Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas
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| Founded | 2011[3] | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 5 August 2015 | ||||||
| Hubs | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Premier Plus | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Destinations | 9 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Madrid, Spain | ||||||
| Key people | Julio Miguel Martínez Sola (Founder) Roberto Roselli (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
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 December 2022, Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas operates scheduled flights to the following destinations:[8]
Codeshare agreement
Plus Ultra has an codeshare agreement with LASER Airlines to offer flights to Porlamar.[15]
Fleet
Current fleet
As of November 2022, the Plus Ultra fleet consists of the following aircraft:[16]
| Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | W | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A330-200 | 3 | 2[17] | 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 | |||
| Total | 5 | 2 | |||||
Former fleet
Plus Ultra previously operated the following aircraft:[16]
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A340-600 | 2 | 2019 | 2022 | |
| Boeing 777-200ER | 1 | 2017 | 2017 | Leased from Privilege Style |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas". ch-aviation. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "JO 7340.2G Contractions" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 5 January 2017. pp. 3–1–76. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ a b c ch-aviation.com - Spanish start-up, Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas, gets first A340 2 September 2014
- ^ "Plus Ultra volará a Chile a través del hub en Madrid" (in Spanish). Preferente. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Plus Ultra volará de Barcelona a Santiago de Chile" (in Spanish). Expreso. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Plus Ultra se lanza: operará Barcelona-La Habana a partir del mes de julio" (in Spanish). Preferente. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "El Periódico de España | epe.es".
- ^ "Spain's Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas squeezed in LatAm market". ch-aviation. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "Plus Ultra confirms end of flights to Santiago arguing low profitability" (in Spanish). Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ a b "Plus Ultra aterriza en Cartagena". eluniversal.com.co. 2 July 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ^ "Plus Ultra leaves the Barcelona-Havana route due to weak demand". Hosteltur: Toda la información de turismo (in Spanish). Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ "Dominican Republic: Plus Ultra inaugurated its flights to Santiago de los Caballeros". Aviacionline.com. December 23, 2022.
- ^ "Plus Ultra da el salto a República Dominicana con dos rutas". Preferente.com. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- ^ a b "Plus Ultra suspenderá a partir de febrero sus vuelos con Ecuador por el Covid-19". Lainformacion.com. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ "Plus Ultra to Start Cali, Cartagena Routes in June". Cndnews.com. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ a b "Plus Ultra Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ P.L. "Plus Ultra reemplazará dos A340 por A330 a principios de 2023". Preferente.com. Retrieved Jaunary 6, 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - ^ Pranjal Pande. "Plus Ultra Outlines Its Airbus A340 Retirement Plans". Simpleflying.com. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
External links
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