The airline was forced to cease operating in September 2005 following the crash of West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 in Venezuela . After the crash , the Colombian Civil Aviation authority required that all airlines undergo a special inspection of its maintenance facilities and aircraft . Intercontinental de Aviación was one of three airlines forced to cease operating due to a failure of these inspections ( along with Aerotaca and West Caribbean itself )
West Caribbean Airways Flight 708
West Caribbean Airways Flight 708
Intercontinental de Aviación