Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas
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| Founded | 2011[1] | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2015 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Parent company | Sociedad Anónima | ||||||
| Key people | Julio Miguel Martínez Sola (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | airplusultra.com | ||||||
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.[1] 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.[1]
Destinations
Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas has the following destinations:[2]
| City | Country | IATA | ICAO | Airport | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | the Netherlands | AMS | EHAM | Schiphol Airport | Service terminated |
| Bangkok | Thailand | BKK | VTBS | Suvarnabhumi Airport | Seasonal |
| Havana | Cuba | HAV | MUHA | José Martí International Airport | Service terminated |
| Holguín | Cuba | HOG | MUHG | Frank País Airport | Seasonal |
| Lima | Peru | LIM | SPJC | Jorge Chávez International Airport | |
| Madrid | Spain | MAD | LEMD | Madrid-Barajas Airport | Hub |
| Panama City | Panama | PTY | MPTO | Tocumen International Airport | Seasonal |
| San José | Costa Rica | SJO | MROC | Juan Santamaría International Airport | Seasonal |
| Santa Clara | Cuba | SNU | MUSC | Abel Santamaría Airport | Seasonal |
| Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | SDQ | MDSD | Las Américas International Airport | |
Fleet
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Two Plus Ultra Airbus A340-300s
As of July 2016, the Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas fleet consists of the following aircraft:[3]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
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| C | Y+ | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A340-300 | 2 | — | 12 | 54 | 257 | 323 | |
| Total | 2 | — | |||||
References
- 1 2 3 ch-aviation.com - Spanish start-up, Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas, gets first A340 2 September 2014
- ↑ https://plusultra.com/index.php/en/
- ↑ planespotters.net - Plus Ultra Fleet Details and History retrieved 17 August 2016
External links
Media related to Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas at Wikimedia Commons
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