Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas
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| Founded | 2011[3] | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2015 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | 6 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Madrid,Spain | ||||||
| Key people | Julio Miguel Martínez Sola (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Plus Ultra Líneas Aeréas 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").
On 15 June 2016 the airline started operating regular flights, with destinations such as Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and Lima, Peru. 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 de Chile 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 plans to serve Caracas from Tenerife–North.[7]
Destinations
As of July 2019, Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas operates scheduled flights to the following destinations:[8]
| Country | City | Airport | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | Caracas | Simón Bolívar International Airport | |
| Peru | Lima | Jorge Chávez International Airport | |
| Spain | Tenerife | Tenerife North Airport | |
| Spain | Madrid | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport | Base |
| Ecuador | Quito | Mariscal Sucre International Airport | |
| Ecuador | Guayaquil | Jose Joaquin de Olmedo International Airport |
Fleet
As of February 25, 2020, the Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas fleet consists of the following aircraft:[9]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A340-300 | 2 | — | 18 | 285 | 303 | |
| Airbus A340-600 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 328 | 368 | [10] |
| Total | 4 | 1 | ||||
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.
- ^ http://www.laopinion.es/economia/2018/03/15/plus-ultra-lineas-aereas-une/859860.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Spain's Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas squeezed in LatAm market". ch-aviation. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "Plus Ultra Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ "Plus Ultra to Expand Fleet". Aeronautics. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
External links
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