Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas S.A. is a Spanish long-haul airline based at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport.
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Founded | 2011[3] | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 5 August 2015 | ||||||
Hubs | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program | Premier Plus | ||||||
Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
Destinations | 8 | ||||||
Headquarters | Madrid, Spain | ||||||
Key people | Julio Miguel Martínez Sola (Founder) Roberto Roselli (CEO) | ||||||
Website | www |
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").[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
As of July 2022, Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas operates scheduled flights to the following destinations:[8]
Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
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![]() | Santiago | Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport | Terminated | [9] |
![]() | Bogotá | El Dorado International Airport | [10] | |
Cartagena | Rafael Núñez International Airport | Via Bogotá | [10] | |
![]() | La Havana | José Martí International Airport | Terminated | [11] |
![]() | Samaná | Samaná El Catey International Airport | [12] | |
Santo Domingo | Las Américas International Airport | [13] | ||
![]() | Guayaquil | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport | Suspended | [14] |
Quito | Mariscal Sucre International Airport | Suspended | [14] | |
![]() | Malabo | Malabo International Airport | ||
![]() | Lima | Jorge Chávez International Airport | ||
![]() | Madrid | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport | Hub | |
Tenerife | Tenerife North Airport | Resumes on November 26, 2022 | [15] | |
![]() | Caracas | Simón Bolívar International Airport | ||
As of July 2022, the Plus Ultra fleet consists of the following aircraft:[17]
Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
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C | W | Y | Total | ||||
Airbus A330-200 | 3 | — | 24 | – | 275 | 299 | Former Air Europa aircraft |
Airbus A340-300 | 1 | — | 30 | 21 | 224 | 275 | To be retired by early 2023[18] |
1 | 24 | – | 265 | 289 | |||
Airbus A340-600 | 1 | — | 8 | – | 368 | 376 | Leased from European Aviation Group[19] |
Total | 6 | — |
Plus Ultra previously operated the following aircraft:[17]
Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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Boeing 777-200ER | 1 | 2017 | 2017 | Leased from Privilege Style |
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