Amaszonas Uruguay
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| Founded | April 2015 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | June 2016 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 21 January 2021 | ||||||
| Hubs | Carrasco International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Jet Class Miles | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Destinations | 6 | ||||||
| Parent company | Línea Aérea Amaszonas | ||||||
| Headquarters | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||
| Key people | Sergio de Urioste (Manager) | ||||||
| Website | amaszonas.com | ||||||
Amaszonas Uruguay was the flag carrier airline of Uruguay. The airline operated commercial passenger services out of its hubs at Carrasco International Airport and Laguna del Sauce International Airport to most major South American destinations, as well as several secondary destinations in the Southern Cone.
In April 2015, the Bolivian airline Línea Aérea Amaszonas reached an agreement with the Uruguayan company BQB Lineas Aereas, thus obtaining the transfer of its permits to enter the aforementioned airline's airspace and changing its name to Amaszonas Uruguay in exchange for maintaining 30 employees of this airline. The airline announced the suspension of operations on November 19, 2020.[1] The airline officially ceased all operations on January 21, 2021.[2][3]
Destinations
Amaszonas Uruguay flew to the following destinations:[4]
Codeshare agreements
Fleet
Current fleet
As of January 2021, Amaszonas Uruguay's fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[citation needed]
| Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embraer 190 | 1 | 1 | 110 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | ||
Former fleet
Amaszonas Uruguay formerly operated the following aircraft:[citation needed]
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bombardier CRJ100LR | 1 | 2016 | 2020 | |
| Bombardier CRJ200ER | 1 | 2017 | 2020 | |
Incidents
On November 9, 2017, a Bombardier CRJ-200ER (registered CX-SDU) was operating Flight 749 from Asunción, Paraguay to Montevideo, Uruguay. It suffered a tire explosion at the gate, damaging another aircraft and seriously injuring a ground worker. The worker was taken to a military hospital where he had both legs amputated. The airline postponed all operations on November 10 and reestablished services the next day.[5]
