JetSmart
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| Founded | 2017 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 25 July 2017 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Santiago, Chile | ||||||
| Website | jetsmart.com | ||||||
JetSmart is an ultra low-cost Chilean airline created by US investment fund Indigo Partners, which also controls US airline Frontier Airlines, Mexico's Volaris and Hungarian airline Wizz Air. Its primary base of operations is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, in Santiago, Chile. The airline commenced scheduled operations on 25 July 2017. [1]
History
JetSmart requested an AOC (Air Operator Certificate) on 26 January 2017 and received the authorization in June 2017.[2] Initially, they will fly with 2 Airbus A320ceo, before transitioning the fleet to new A320neo. Initially flying only domestic routes, the airline intends to subsequently expand to the South American market. [3]
Destinations
JetSMART aims to operate up to 10 aircraft in the 2018 period, and is challenging Sky and LATAM in nearly every market that it aims to introduce between July and October 2017.[4]
| City | Airport code | Airport name | Notes | |
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| IATA | ICAO | |||
| Domestic | ||||
 Chile | ||||
| Santiago | SCL | SCEL | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport | HUB |
| Antofagasta | ANF | SCFA | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport | |
| Calama | CJC | SCCF | El Loa Airport | |
| Copiapó | CPO | SCAT | Desierto de Atacama Airport | Starts 21 August |
| Concepción, Chile | CCP | SCIE | Carriel Sur International Airport | Starts 21 August |
| La Serena | LSC | SCSE | La Florida Airport (Chile) | Starts 7 August |
| Puerto Montt | PMC | SCTE | El Tepual Airport | Starts 14 September |
| Temuco | ZCO | SCQP | La Araucanía International Airport | Starts 25 September |
Fleet
| Aircraft | Total | On Order | Seats | Routes | Notes |
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| Airbus A320-232 | 2 | 1 | 186 | Short and medium haul | CC-AWA ("Akori") CC-AWC ("Loica") |
References
- ↑ "Chile's JetSMART launches service". FlightGlobal. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ↑ "DGAC otorga autorización a línea aérea JetSmart para iniciar operaciones en Chile". La Tercera. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ↑ "Chile's new low-cost airline JetSmart plans to sell $1.50 tickets". Reuters. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ↑ "JetSMART’s debut in Chile offers a test case for LCC staying power in Latin America". CAPA Centre for Aviation. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
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| Defunct | ||