Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas

Plus Ultra was founded in 2011 by the former director of the now-defunct Air Madrid, Julio Miguel Martínez Sola.^[3] Plus ultra ("Further beyond") is a Latin motto and the national motto of Spain. It is taken from the personal motto of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain, and is a reversal of the original phrase Non plus ultra ("Nothing further beyond").^{[citation needed]}

On 15 June 2016 the airline started operating regular flights, with destinations such as Santo Domingo and Lima. The initial fleet was made up of two pre-owned Airbus A340-300s which had been taken over from Gulf Air in late 2014.^[3] In March 2017, the airline announced two new routes: Barcelona-Madrid-Santiago from 15 June 2017 and Barcelona-Havana from 1 July 2017,^[4][5][6] however, both flights did not commence service. One year later, Plus Ultra announced plans to serve Caracas from Tenerife–North.^[7]

In March 2021, the Spanish government announced an aid of 53 million euros from the fund created to support companies considered strategic during the economic crisis derived from COVID-19.^[8] The public bailout was controversial and went to court, although in January 2023 the judge of the Madrid Court of Instruction No. 15 dismissed the case.^[9] On 11 December 2025, an investigation into the company was made public by the same court for alleged money laundering. That same day, police arrested the airline's owner and CEO after searching its headquarters.^[10]

As of June 2024, Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas operates scheduled flights to the following destinations:^[11]

Country	City	Airport	Notes	Refs
Chile	Santiago	Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport	Terminated	[12]
Colombia	Bogotá	El Dorado International Airport		[13]
	Cartagena	Rafael Núñez International Airport		[13]
Cuba	La Havana	José Martí International Airport	Seasonal charter	[14]
Dominican Republic	Samaná	Samaná El Catey International Airport	Terminated	[15]
	Santiago de los Caballeros	Cibao International Airport	Terminated	[15]
	Santo Domingo	Las Américas International Airport	Terminated	[15]
Ecuador	Guayaquil	José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport	Suspended	[16]
	Quito	Mariscal Sucre International Airport	Suspended	[16]
Equatorial Guinea	Malabo	Malabo International Airport
Peru	Lima	Jorge Chávez International Airport
Poland	Katowice	Katowice Airport	Seasonal charter	[17]
	Warsaw	Warsaw Chopin Airport	Seasonal charter	[18]
Spain	Madrid	Madrid–Barajas Airport	Hub
	Tenerife	Tenerife North Airport
Venezuela	Caracas	Simón Bolívar International Airport
	Porlamar	Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport	Seasonal charter	[19]

Plus Ultra has a codeshare agreement with LASER Airlines to offer flights to Porlamar^[20] and Ita Airways for connections between Italy and South America (via Madrid).^[21] and a Interline agreement with Star Peru to connect Madrid with other cities in Peru.^[22]

As of August 2025^[update], Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas operates the following aircraft:^[23]

Plus Ultra previously operated the following aircraft:^{[citation needed]}