BQB Líneas Aéreas

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 Callsign
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

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

By April 2015, BQB Líneas Aéreas operated scheduled services to the following destinations:[4]

City Country Airport Status
ArgentinaBuenos AiresAeroparque Jorge Newbery
Ministro Pistarini International AirportTerminated
RosarioRosario – Islas Malvinas International AirportTerminated
BrazilCuritibaAfonso Pena International AirportTerminated
FlorianópolisHercílio Luz International AirportTerminated
Foz do IguaçuFoz do Iguaçu International AirportTerminated
Porto AlegreSalgado Filho International AirportTerminated
Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro–Galeão International AirportTerminated
São PauloSão Paulo–Guarulhos International AirportTerminated
ChileSantiagoArturo Merino Benítez International AirportTerminated
ParaguayAsuncionSilvio Pettirossi International Airport
UruguayMontevideoCarrasco International AirportHub
Punta del EsteCapitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International AirportTerminated
RiveraRivera International AirportTerminated
SaltoNueva Hesperides International AirportTerminated


Fleet
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

References
  1. "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). Buquebus (53): 110. July–August 2012.
  5. "BQB Lineas Aereas Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
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