Flybondi

Summary

FB Líneas Aéreas S.A., operating as Flybondi, is a ultra low-cost airline in Argentina. The airline, the first of its kind in the country,[citation needed] operates Boeing 737-800 aircraft from its bases in Buenos Aires and Córdoba. The company slogan is La libertad de volar, meaning "The freedom of flying" in Spanish.

Flybondi
IATA ICAO Callsign
FO FBZ BONDI
Founded2016
Commenced operations26 January 2018[1]
Operating basesBuenos Aires–Aeroparque
Focus citiesCórdoba
Fleet size15
Destinations13[citation needed]
HeadquartersBuenos Aires, Argentina
Key peopleAndrés Vacarezza
Websiteflybondi.com

History edit

The airline's inaugural flight from Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport in Córdoba to Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport in Puerto Iguazu took place on 26 January 2018.[1]

Destinations edit

The first routes were launched from its base at Córdoba International Airport in January 2018, to the cities of Mendoza, Bariloche and Puerto Iguazú. In February 2018, the airline was the first civilian airline to operate from El Palomar Airport near Buenos Aires, where it established a new base and began flights to Salta, Neuquén, and Tucumán.[2]

Flybondi went international on December 17, 2018, with flights between El Palomar in the Greater Buenos Aires area and the Paraguayan capital Asunción.[3]

In July, 2019, the airline announced that it would start flights between Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro. The flights started operating on 11 October 2019, departing from the airline's main base at Buenos Aires' El Palomar Airport to Galeão Airport in Rio de Janeiro. [4]

As of January 2024, Flybondi operates or has operated to the following destinations:

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Argentina Bahía Blanca Comandante Espora Airport Terminated
Buenos Aires Aeroparque Jorge Newbery Base [5]
El Palomar Airport Terminated
Ministro Pistarini International Airport Base [5]
Comodoro Rivadavia General Enrique Mosconi International Airport [5]
Córdoba Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport [5]
Corrientes Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport [5]
El Calafate Comandante Armando Tola International Airport [5]
Mar del Plata Ástor Piazzolla International Airport [5]
Mendoza Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport [5]
Neuquén Presidente Perón International Airport [5]
Posadas Libertador General José de San Martín Airport [5]
Puerto Iguazú Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport [5]
Puerto Madryn El Tehuelche Airport [5]
Rosario Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport Terminated
Salta Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport [5]
San Carlos de Bariloche San Carlos de Bariloche Airport [5]
San Miguel de Tucumán Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport [5]
San Salvador de Jujuy Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport [5]
Santiago del Estero Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport [5]
Trelew Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport [5]
Ushuaia Ushuaia – Malvinas Argentinas International Airport [5]
Brazil Florianópolis Hercílio Luz International Airport [5]
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport [5]
São Paulo São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport [5]
Paraguay Asunción Silvio Pettirossi International Airport Terminated
Uruguay Punta del Este Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport Terminated

Fleet edit

 
A Flybondi Boeing 737-800

As of November 2023, Flybondi operates the following aircraft:[6]

Flybondi fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-800 15 2 189
Total 15 2

Former fleet edit

The following aircraft were formerly operated by Flybondi:[6]

Flybondi fleet
Aircraft Number Passengers
Boeing 737-800 5 189
Total 5

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Con el primer vuelo de Flybondi, arrancó la era de las low cost en Argentina". Clarín. 26 January 2018.(in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Flybondi presentó su primer avión y vuela desde el 3 de enero". LaVoz. 6 December 2017.(in Spanish)
  3. ^ "Flybondi to cross the border in December with Asunción, Punta del Este services". MercoPress. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  4. ^ Machado, João (2019-07-05). "Flybondi to Start Flights to Brazil, Keeps Low-Cost Growth in South America". AirlineGeeks.com. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Destinos". flybondi.com (in Spanish).
  6. ^ a b "Flybondi Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. Retrieved 2022-11-05.

External links edit

  • Official website