Plus Ultra announced the launch of new routes to Colombia and the Dominican Republic, currently the fastest recovering long-haul markets from Spain, which will be added to the network it already operates in Latin America and covers Caracas (CCS), Lima (LIM), Quito (UIO) and Guayaquil (UIO).
Colombia
Plus Ultra will have new flights from Madrid to Bogotá (BOG) and Cartagena (CTG). In the latter case, it will be the only company to fly from the Spanish capital.
The service will be inaugurated on July 2 with three weekly flights on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays operated by Airbus A340.
Flight Itinerary
- Madrid (MAD) 12:30 – Bogota (BOG) 17:30
- Cartagena (CTG) 20:45 – Madrid (MAD) 13:50
Spain is Colombia’s main long-haul market. Data obtained through Aena Estadística indicate that in 2019, 1,456,490 passengers and 24,756.8 tons of cargo were mobilized between both nations.
By 2022 the route between Madrid (MAD) and Bogota (BOG) will have four operators that include: Avianca, Iberia, Air Europa, and soon Plus Ultra.
Dominican Republic
Last year, Plus Ultra applied to the Dominican Republic Civil Aviation Board (JAC) for the necessary permits to operate between Madrid (MAD) and Santo Domingo (SDQ).
Flights will begin on July 1 with four weekly operations on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays operated on Airbus A340s.
Flight Itinerary
- Madrid (MAD) 12:30 – Santo Domingo (SDQ) 15:10
- Santo Domingo (SDQ) 17:10 – Madrid (MAD) 07:30+1
In 2021 between Madrid and Santo Domingo, 425,614 passengers were mobilized, being the only Latin American long-haul route to exceed 2019 levels with an 8% increase.
