Flybondi

Flybondi
IATA code :	FO
ICAO code :	FBZ
Call sign :	BONDI
Founding:	2016
Seat:	Buenos Aires , Argentina
Operational bases:	El Palomar Airport Cordoba airport
Home airport :	El Palomar Airport
Management:	Julian Cook, ( CEO )
Fleet size:	2 (+ 4 orders)
Aims:	national
Website:	www.flybondi.com/

Flybondi (also flybondi or flybondi.com) is an Argentine low-cost airline based in Buenos Aires . The first flight took place on January 26, 2018 from Córdoba to Puerto Iguazú .

history

Flybondi was founded in 2016 by Julian Cook and the entrepreneur Gastón Parisier. This happened mainly against the background of an announcement by the Argentine government that it would open up previously state-regulated air traffic to new providers.

The first aircraft in the Flybondi colors, a leased Boeing 737-800 , was unveiled to the public on December 5, 2017. By April 2018, the fleet is to be supplemented by three more Boeing 737s and will include ten aircraft by the end of 2018.

For its base at the El Palomar military airport near Buenos Aires , the company received an operating license for a period of 15 years and will invest 30 million US dollars in the infrastructure there. Among other things, Flybondi is planning to build its own terminal. In addition, the airport is to have a train connection.

The airline says it wants to have a fleet of 28 aircraft by 2021 and transport 8 million passengers a year.

Destinations

The airline is initially offering routes to Bariloche and Puerto Iguazú from its second hub in Córdoba and from Mendoza .

Flybondi now also offers flights from the El Palomar military airport . They fly to a total of 13 national destinations and, with Punta del Este, an airport in the neighboring country of Uruguay .

fleet

As of March 2020, the Flybondi fleet consists of two aircraft with an average age of 18.6 years:

Aircraft type	active	ordered	Remarks	Seats ( Economy )
Boeing 737-800	2	4th	leased from SMBC	189
total	2	4th

Accidents and incidents

Flybondi had more than 800 incidents in its first year of operation (2018).

- On January 22, 2018, just a few days before Flybondi's regular flight operations began, a Boeing 737-800 was unable to complete its commercial flight, which included company staff, friends and family. The flight took off from Cordoba Airport at 11:23 a.m., but had to return and land at 11:35 a.m. due to engine problems.

- On July 16, 2018, flight FO5433, which was scheduled to depart Iguazu for Cordoba, suffered significant damage after the fuselage hit the runway during take-off. The tail, nose and landing gear of the aircraft were damaged.

- On November 17, 2018, a Flybondi aircraft suffered a pressure failure and had to descend from about 7600 m to about 3000 m in less than five minutes.

See also

• List of airlines

Web links

Commons : Flybondi  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Flybondi website (Spanish & English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ El equipo (Spanish), accessed on June 11, 2017
2. ↑ Con el primer vuelo de Flybondi, arrancó la era de las low cost en Argentina. In: clarin.com. January 26, 2018, Retrieved January 27, 2018 (Spanish). 
3. ↑ Flybondi llega a la Argentina: una línea aérea de bajo costo que desafía al mercado con su nombre. In: buenavibra.es. Retrieved July 11, 2017 (Spanish). 
4. ↑ Argentina arouses gold rush mood among budget airlines. In: aero.de. December 25, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2017 . 
5. ↑ Flybondi demora el inicio de sus vuelos en el país. In: lanacion.com.ar. December 27, 2017, Retrieved January 7, 2018 (Spanish). 
6. ↑ Flybondi to intriguing investor. In: centreforaviation.com. July 17, 2017, accessed December 24, 2017 . 
7. ↑ ^{a b c} Argentina: La nueva low-cost flybondi presento su primer avion. In: aeronoticias.com.pe. December 6, 2017, Retrieved December 24, 2017 (Spanish). 
8. ↑ ^{a b} Flybondi outlines operational launch in 1H18. In: routesonline.com. January 12, 2018, accessed January 12, 2018 . 
9. ↑ Flybondi corporate website, Buenos Aires Destinations. Retrieved October 7, 2018 (Spanish). 
10. ↑ Flybondi Fleet Details and History. In: planespotters.net. Retrieved March 14, 2020 . 
11. ↑ La primera aerolínea low cost del país elige al Boeing 737-800NG para iniciar sus vuelos en la Argentina. In: flybondi.com. August 19, 2020, accessed August 22, 2020 (Spanish). 
12. ↑ Flybondi.com and SMBC Aviation Capital mark delivery of the airline's first aircraft. In: smbc.aero. December 5, 2017, accessed January 27, 2018 . 
13. ↑ "Flybondi tuvo más de 800 incidentes en el año, debe ser record mundial". November 19, 2018, accessed April 9, 2019 (Spanish). 
14. ↑ Incident: Bondi B738 at Cordoba on January 22nd 2018, engine trouble. Retrieved April 11, 2019 . 
15. ↑ Accident: Flybondi B738 at Iguazu on Jul 15th 2018, tail strike. Retrieved April 11, 2019 . 
16. ↑ Página12: Otro Flybondi en problemas | Falla de presurización y descenso abrupto. Retrieved April 11, 2019 .