Ultra Air

{{Infobox airline

| airline = Ultra Air

| logo = Ultra Air Logo.png

| logo_size = 125

| IATA = U0

| ICAO = ULS

| callsign = AIR ULTRA

| aoc =

| founded = 2020

| commenced = 23 February 2022

| ceased = 30 March 2023{{cite web |last=Villamizar |first=Helwing |url= https://airwaysmag.com/ultra-air-suspends-operations |date=29 March 2023 |title= Colombian LCC Ultra Air Suspends Operations – Airways |website=airwaysmag.com}}

| hubs = {{nowrap|José María Córdova International Airport}}

| secondary_hubs =

| focus_cities = El Dorado International Airport

| frequent_flyer =

| alliance =

| subsidiaries =

| fleet_size = 5

| destinations = 10

| headquarters = Rionegro, Colombia

| key_people = William N.A. Shaw (Founder & CEO)

| website = {{URL|https://www.ultraair.com/}}

}}

Ultra Air S.A.S was a Colombian low-cost airline headquartered in Rionegro, Antioquia, with its main base located at José María Córdova International Airport, serving Medellín.{{Cite web |title=Acerca de Nosotros |url=https://downloads.ctfassets.net/yqg9w2yiiyeh/4b6wuvHoH48CxGWRipWfnZ/67b0cc9303e1deaf887a93b44ca7012a/Nuestra_Historia_Ultra_baja__1_.pdf |access-date=29 December 2022 |website=Ultraair.com}}

History

Ultra Air was founded in 2020 by founder and former CEO of Viva Air Colombia & Viva Air Perú and former Interjet CEO William Shaw.{{Cite web |last=Bohórquez |first=Kevin Steven |date=17 September 2021 |title=Cómo William Shaw se convirtió en el rey de las aerolíneas de bajo costo |url=https://forbes.co/2021/09/17/editors-picks/como-william-shaw-se-convirtio-en-el-rey-de-las-aerolineas-de-bajo-costo/ |access-date=25 January 2023 |website=Forbes Colombia |language=es}} It received its air operator's certificate from the Colombian Civil Aviation Authority in January 2022, and began passenger operations on 23 February 2022 with an inaugural flight from Bogotá to San Andrés Island.{{cite web|title=Los cielos de Colombia se visten de naranja: Ultra Air inició sus vuelos regulares|url=https://www.aviacionline.com/2022/02/los-cielos-de-colombia-se-visten-de-naranja-ultra-air-inicio-sus-vuelos-regulares/|website=Aviacionline.com|language=es|access-date=11 August 2022}}

In January 2022, Ultra Air became the first airline to receive a mega-investment qualification from the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, which grants tax incentives to companies that meet certain criteria such as creating a certain amount of new jobs (Ultra Air having created 22,000), and investing a certain amount (Ultra Air having planned to invest USD $30 million throughout the subsequent five years).{{cite web|title=Ultra Air receives "Mega-investment" rating and gets ready to begin operations|url=https://www.aviacionline.com/2022/01/ultra-air-receives-mega-investment-rating-and-gets-ready-to-begin-operations/|website=Aviacionline.com|access-date=11 August 2022}}

On 29 March 2023, Ultra Air announced that it would suspend operations effective 30 March at 12:00 a.m. local time.

Destinations

As of March 2023, Ultra Air flew to the following destinations:{{cite web |title=Ultra Air {{!}} Vuelos a precios justos en Colombia {{!}} Sitio oficial |url=https://www.ultraair.com/|website=Ultraair.com |language=es|access-date=11 August 2022}}

class="sortable wikitable !Country !City !Airport !Notes !class="unsortable"\|Refs
rowspan=10\|{{COL}}	Barranquilla	Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport	align=center\|
Bogotá	El Dorado International Airport	{{Airline focus}}
Cali	Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport	align=center\|
Cúcuta	Camilo Daza International Airport	align=center\|
Cartagena	Rafael Núñez International Airport	align=center\|
Medellín	José María Córdova International Airport	{{Airline hub}}
Montería	Los Garzones Airport	align=center\|
Pereira	Matecaña International Airport	align=center\|
San Andrés	Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport	align=center\|
Santa Marta	Simón Bolívar International Airport	align=center\|

Fleet

As of March 2023, Ultra Air operated an all-Airbus A320 fleet.{{cite web|url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Ultra-Air|title=Ultra Air Fleet Details and History|website=Planespotters.net|access-date=April 9, 2022}}

class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center"
Aircraft !In service !Orders !Passengers !Notes
Airbus A320-200 \|5 \|— \|180 \|
Total !5 !— !colspan=2\|

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Aircraft

!In service

!Orders

!Passengers

!Notes

Airbus A320-200

|—

|180

Total

!—

!colspan=2|