JetSmart Argentina


JetSmart Airlines S.A., styled as JetSMART, is an Argentinian airline owned by the Chilean ultra low-cost carrier JetSmart, itself owned by Indigo Partners, a firm that also has stakes in US-based Frontier Airlines, Mexico-based Volaris, and Hungary-based Wizz Air. The airline uses the branding and corporate identity of JetSmart, its parent company, and operates a fleet of Airbus A320-200 aircraft with a base at El Palomar Airport near Buenos Aires. Its aircraft are registered in Argentina.

History

The airline was originally established in 2016 as Alas del Sur Líneas Aéreas, with plans to establish a hub in Córdoba. The plans consisted of an April 2017 launch date with short-haul flights from Córdoba to South American destinations added throughout 2017, and long-haul flights from Argentina to North America, Europe, and Asia by 2022. The airline planned to operate a fleet of Airbus A320 and Boeing 777 aircraft. However, as the airline did not receive an air operator's certificate, the start of service was postponed. In June 2018, Indigo Partners acquired the startup airline through its Chilean subsidiary JetSmart, allowing for JetSmart's entry into Argentina's domestic aviation market, and the airline was subsequently rebranded as JetSmart Argentina.
JetSmart Argentina received its air operator's certificate and its first aircraft, an Airbus A320-200 registered as LV-HEK, in December 2018. In February 2019, the airline announced and opened reservations for its first services beginning on 10 April 2019, which were to be operated from a new base at El Palomar Airport near Buenos Aires, after its parent company had previously operated flights to the airport from Santiago de Chile.

Destinations

JetSmart Argentina operates or has operated to the following destinations as of 2020:
CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
ArgentinaBuenos AiresAeroparque Jorge Newbery
ArgentinaBuenos AiresEl Palomar Airport
ArgentinaCórdobaIngeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport
ArgentinaMendozaGovernor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport
ArgentinaNeuquénPresidente Perón International Airport
ArgentinaPuerto IguazúCataratas del Iguazú International Airport
ArgentinaRosarioRosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport
ArgentinaSaltaMartín Miguel de Güemes International Airport
ArgentinaSan Carlos de BarilocheSan Carlos de Bariloche Airport
ArgentinaTucumánTeniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
ArgentinaUshuaiaUshuaia – Malvinas Argentinas International Airport
ChileSantiagoArturo Merino Benítez International Airport

Fleet

The JetSmart Argentina fleet consists of the following aircraft as of 2019: