JetSmart
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| Founded | 2017 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 25 July 2017 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 10 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Santiago, Chile | ||||||
| Website | jetsmart.com | ||||||
JetSmart is an ultra low-cost Chilean airline created by US investment fund Indigo Partners, which also controls US airline Frontier Airlines, Mexico's Volaris and Hungarian airline Wizz Air. Its primary base of operations is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, in Santiago, Chile. The airline commenced scheduled operations on 25 July 2017[1] with a Santiago - Calama service.[2]
History
JetSmart requested an AOC (Air Operator Certificate) on 26 January 2017 and received the authorization in June 2017.[3] Initially, they are flying with 3 Airbus A320ceo, before transitioning the fleet to new A320neo. Initially flying only domestic routes, the airline intends to subsequently expand to the South American market. [4]
Destinations
JetSMART aims to operate up to 10 aircraft in the 2018 period, and is challenging LATAM Chile, Sky Airline and LAW in nearly every market that it aims to introduce between July and December 2017.[5]
| Country | City | Airport | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | Antofagasta | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport | |
| Chile | Calama | El Loa International Airport | |
| Chile | Copiapó | Desierto de Atacama Airport | |
| Chile | Concepcion | Carriel Sur International Airport | |
| Chile | La Serena | La Florida Airport | |
| Chile | Puerto Montt | El Tepual International Airport | |
| Chile | Santiago | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport | Hub |
| Chile | Temuco | La Araucanía International Airport | |
| Chile | Punta Arenas | Carlos Ibáñez del Campo International Airport | Begins 18 December 2017 |
| Chile | Iquique | Diego Aracena International Airport | Begins 20 December 2017 |
| Perú | Lima | Jorge Chávez International Airport | Begins 20 December 2017 |
Fleet
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The JetSmart fleet consists of the following aircraft as of August 2017:[6]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A320-200 | 3[2] | 6 | 186 | |
| Airbus A320neo | — | 56 | TBA | Deliveries to start in 2018 |
| Airbus A321neo | — | 14[7] | TBA | Deliveries to start in 2019 |
| Total | 3 | 76 |
References
- ^ "Chile's JetSMART launches service". FlightGlobal. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ a b "JetSmart Takes Flight". Airliner World (October 2017): 12.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "DGAC otorga autorización a línea aérea JetSmart para iniciar operaciones en Chile". La Tercera. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Chile's new low-cost airline JetSmart plans to sell $1.50 tickets". Reuters. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "JetSMART's debut in Chile offers a test case for LCC staying power in Latin America". CAPA Centre for Aviation. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 9.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ https://worldairlinenews.com/2017/11/15/indigo-partners-doubles-existing-a320neo-family-order/
