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Plus Ultra was founded in 2011 by the former director of now defunct [[Air Madrid]], Julio Miguel Martínez Sola.<ref name="ch-aviation">[http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/30839-spanish-start-up-plus-ultra-lneas-areas-gets-first-a340 ch-aviation.com - Spanish start-up, Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas, gets first A340] 2 September 2014</ref> Plus ultra ("Further beyond") is a Latin motto and the national motto of Spain. It is taken from the personal motto of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain, and is a reversal of the original phrase Non plus ultra ("Nothing further beyond").{{cn|date=July 2022}}
Plus Ultra was founded in 2011 by the former director of now defunct [[Air Madrid]], Julio Miguel Martínez Sola.<ref name="ch-aviation">[http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/30839-spanish-start-up-plus-ultra-lneas-areas-gets-first-a340 ch-aviation.com - Spanish start-up, Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas, gets first A340] 2 September 2014</ref> Plus ultra ("Further beyond") is a Latin motto and the national motto of Spain. It is taken from the personal motto of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain, and is a reversal of the original phrase Non plus ultra ("Nothing further beyond").{{cn|date=July 2022}}


On 15 June 2016 the airline started operating regular flights, with destinations such as [[Santo Domingo]] and [[Lima]]. The initial fleet was made up of two pre-owned [[Airbus A340-300]]s which had been taken over from [[Gulf Air]] in late 2014.<ref name="ch-aviation"/> In March 2017, the airline announced two new routes: [[Barcelona]]-[[Madrid]]-[[Santiago]] from 15 June 2017 and Barcelona-[[Havana]] from 1 July 2017<ref name="PlusUltra2">{{cite web|url=http://www.preferente.com/noticias-de-transportes/noticias-de-aerolineas/plus-ultra-volara-a-chile-a-traves-del-hub-en-madrid-265806.html|title=Plus Ultra volará a Chile a través del hub en Madrid|publisher=Preferente|accessdate=4 April 2017|language= spanish}}</ref><ref name="PlusUltra3">{{cite web|url=http://www.expreso.info/noticias/transporte/56902_plus_ultra_volara_de_barcelona_santiago_de_chile|title=Plus Ultra volará de Barcelona a Santiago de Chile|publisher=Expreso|accessdate=4 April 2017|language= spanish}}</ref><ref name="PlusUltra1">{{cite web|url=http://www.preferente.com/noticias-de-transportes/plus-ultra-se-lanza-operara-barcelona-la-habana-en-julio-266060.html|title=Plus Ultra se lanza: operará Barcelona-La Habana a partir del mes de julio|publisher=Preferente|accessdate=27 March 2017|language=spanish}}</ref> which however both were not commenced. One year later, Plus Ultra announced plans to serve [[Caracas]] from [[Tenerife North Airport|Tenerife–North]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laopinion.es/economia/2018/03/15/plus-ultra-lineas-aereas-une/859860.html|title=El Periódico de España &#124; epe.es}}</ref>
On 15 June 2016 the airline started operating regular flights, with destinations such as [[Santo Domingo]] and [[Lima]]. The initial fleet was made up of two pre-owned [[Airbus A340-300]]s which had been taken over from [[Gulf Air]] in late 2014.<ref name="ch-aviation"/> In March 2017, the airline announced two new routes: [[Barcelona]]-[[Madrid]]-[[Santiago]] from 15 June 2017 and Barcelona-[[Havana]] from 1 July 2017<ref name="PlusUltra2">{{cite web|url=http://www.preferente.com/noticias-de-transportes/noticias-de-aerolineas/plus-ultra-volara-a-chile-a-traves-del-hub-en-madrid-265806.html|title=Plus Ultra volará a Chile a través del hub en Madrid|publisher=Preferente|accessdate=4 April 2017|language= spanish}}</ref><ref name="PlusUltra3">{{cite web|url=http://www.expreso.info/noticias/transporte/56902_plus_ultra_volara_de_barcelona_santiago_de_chile|title=Plus Ultra volará de Barcelona a Santiago de Chile|publisher=Expreso|accessdate=4 April 2017|language= spanish}}</ref><ref name="PlusUltra1">{{cite web|url=http://www.preferente.com/noticias-de-transportes/plus-ultra-se-lanza-operara-barcelona-la-habana-en-julio-266060.html|title=Plus Ultra se lanza: operará Barcelona-La Habana a partir del mes de julio|publisher=Preferente|accessdate=27 March 2017|language=spanish}}</ref> which however both were not commenced. One year later, Plus Ultra announced planned to serve [[Caracas]] from [[Tenerife North Airport|Tenerife–North]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laopinion.es/economia/2018/03/15/plus-ultra-lineas-aereas-une/859860.html|title=El Periódico de España &#124; epe.es}}</ref>


In March 2021, the Spanish government announced an aid of 53 million euros from the fund created to support companies considered strategic during the economic crisis derived from COVID-19.{{cn|date=July 2022}}
In March 2021, the Spanish government announced an aid of 53 million euros from the fund created to support companies considered strategic during the economic crisis derived from COVID-19.{{cn|date=July 2022}}
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Revision as of 22:21, 14 July 2022

Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas
IATA ICAO Call sign
PU[1] PUE[1] SPANISH[2]
Founded2011[3]
Commenced operations5 August 2015
HubsAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
Frequent-flyer programPremier Plus
Fleet size6
Destinations8
HeadquartersMadrid, Spain
Key peopleJulio Miguel Martínez Sola (Founder)
Roberto Roselli (CEO)
Websitewww.plusultra.com

Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas S.A. is a Spanish long-haul airline based at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport.

