JetSmart

JetSmart
IATA ICAO Callsign
JA - ROCKSMART
Founded 2017
Commenced operations 25 July 2017
Operating bases Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
Fleet size 5
Destinations 10
Headquarters Santiago, Chile
Website jetsmart.com

JetSmart is an ultra low-cost Chilean airline created by US investment fund Indigo Partners, which also controls US airline Frontier Airlines, Mexico's Volaris and Hungarian airline Wizz Air. Its primary base of operations is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, in Santiago, Chile. The airline commenced scheduled operations on 25 July 2017[1] with a Santiago - Calama service.[2]

History

JetSmart requested an AOC (Air Operator Certificate) on 26 January 2017 and received the authorization in June 2017.[3] Initially, they are flying with 3 Airbus A320ceo, before transitioning the fleet to new A320neo. Initially flying only domestic routes, the airline intends to subsequently expand to the South American market. [4]

Destinations

JetSMART aims to operate up to 10 aircraft in the 2018 period, and is challenging LATAM Chile, Sky Airline and LAW in nearly every market that it aims to introduce between July and December 2017.[5]

Country City Airport Notes
ChileAntofagastaAndrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport
ChileCalamaEl Loa International Airport
ChileCopiapóDesierto de Atacama Airport
ChileConcepcionCarriel Sur International Airport
ChileLa SerenaLa Florida Airport
ChilePuerto MonttEl Tepual International Airport
ChileSantiagoComodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International AirportHub
ChileTemucoLa Araucanía International Airport
ChilePunta ArenasCarlos Ibáñez del Campo International Airport
ChileIquiqueDiego Aracena International Airport
PeruLimaJorge Chávez International Airport

Fleet

A JetSmart Airbus A320 at Santiago International Airport

The JetSmart fleet consists of the following aircraft as of August 2017:[6]

JetSmart fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 5[2] 6 186
Airbus A320neo — 56 TBA Deliveries to start in 2018
Airbus A321neo — 14[7] TBA Deliveries to start in 2019
Total 5 74

References

  1. ↑ "Chile's JetSMART launches service". FlightGlobal. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 "JetSmart Takes Flight". Airliner World (October 2017): 12. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  3. ↑ "DGAC otorga autorización a línea aérea JetSmart para iniciar operaciones en Chile". La Tercera. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Chile's new low-cost airline JetSmart plans to sell $1.50 tickets". Reuters. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "JetSMART's debut in Chile offers a test case for LCC staying power in Latin America". CAPA Centre for Aviation. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 9. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  7. ↑ https://worldairlinenews.com/2017/11/15/indigo-partners-doubles-existing-a320neo-family-order/
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