JetSmart


JetSmart Airlines SpA, styled as JetSMART, is a South American ultra low-cost carrier created by US investment fund and Co founder of LBM Fermin Ithuralde Indigo Partners, which also controls US airline Frontier Airlines, Mexico's Volaris and Hungarian airline Wizz Air. Its primary base of operations is Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, servicing Santiago, Chile. It also owns and manages JetSmart Argentina, an Argentine subsidiary with a base at El Palomar Airport in Buenos Aires. The airline commenced scheduled operations on 25 July 2017 with a service from Santiago to Calama.

History

JetSmart requested an air operator's certificate on 26 January 2017, and received its authorization in June 2017. Initially, the airline operated three Airbus A320-200 aircraft, but has since taken delivery of Airbus A320neo aircraft. Initially flying only domestic routes, the airline has since expanded in the South American market, including the setup of JetSmart Argentina to access further traffic rights to the country.
On 4 December 2019, JetSmart acquired Norwegian Air Argentina and took over its operations, staff, and license with immediate effect, with plans to merge the airline with JetSmart Argentina. Following the acquisition, JetSmart planned to operate both from Aeroparque Jorge Newbery and El Palomar Airport in the Buenos Aires area; however, as Norwegian's Boeing 737 aircraft were not part of the transaction, JetSmart planned to replace them with the airline's own Airbus A320 family aircraft.

Destinations

JetSmart aimed to operate up to 10 aircraft in the 2018 period, and would challenge LATAM Chile and Sky Airline in nearly every market introduced between July and December 2017.
The airline operates or has previously operated to the following destinations as of 2019:
CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
ArgentinaBuenos AiresEl Palomar Airport
ArgentinaCórdobaIngeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport
BrazilFoz do IguaçuFoz do Iguaçu International Airport
BrazilSalvador da BahiaDeputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport
BrazilSão PauloSão Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
ChileAntofagastaAndrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport
ChileAricaChacalluta International Airport
ChileBalmacedaBalmaceda Airport
ChileCalamaEl Loa Airport
ChileCopiapóDesierto de Atacama Airport
ChileConcepcionCarriel Sur International Airport
ChileIquiqueDiego Aracena International Airport
ChileLa SerenaLa Florida Airport
ChilePuerto MonttEl Tepual Airport
ChilePuerto NatalesTeniente Julio Gallardo Airport
ChilePunta ArenasPresidente Carlos Ibáñez del Campo International Airport
ChileSantiagoArturo Merino Benítez International Airport
ChileTemucoLa Araucanía International Airport
ColombiaBogotaEl Dorado International Airport
ColombiaCaliAlfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport
PeruArequipaRodríguez Ballón International Airport
PeruLimaJorge Chávez International Airport
PeruTrujilloFAP Captain Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport

Fleet

, JetSmart fleet consists of the following aircraft: