The new company of the Balearic Islands, a subsidiary of Swiftair, inaugurated its operations last Friday, July 16, connecting Ibiza, Menorca and Palma de Mallorca.
On Thursday a presentation ceremony was held in Ibiza, with the presence of the President of the Insular Council, Vicente Marí, and the CEO of UEP! Fly, Javier Taibo, at the airport.
The company is focused on connecting the Balearic Islands and its headquarters are in Palma de Mallorca, while the operational base is in Ibiza. The objective is to increase inter-island travel and in the future reach the Spanish peninsula once its operations have been strengthened.
There is currently great competition between the islands with the presence of Iberia and Air Europa, which have 24 and 12 daily flights respectively. UEP! Fly will initially operate an average of five daily flights with an ATR 72 with capacity for 68 passengers (at the moment it only has one, with EC-KKQ registration).
The landing of UEP! means an increase of 24% in the offer of seats in the Balearic Islands.
The airline is the first of the three new companies announced in Spain to officially begin commercial flights. The other two are the Canary Islands-based Lattitude Hub, which launched the sale of its tickets last week, and Isla Air Express, another Balearic airline but which will use DHC-6-300 seaplanes.
