Uair
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| Founded | September 2002 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 29 December 2003 | ||||||
Ceased operations | 8 April 2005 | ||||||
| Hubs | Carrasco International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Destinations | 12 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||
| Key people | Antonio Rama Toscano (Founder and CEO)[1] | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Uair (legally Air Euroamerica SA) was a low-cost airline based in Montevideo, Uruguay. It operated scheduled regional services to Argentina and Brazil.
History
The airline was established in September 2002 and started operations on 29 December 2003, using two Fokker 100 leased from TAM Linhas Aéreas.[2][1] The airline suspended its operations on 8 April 2005, after facing financial difficulties, and its aircraft were later returned to TAM.[1]
Destinations
Uair operated to over ten destinations from its base in Montevideo, including:[3]
- Buenos Aires - Aeroparque Jorge Newbery
- Córdoba - Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport
- Mendoza - Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport
- Rosario - Islas Malvinas International Airport
- Curitiba - Afonso Pena International Airport[4]
- Florianópolis - Hercílio Luz International Airport
- Porto Alegre - Salgado Filho Porto Alegre International Airport
- Porto Seguro - Porto Seguro Airport
- Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport
- São Paulo - São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Uair, historia de la aerolínea que ya encabezó quien impulsa una nueva compañía uruguaya". Montevideo.com.uy (in Spanish). 31 January 2024.
- ↑ Pablo Luciano Potenze (27 February 2025). "Uair – Entre el voluntarismo y la realidad". Gacetaeronautica.com (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Uair route map". Airlineroutemaps.com. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ↑ "Aerolínea uruguaya inaugura ruta Montevideo - Curitiba". Elpais.com.uy (in Spanish). 21 June 2004.
- ↑ "Uair iniciará vuelos a Chile en setiembre". Elpais.com.uy (in Spanish). 5 August 2004.