Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas
IATA ICAO Callsign
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, Community of Madrid, Spain
Key peopleRoberto Roselli (CEO)
FounderJulio Miguel Martínez Sola
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").

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.

Destinations

As of November 2023, Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas operates scheduled flights to the following destinations:[8]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
 ChileSantiagoArturo Merino Benítez International AirportTerminated[9]
 ColombiaBogotáEl Dorado International Airport[10]
CartagenaRafael Núñez International Airport[10]
 CubaLa HavanaJosé Martí International AirportTerminated[11]
 Dominican RepublicSamanáSamaná El Catey International AirportTerminated[12]
Santiago de los CaballerosCibao International AirportTerminated[12]
Santo DomingoLas Américas International AirportTerminated[12]
 EcuadorGuayaquilJosé Joaquín de Olmedo International AirportSuspended[13]
QuitoMariscal Sucre International AirportSuspended[13]
 Equatorial GuineaMalaboMalabo International Airport
 PeruLimaJorge Chávez International Airport
 SpainMadridMadrid–Barajas AirportHub
TenerifeTenerife North Airport
 VenezuelaCaracasSimón Bolívar International Airport
PorlamarSantiago Mariño Caribbean International AirportSeasonal charter[14]

Codeshare agreement

Plus Ultra has a codeshare agreement with LASER Airlines to offer flights to Porlamar.[15]

Fleet

Current fleet

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

As of July 2023, the Plus Ultra fleet consists of the following aircraft:[16]

Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas fleet
Aircraft In
service		 Orders Passengers Notes
C W Y Total
Airbus A330-200 5 — 24 – 272 296 Former Air Europa aircraft.
24 – 275 299
Airbus A340-300 1 — 30 21 224 275 To be retired by 2025.[17]
Total 6 —

Former fleet

Plus Ultra previously operated the following aircraft:[16]

Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas former fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Airbus A340-600 2 2019 2022
Boeing 777-200ER 1 2017 2017 Leased from Privilege Style

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 "Plus Ultra elimina en secreto su ruta entre Madrid y Santo Domingo (R. Dominicana)". Tourinews (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  13. 1 2 "Plus Ultra suspenderá a partir de febrero sus vuelos con Ecuador por el Covid-19". Lainformacion.com (in Spanish). Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Venezuela: Plus Ultra plans to fly between Madrid and Porlamar". Aviacionline.com. January 25, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Plus Ultra to Start Cali, Cartagena Routes in June". Cndnews.com. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  16. 1 2 "Plus Ultra Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  17. ↑ "Spain's Plus Ultra to end A340 ops in 2025 - CEO". Ch-aviation.com. Retrieved July 26, 2023.

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