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.

BQB Líneas Aéreas
IATA ICAO Call sign
5Q BQB -
Founded2010
Ceased operationsApril 11, 2015
HubsCarrasco International Airport
Fleet size3
Destinations3
Parent companyLínea Aérea Amaszonas[1]
HeadquartersMontevideo, Uruguay
Key peopleJuan Carlos López Mena (CEO)
Websitewww.flybqb.com

History

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Routes that were approved: Montevideo, Uruguay (home base and hub) to Rosario, Córdoba, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, Asuncion, 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. Other 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 April 11, 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

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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 Asuncion 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

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A BQB ATR-72-500 seen landing at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery in 2011

BQB's fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[5]

BQB Líneas Aéreas fleet
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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "BQB Lineas Aereas Airline Profile". Centreforaviation.com.
  2. ^ "BQB Lineas Aereas route map".
  3. ^ "López Mena vendió BQB a la aerolínea boliviana Amaszonas". Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Nuestras Líneas". Buquebus Magazine (in Spanish) (53). Buquebus: 110. July–August 2012.
  5. ^ "BQB Lineas Aereas Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
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