Andes Líneas Aéreas
Andes Líneas Aéreas is an Argentinian airline based in Buenos Aires. It operates regional services, as well as charter flights to tourist destinations in Argentina and Brazil on behalf of local tour operators. Its main base is Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, with a hub at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, Buenos Aires.[1]
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| Founded | June 2006 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Aeroparque Jorge Newbery | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | 10 | ||||||
| Parent company | Andes Líneas Aéreas SA | ||||||
| Headquarters | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||
| Website | andesonline.com | ||||||
History
Andes Líneas Aéreas began operations on 20 June 2006 with services between Salta and Buenos Aires. From its beginnings, the company has been one of the main charter flight providers in Argentina, covering local destinations as well as destinations in Brazil and in the Caribbean. It has also been the official transport of major Argentine football clubs such as River Plate, Boca Juniors, San Lorenzo, etc. After Salta, Andes added regular scheduled flights between Buenos Aires and Puerto Madryn, Jujuy and Cordoba (the latter were later discontinued).[2]
Following the change in government, and therefore airline policy, in December 2015 in Argentina, Andes began expanding its network and fleet.
In February 2017, Andes received formal authorization from the Argentine Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC) to fly to a large number of domestic and international destinations including Rosario, Puerto Iguazu, Bariloche, Comodoro Rivadavia, Puerto Madryn, Ushuaia, El Calafate, São Paulo, Santiago de Chile and Lima among others.[3]
In the summer of 2017, the airline inaugurated regular seasonal summer flights to Mar del Plata from Buenos Aires. It also restarted scheduled flights between Cordoba and Buenos Aires, and between Mendoza and Buenos Aires in March 2017.[4] The company was scheduled to add flights to Termas de Rio Hondo (as a replacement for Tucuman while works continued at the airport) in May 2017, as well as flights to Iguazu (July 2017), Bariloche and Comodoro Rivadavia from Buenos Aires, and charter flights to the Dominican Republic from Córdoba, all in 2017. The company also received its first Boeing 737-800 formerly owned by Malaysian Airlines in May 2017.[5]
On 31 October 2019, the airline suspended operations for about ten days, for financial reasons.[6][7]
On 9 November 2019, the airline resumed all flights after the Chubut provincial government approved the payment of ARS199 million pesos (USD3.34 million) that was owed to the airline.[8]
Destinations
As of September 2019, the airline flies to the following destinations:[9]
Fleet
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Current fleet
The Andes Líneas Aéreas fleet consists of the following aircraft as of July 2020:[10]
| Aircraft | In Service | Passengers |
|---|---|---|
| McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 165 | |
| Total | ||
Former fleet
The airline previously operated:
- 4 Boeing 737-800 (between 2017 and 2019)
- 2 McDonnell Douglas MD-82[11]
- 2 McDonnell Douglas MD-87[11]
- 2 Bombardier CRJ900 (between 2010 and 2012)[12]
References
- "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 75.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2017-05-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-05-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Las novedades de Andes en Marzo". www.sirchandler.com.ar. March 3, 2017.
- "El primer Boeing 737 de Andes en camino". www.sirchandler.com.ar. May 17, 2017.
- eltribuno.com - Andes Líneas Aéreas suspende sus operaciones en todo el país por 10 días (Spanish) 31 October 2019
- ch-aviation.com - Argentina's Andes Líneas Aéreas suspends flight operations 4 November 2019
- - Argentina's Andes Líneas Aéreas resumes ops 11 November 2019
- "Conocé nuestros destinos" [Get to know our destinations] (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- "Andes Líneas Aéreas Fleet Details and History". Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- "McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Andes Líneas Aéreas". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- "CRJ900 Andes Líneas Aéreas". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
