And yes, If properly configured the 737 can operate out of Melville hall.
I am tired of telling you people that size is not the only factor affecting an aircraft’s performance.
stfu, :P it’s a creole word there is no absolute correct spelling of the word -.-
ikr, these people are just so empty headed. Just recently a Boeing737 was in Dominica, operated by Nolinor which is a charter company. it even has a pic of it on the screens at the airport.
I don’t know if Conviasa will use a 737-300 on this route but if they do Melville Hall can handle it. They also operate a number of 737-200’s and I know for a fact that this type has operated out of/into DOM (Melville Hall) by Estelar of Venezuela, using their 737-200/Adv(2y5 variant) reg. no.YV99T (now registered as YV2722) with no problem whatsoever. Go and check the records and have faith.
If they land using one of the 737-300s, you will see the amount of posts saying that since it can land, redjet can do so too.
INB4IDIOTS.
Doetish, no way in hell can a 737-300 land in Melville Hall you smoking weed man
Isn’t Amerijet a 737 jet aircraft which lands at Melville Hall regularly?
Amerijet that lands in Dominica is a 727 google and watch on video what a 737 looks like noobs
Enough already – give it a rest – too many false hopes – face it – this is just not going to cut it – lol
I wish that this article had appeared yesterday before I had to book a flight.
Viva Farc Viva Farc
People you whats happening already. Its the dominoe effect. It takes one to haul in the others. More choices, more options. It is certainly a positive move that such a reinstatement is taking place, someone is doing their homework. Some monopoly somewhere is starting to break down.
Melville Hall getting busier day after day, thats a good thing.