BQB Líneas Aéreas (legally ''Los Cipreses S. A.'') was an

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based in

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, Uruguay. Its main base was

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. 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:

, Uruguay (home base and hub) to

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, Córdoba, and

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, Argentina,

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, Paraguay,

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and

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, 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

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domestic service from Montevideo to the cities of Salto twice a week (Mondays and Fridays) and the city of

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three times a week (Mondays-Wednesdays and Fridays) as a discount carrier 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 11 April 2015 the airline ceased operations due to a crisis that began in 2014, being sold 5 days later to the Bolivian

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. 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:

Fleet

BQB's fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bqb Lineas Aereas 2010 establishments in Uruguay 2015 disestablishments in Uruguay Airlines established in 2010 Airlines disestablished in 2015 Defunct airlines of Uruguay Companies based in Montevideo Uruguayan brands

History

Destinations

Fleet

See also

References

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