Andes Líneas Aéreas
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Andes Líneas Aéreas is an airline
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...

 based in Salta
Salta
Salta is a city in northwestern Argentina and the capital city of the Salta Province. Along with its metropolitan area, it has a population of 464,678 inhabitants as of the , making it Argentina's eighth largest city.-Overview:...

, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

. It operates regional services, as well as charter flights to tourist destinations in Argentina and Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 on behalf of local tour operators. Its main base is Martín Miguel de Güemes Airport, with a hub at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery
Aeroparque Jorge Newbery
-Accidents and incidents:*On 17 December 1969, an Austral Líneas Aéreas C-46 Commando, lost engine 1 due to fuel exhaustion shortly after take-off. The plane failed to gain height and made a crash landing in a small sport field...

, Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...

.

History

Andes Líneas Aéreas began operations on 20 June 2006 with services between Salta and Buenos Aires. On December 4, 2006, the airline added scheduled service to Puerto Madryn. The airline is preparing to add service to Tucuman and other cities.

Destinations

  • Argentina
    Argentina
    Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

    • Buenos Aires
      Buenos Aires
      Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...

       - Aeroparque Jorge Newbery
      Aeroparque Jorge Newbery
      -Accidents and incidents:*On 17 December 1969, an Austral Líneas Aéreas C-46 Commando, lost engine 1 due to fuel exhaustion shortly after take-off. The plane failed to gain height and made a crash landing in a small sport field...

       Focus City
    • Córdoba
      Córdoba, Argentina
      Córdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. Córdoba is the second-largest city in Argentina after the federal capital Buenos Aires, with...

       - Ingeniero Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport
      Ingeniero Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport
      Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport , more commonly known as Pajas Blancas, is located north-northwest away from the center of Córdoba, the capital city of the Córdoba Province...

    • Puerto Madryn
      Puerto Madryn
      Puerto Madryn is a city in the province of Chubut in the Argentine Patagonia. It is the head town of the Viedma Department, and has about 57,571 inhabitants according to the last census in 2001....

       - El Tehuelche Airport
      El Tehuelche Airport
      El Tehuelche Airport is an airport located about 10 km northwest of downtown Puerto Madryn, in the province of Chubut, Argentina.-Services:...

    • Puerto Iguazú
      Puerto Iguazú
      Puerto Iguazú is a frontier city in the province of Misiones, Argentina. With a population of 82.227 ,it is the fifth largest city in the Province, after Posadas, Oberá, Eldorado and San Vicente....

       - Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport
      Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport
      Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport , also known as Mayor Carlos Eduardo Krause Airport, is an airport in Misiones Province, Argentina serving the city of Puerto Iguazú and providing access to the nearby Iguazú Falls ....

    • Salta
      Salta
      Salta is a city in northwestern Argentina and the capital city of the Salta Province. Along with its metropolitan area, it has a population of 464,678 inhabitants as of the , making it Argentina's eighth largest city.-Overview:...

       - Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport
      Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport
      Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport is located southwest of the center of Salta, a city in the Salta Province of Argentina. The airport covers an area of 208 hectares and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A....

       Hub
    • San Salvador de Jujuy
      San Salvador de Jujuy
      San Salvador de Jujuy , commonly known as Jujuy and locally often referred to as San Salvador, is the capital city of Jujuy Province in northwest Argentina. It lies near the southern end of the Humahuaca Canyon where wooded hills meet the lowlands....

       - Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport
      Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport
      Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport is an airport in Jujuy Province, Argentina serving the city of San Salvador de Jujuy.Inaugurated by Governor Darío Arias on April 19, 1967, it was originally named Aeropuerto El Cadillal. The airport was renamed in 1992 for Dr...

    • Tucumán - Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport


Charters and seasonal destinations
  • Argentina
    Argentina
    Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

    • Bariloche - Teniente Luis Candelaria International Airport
      Teniente Luis Candelaria International Airport
      Teniente Luis Candelaria International Airport is an airport in Río Negro Province, Argentina serving the city of San Carlos de Bariloche. In 2007, the airport handled 724,010 passengers...

    • El Calafate
      El Calafate
      - Population :In the last census 6,143 permanent residents were counted . This represents a 20.1% increase compared with the 1991 census. However, due to the expansion of tourism, the population was estimated at 8,000 people in 2005.- Wildlife :...

       - Comandante Armando Tola International Airport
      Comandante Armando Tola International Airport
      Comandante Armando Tola International Airport is an airport in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It is located approximately east of the city of El Calafate. The airport is jointly operated by the government and London Supply...

    • Rio Gallegos - Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport
      Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport
      Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport is located west-southwest of the center of Río Gallegos, a city in the Santa Cruz Province of Argentina. The airport covers an area of 1150 hectares and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A.It is served by Aerolíneas Argentinas, LAN...

    • Rio Grande
      Rio Grande
      The Rio Grande is a river that flows from southwestern Colorado in the United States to the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way it forms part of the Mexico – United States border. Its length varies as its course changes...

       - Hermes Quijada International Airport
      Hermes Quijada International Airport
      Hermes Quijada International Airport is an airport in Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina serving the city of Río Grande. It is served by Aerolíneas Argentinas and LADE....

    • Rosario
      Rosario
      Rosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the western shore of the Paraná River and has 1,159,004 residents as of the ....

