BQB Líneas Aéreas
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.jpg) A BQB ATR-72-500 seen landing at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery in 2011. | |||||||
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| Founded | 2010 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 11 April 2015 | ||||||
| Hubs | Carrasco International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 3 | ||||||
| Parent company | Línea Aérea Amaszonas[1] | ||||||
| Headquarters | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||
| Key people | Juan Carlos López Mena (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
BQB Líneas Aéreas (legally Los Cipreses S. A.) was an airline based in Montevideo, Uruguay. Its main base was Carrasco International Airport. The airline was owned by the owner of Buquebus, Juan Carlos López Mena. The airline ceased operations in April 2015.
History
Routes that were approved: Montevideo, Uruguay (home base) to Rosario, Córdoba, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, Asunción, Paraguay, Porto Alegre and Florianópolis, Brazil. From Buenos Aires to Salto, Uruguay. Due to delays in government approvals and changes international routes were still pending when BQB ceased operations during April 2015, however BQB commenced ATR 72 domestic service from Montevideo to the cities of Salto twice a week (Mondays and Fridays) and the city of Rivera three times a week (Mondays-Wednesdays and Fridays) as a discount carrier[2] and in competition with the bus service. These frequencies were expected to be increased. Others that were expected to commence included the routes from Montevideo to Rivera to Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre to Punta del Este, and from Salto to Buenos Aires.
On 11 April 2015, the airline ceased operations due to a crisis that began in 2014, being sold 5 days later to the Bolivian Línea Aérea Amaszonas.[3] A month later, Amaszonas formed a new subsidiary with BQB's assets called Amaszonas Uruguay.[1]
Destinations
By April 2015, BQB Líneas Aéreas operated scheduled services to the following destinations:[4]
| City | Country | Airport | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | Aeroparque Jorge Newbery | |
| Ministro Pistarini International Airport | Terminated | ||
| Rosario | Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport | Terminated | |
| Brazil | Curitiba | Afonso Pena International Airport | Terminated |
| Florianópolis | Hercílio Luz International Airport | Terminated | |
| Foz do Iguaçu | Foz do Iguaçu International Airport | Terminated | |
| Porto Alegre | Salgado Filho International Airport | Terminated | |
| Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport | Terminated | |
| São Paulo | São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport | Terminated | |
| Chile | Santiago | Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport | Terminated |
| Paraguay | Asunción | Silvio Pettirossi International Airport | |
| Uruguay | Montevideo | Carrasco International Airport | Hub |
| Punta del Este | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport | Terminated | |
| Rivera | Rivera International Airport | Terminated | |
| Salto | Nueva Hesperides International Airport | Terminated | |
Fleet
BQB's fleet consisted of the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A319-100 | 1 | 2014 | 2015 | Leased from Airbus |
| Airbus A320-200 | 1 | 2013 | 2014 | Leased from Vueling |
| ATR 72-500 | 4 | 2010 | 2015 | |
See also
References
- 1 2 "BQB Lineas Aereas Airline Profile". Centreforaviation.com.
- ↑ "BQB Lineas Aereas route map".
- ↑ "López Mena vendió BQB a la aerolínea boliviana Amaszonas". Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ↑ "Nuestras Líneas". Buquebus Magazine (in Spanish) (53). Buquebus: 110. July–August 2012.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)
- "Uruguay's BQB Líneas Aéreas pursues rapid expansion, emerging as successor to Pluna". Centre for Aviation. 18 January 2014. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014.