History

Plus Ultra was founded in 2011 by the former director of now defunct Air Madrid, Julio Miguel Martínez Sola.[3] Plus ultra ("Further beyond") is a Latin motto and the national motto of Spain. It is taken from the personal motto of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain, and is a reversal of the original phrase Non plus ultra ("Nothing further beyond").[citation needed]

On 15 June 2016 the airline started operating regular flights, with destinations such as Santo Domingo and Lima. The initial fleet was made up of two pre-owned Airbus A340-300s which had been taken over from Gulf Air in late 2014.[3] In March 2017, the airline announced two new routes: Barcelona-Madrid-Santiago from 15 June 2017 and Barcelona-Havana from 1 July 2017[4][5][6] which however both were not commenced. One year later, Plus Ultra announced planned to serve Caracas from Tenerife–North.[7]

In March 2021, the Spanish government announced an aid of 53 million euros from the fund created to support companies considered strategic during the economic crisis derived from COVID-19.[citation needed]

Destinations

As of July 2022, Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas operates scheduled flights to the following destinations:[8]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
 Chile Santiago Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport Terminated [9]
 Colombia Bogotá El Dorado International Airport [10]
Cartagena Rafael Núñez International Airport Via Bogotá [10]
 Cuba La Havana José Martí International Airport Terminated [11]
 Dominican Republic Samaná Samaná El Catey International Airport [12]
Santo Domingo Las Américas International Airport [13]
 Ecuador Guayaquil José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport Suspended [14]
Quito Mariscal Sucre International Airport Suspended [14]
 Equatorial Guinea Malabo Malabo International Airport
 Peru Lima Jorge Chávez International Airport
 Spain Madrid Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport Hub
Tenerife Tenerife North Airport Terminated
Resumes on November 26, 2022		 [15]
 Venezuela Caracas Simón Bolívar International Airport

Codeshare agreements

Fleet

Current fleet

A Plus Ultra Airbus A340-300 approaching Teruel Airport in 2016

As of July 2022, the Plus Ultra fleet consists of the following aircraft:[17]

Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas fleet
Aircraft In
service 		Orders Passengers Notes
C W Y Total
Airbus A330-200 3 — 24 – 275 299 Former Air Europa aircraft
Airbus A340-300 1 — 30 21 224 275 To be retired by early 2023[18]
1 24 – 265 289
Airbus A340-600 1 — 40 – 328 368 Leased from European Aviation Group[19]
Total 6 —

Former fleet

Plus Ultra previously operated the following aircraft:[17]

Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas former fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Boeing 777-200ER 1 2017 2017 Leased from Privilege Style

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas". ch-aviation. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  2. ^ "JO 7340.2G Contractions" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 5 January 2017. pp. 3–1–76. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b c ch-aviation.com - Spanish start-up, Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas, gets first A340 2 September 2014
  4. ^ "Plus Ultra volará a Chile a través del hub en Madrid" (in Spanish). Preferente. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Plus Ultra volará de Barcelona a Santiago de Chile" (in Spanish). Expreso. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Plus Ultra se lanza: operará Barcelona-La Habana a partir del mes de julio" (in Spanish). Preferente. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  7. ^ "El Periódico de España | epe.es".
  8. ^ "Spain's Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas squeezed in LatAm market". ch-aviation. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Plus Ultra confirms end of flights to Santiago arguing low profitability" (in Spanish). Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Plus Ultra aterriza en Cartagena". eluniversal.com.co. 2 July 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  11. ^ "Plus Ultra leaves the Barcelona-Havana route due to weak demand". Hosteltur: Toda la información de turismo (in Spanish). Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  12. ^ "Dominican Republic: Plus Ultra inaugurated its flights to Samana". Aviacionline.com. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  13. ^ "Plus Ultra da el salto a República Dominicana con dos rutas". Preferente.com. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  14. ^ a b "Plus Ultra suspenderá a partir de febrero sus vuelos con Ecuador por el Covid-19". Lainformacion.com. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  15. ^ "Aerolínea Plus Ultra reiniciará vuelos entre Caracas y Tenerife (+tarifas)". Banca y Negocios (in Spanish). 27 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Plus Ultra to Start Cali, Cartagena Routes in June". Cndnews.com. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  17. ^ a b "Plus Ultra Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  18. ^ Pranjal Pande. "Plus Ultra Outlines Its Airbus A340 Retirement Plans". Simpleflying.com. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  19. ^ "Plus Ultra to Expand Fleet". Aeronautics. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-18.

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