, ▁Major ca , ▁and ▁Ib iza . ▁Its ▁main ▁base ▁was ▁León ▁Airport ▁and ▁it ▁maintained ▁focus ▁city ▁operations ▁at ▁Vall ad olid ▁Airport ▁and ▁Sal aman ca ▁Airport , ▁connecting ▁the ▁Cast ile ▁and ▁León ▁regions ▁with ▁major ▁Spanish ▁destin ations . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁Initial ly ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁León ▁Airport ▁Cons ort ium ▁the ▁company ▁began ▁to ▁operate ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁with ▁a ▁flight ▁from ▁León ▁to ▁Barcelona ' s ▁El ▁Pr at ▁air port . ▁ ▁Lag un A ir ▁stopped ▁operating ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁alleg edly ▁due ▁to ▁excess ive ▁technical ▁difficulties ▁in ▁operating ▁from ▁León ▁Airport ▁and ▁the ▁mis management ▁of ▁the ▁latter ▁by ▁A ena . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁it ▁was ▁bought ▁and ▁rela unch ed ▁by ▁A GE L CO ▁Group , ▁ac ron ym ▁for ▁Ag rup ación ▁de ▁Em pres arios ▁Le ones es ▁de ▁la ▁Const ru cción , ▁a ▁local ▁Leon ese ▁invest or ▁group . ▁The ▁company ▁and ▁the ▁invest ors ▁received ▁extensive ▁local ▁government ▁support . ▁The ▁company ▁res umed ▁operations ▁on ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁ownership ▁re - orient ed ▁the ▁firm ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁long - term ▁strategy ▁aim ed ▁at ▁becoming ▁the ▁leading ▁regional ▁air line ▁in ▁Cast illa ▁and ▁León . ▁Electron ic ▁ticket ing ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 5