       - Rosario - Islas Malvinas International Airport
    • Ushuaia
      Ushuaia
      Ushuaia may refer to the following:*Ushuaia, a city in Argentina.**Ushuaia Department, an administrative division**Ushuaia River**Ushuaia International Airport**Colegio Nacional de Ushuaia, National School of Ushuaia....

       - Ushuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport
  • Brazil
    Brazil
    Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

    • Cabo Frio
      Cabo Frio
      Cabo Frio is a Brazilian municipality in Rio de Janeiro state, founded by the Portuguese on November 13, 1615.The city's economy is mainly based on tourism, as most of the cities situated in the called Região dos Lagos . The city is usually visited by people from Minas Gerais, Brasília and Rio de...

       - Cabo Frio International Airport
      Cabo Frio International Airport
      Cabo Frio International Airport is the airport serving Cabo Frio, Brazil.The airport is owned by the municipality of Cabo Frio and operated by the private company .-History:...

    • Florianópolis
      Florianópolis
      -Climate:Florianópolis experiences a warm humid subtropical climate, falling just short of a true tropical climate. The seasons of the year are distinct, with a well-defined summer and winter, and characteristic weather for autumn and spring. Frost is infrequent, but occurs occasionally in the winter...

       - Hercílio Luz International Airport
      Hercílio Luz International Airport
      Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport , is the airport serving Florianópolis, Brazil. It is named after Hercílio Pedro da Luz , 3 times Governor of Santa Catarina and senator.It is operated by Infraero....

    • Maceio
      Maceió
      Maceió is the capital and the largest city of the coastal state Alagoas, Brazil. The name "maceió" is of Indian origin, and designates the natural spontaneously courses of water which flow out of the soil...

       - Zumbi dos Palmares Airport
    • Natal
      Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
      -History:The northeastern tip of South America, Cabo São Roque, to the north of Natal and the closest point to Europe from Latin America, was first visited by European navigators in 1501, in the 1501–1502 Portuguese expedition led by Amerigo Vespucci, who named the spot after the saint of the day...

       - Augusto Severo International Airport
      Augusto Severo International Airport
      Augusto Severo International Airport , formerly called Parnamirim Airport, is the airport serving Natal, Brazil, located in the adjoining municipality of Parnamirim...

    • Porto Alegre
      Porto Alegre
      Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...

       - Salgado Filho International Airport
      Salgado Filho International Airport
      Salgado Filho International Airport is the airport serving Porto Alegre, Brazil. It is named after the Senator and first Minister of the Brazilian Air Force Joaquim Pedro Salgado Filho , killed on June 20, 1950 in an accident with an aircraft which departed from Porto Alegre.In 2010 the airport...

    • Porto Seguro
      Porto Seguro
      Porto Seguro is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Bahia. It is the site where the Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral first set foot on Brazilian soil on April 22, 1500...

       - Porto Seguro Airport
      Porto Seguro Airport
      Porto Seguro Airport is the airport serving Porto Seguro, Brazil.It is operated by .-History:The airport was inaugurated in 1982 but in 1997 brand new passenger terminal and apron were opened....

    • Recife
      Recife
      Recife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper...

       - Guararapes International Airport
      Guararapes International Airport
      Recife/Guararapes-Gilberto Freyre International Airport is the airport serving Recife, Brazil. The name Guararapes is a reference to the Guararapes Battle, fought in the surrounding area...

    • Río de Janeiro
      Rio de Janeiro
      Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

       - Galeão International Airport
    • São Paulo
      São Paulo
      São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...

       - Guarulhos International Airport
      Guarulhos International Airport
      São Paulo/Guarulhos – Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport , formerly called Cumbica Airport after the district where it is located and the Air Force Base that still exists at the airport complex, is the main airport serving São Paulo, Brazil. It is located in the adjoining...

    • Salvador da Bahia - Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport
      Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport
      Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport , formerly called Dois de Julho International Airport is the airport serving Salvador da Bahia, Brazil...

  • Uruguay
    Uruguay
    Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

    • Punta del Este
      Punta del Este
      Punta del Este is a resort town on the Atlantic Coast in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. It is located on the intersection of Route 10 with Route 39, directly southeast of the department capital Maldonado and about east of Montevideo...

       - Capitan Corbeta CA Curbelo International Airport
      Capitan Corbeta CA Curbelo International Airport
      Capitan Corbeta CA Curbelo International Airport , formerly called Laguna del Salce International Airport, is the airport serving Punta del Este, Uruguay, located in the adjoining municipality of Maldonado...

  • Venezuela
    Venezuela
    Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

    • Porlamar
      Porlamar
      Porlamar is the largest city on Isla Margarita, Nueva Esparta State in Venezuela. It was founded on the southeast coast in 1536, less than 40 years after Christopher Columbus first sailed through. Porlamar was a quiet fishing village until the arrival of air travel...

       - Del Caribe International Airport

Fleet

The Andes Líneas Aéreas operates the following aircraft (as of 9 April 2009) http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=ANE&al_op=1:
  • 2 McDonnell Douglas MD-82 LV-BHF, LV-BNI
  • 1 McDonnell Douglas MD-83 LV-BTH
  • 1 McDonnell Douglas MD-87 LV-BZR
  • 2 Bombardier CRJ900


Two previously owned 90-seat Bombardier CRJ900 are going to replace 2 MD-8S planes.
With the new CRJ900 aircraft, Andes Líneas Aéreas plans to increase its services to include daily flights to Salta, Jujuy, Cordoba, Puerto Madryn and thrice-weekly flights to Puerto Iguazu and Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia.
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