BQB Líneas Aéreas

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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.

Founded2010
Ceased operations
11 April 2015
Fleetsize3
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BQB Líneas Aéreas
A BQB ATR-72-500 seen landing at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery in 2011.
IATA ICAO Call sign
5Q BQB -
Founded2010
Ceased operations
11 April 2015
HubsCarrasco International Airport
Fleet size3
Destinations3
Parent companyLínea Aérea Amaszonas[1]
HeadquartersMontevideo, Uruguay
Key peopleJuan Carlos López Mena (CEO)
Websitewww.flybqb.com
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History

Routes that were approved: Montevideo, Uruguay (home base) 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 (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. 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.[3] A month later, Amaszonas formed a new subsidiary with BQB's assets called Amaszonas Uruguay.[1]

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Fleet

BQB's fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[citation needed]

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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
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