Ultra Air


Ultra Air S.A.S was a Colombian low-cost airline headquartered in Rionegro, Antioquia, with its main base located at José María Córdova International Airport, serving Medellín.

History

Ultra Air was founded in 2020 by founder and former CEO of Viva Air Colombia & Viva Air Perú and former Interjet CEO William Shaw. It received its air operator's certificate from the Colombian Civil Aviation Authority in January 2022, and began passenger operations on 23 February 2022 with an inaugural flight from Bogotá to San Andrés Island.
In January 2022, Ultra Air became the first airline to receive a mega-investment qualification from the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, which grants tax incentives to companies that meet certain criteria such as creating a certain amount of new jobs, and investing a certain amount.
On 29 March 2023, Ultra Air announced that it would suspend operations effective 30 March at 12:00 a.m. local time.

Destinations

As of March 2023, Ultra Air flew to the following destinations:
CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
BarranquillaErnesto Cortissoz International Airport
BogotáEl Dorado International Airport
CaliAlfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport
CúcutaCamilo Daza International Airport
CartagenaRafael Núñez International Airport
MedellínJosé María Córdova International Airport
MonteríaLos Garzones Airport
PereiraMatecaña International Airport
San AndrésGustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport
Santa MartaSimón Bolívar International Airport

Fleet

As of March 2023, Ultra Air operated an all-Airbus A320 fleet.