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Cielos del Sur |
Cielos del Sur is the holding company of the Argentinian airline Austral Lineas Aereas. Cielos del Sur acquired this airline in the year 1987. Austral Lineas Aereas is very popular among the population of Argentina because the airline covers many important domestic destinations and even those that are very remote ones. This airline has changed the entire concept of flying with the cheaper flights and increased destinations. The Cielos del Sur owned Austral Lineas Aereas has the Aerolíneas Argentinas as the sister airline concern. These two airlines are largest airlines in Argentina and the two have made many destinations be reachable with their flight services. The base of this airline is in the Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, Buenos Aires. The Austral Lineas Aereas was founded in the year 1971 and the hub of this airline is in Jorge Newbery Domestic Airport. When the airline was founded in 1971, it was founded with the merging of the Austral Compania Argentina de Transportes Aereos and Aerotransportes Litoral Argentino (ALA).
| Apart from Cielos del Sur, the Austral Lineas Aereas is an Argentinian airline that has holdings by the Grupo Marsans. This holding of the shares of the Austral Lineas Aereas was done in the year 2001. the destination covered by the Austral Lineas Aereas is over 25. It also has a member lounge for those who are flying with this airline. At the VIP Lounge, you can stay and wait for your flight with refreshments and comfortable seating arrangements. For those who fly regularly with this airline, there are reward points that can be redeemed by the getting special privileges.
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The frequent flier program is known as the Aerolineas Plus. With the Aerolineas Plus, there are many privileges like boarding, special passes, easy check in and many more. The parent company of Austral Lineas Aereas is the Interinvest.
The fleet of Austral Lineas Aereas is composed of the aircraft model one McDonnell Douglas MD-81, five McDonnell Douglas MD-88 and thirteen McDonnell Douglas MD-83. There are few instances of accidents in this airline and one of them had been in the year 1997. The crash took place in the country of Uruguay. The airlines had made traveling a very comfortable and convenient thing. Argentinian cities are famous for the exotic honeymoon locations as well as there are many places to go for adventure holidays. The comfort of the passengers are greatly taken care of by giving more leg place and have reclining beds in the long haul flights.
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