BQB Líneas Aéreas


BQB Líneas Aéreas 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.

History

Routes that were approved: Montevideo, Uruguay to Rosario, Córdoba, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, Asunción, 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 and the city of Rivera three times a week as a discount carrier and in competition with the bus service. These frequencies were expected to be increased. Others 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 11 April 2015, the airline ceased operations due to a crisis that began in 2014, being sold 5 days later to the Bolivian Línea Aérea Amaszonas. A month later, Amaszonas formed a new subsidiary with BQB's assets called Amaszonas Uruguay.

Destinations

By April 2015, BQB Líneas Aéreas operated scheduled services to the following destinations:
CityCountryAirportStatus
ArgentinaBuenos AiresAeroparque Jorge Newbery
ArgentinaBuenos AiresMinistro Pistarini International Airport
ArgentinaRosarioRosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport
BrazilCuritibaAfonso Pena International Airport
BrazilFlorianópolisHercílio Luz International Airport
BrazilFoz do IguaçuFoz do Iguaçu International Airport
BrazilPorto AlegreSalgado Filho International Airport
BrazilRio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
BrazilSão PauloSão Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
ChileSantiagoArturo Merino Benítez International Airport
ParaguayAsunciónSilvio Pettirossi International Airport
UruguayMontevideoCarrasco International Airport
UruguayPunta del EsteCapitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport
UruguayRiveraRivera International Airport
UruguaySaltoNueva Hesperides International Airport

Fleet

BQB's fleet consisted of the following aircraft:
AircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredNotes
Airbus A319-100120142015Leased from Airbus
Airbus A320-200120132014Leased from Vueling
ATR 72-500420102015