Ultimate Air Shuttle

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Ultimate Air Shuttle
Ultimate Air Shuttle Logo.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
UE UJC ULTIMATE
Founded2009 (2009)
Commenced operationsJuly 2009 (2009-07)[1]
HubsCincinnati-Lunken
Fleet size10
Destinations5
Parent companyUltimate Jetcharters
HeadquartersCincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
WebsiteOfficial Website

Ultimate Air Shuttle is an airline based in Cincinnati, Ohio.[2] It is the operating name of Ultimate Jetcharters LLC,[3] an FAR Part 135 air charter carrier. Ultimate Air Shuttle previously operated public charter flights on a published schedule, serving key business routes from Cincinnati Municipal Lunken Airport that were reduced by Delta Air Lines and Comair. The airline had to suspend operations from late 2020 to mid-2021 and again from December 16, 2021, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on business travel.[4]

History[]

Ultimate Air Shuttle Dornier 328Jet at the Purdue University Airport, next to a FedEx Boeing 727

Ultimate Air Shuttle started operations in 2009 shortly after the merger of Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines in an attempt to serve destinations on a time driven basis. The airline launched with flights to New York and soon expanded to Chicago in 2010. In 2012, Detroit and Washington, D.C., were added as destinations, but the Detroit route was discontinued later that year and the Washington, D.C., route was switched to Charlotte in 2013.[5][6]

On May 12, 2015, Ultimate Air Shuttle announced that it would start flying seasonal service to Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts; Westhampton Beach, New York; and from Morristown, New Jersey.[7] After a few months of service, the Westhampton Beach destination was cancelled due to a lack of demand. The airline has expressed interest in future markets, such as Indianapolis, Memphis, and Nashville; however, they have yet to be announced as actually starting. In October 2015, Ultimate began service to Cleveland, while additionally announcing that it would add flights to Chicago Executive Airport beginning in 2016. Also, flights to DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (Atlanta) and Nashville International Airport were indicated as the next cities with service to be added in the coming year.[8] In May 2016, Ultimate Air Shuttle announced it would move its CVG flights to LUK in order to add an extra daily flight to Chicago-MDW and New York-MMU; however, planned flights to TEB have been delayed.

In January 2017, Ultimate Air Shuttle announced that it plans to launch flights from Lunken to DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (Atlanta).

Parent company Ultimate Jetcharters formerly operated flights for OneJet until that company suspended operations in August 2018; OneJet had attempted to acquire Ultimate Jetcharters and Ultimate Air Shuttle but the deal fell through and Ultimate terminated the flights.[3] Ultimate Jetcharters later operated flights for Taos Air in the winter of 2018–2019[9][10] but Taos Air changed operators for the 2019–2020 winter season.[11]

In mid 2020, Ultimate Air Shuttle suspended scheduled service due to travel restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Service was briefly resumed in the summer, but was suspended again from September until an unspecified date in early 2021 because business travel had not recovered adequately.[4] Operations were restored in the second half of 2021, but the airline announced it would suspend flights again from December 16 into 2022 due to the continuing effects that the pandemic had on business travel.[6]

Destinations[]

Ultimate Air Shuttle suspended all travel on December 16, 2021, due to the continued effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on business travel.[12]

Ultimate Air Shuttle provides service to the following locations:[13][14]

City Airport IATA Code Destinations Notes
Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia
Atlanta DeKalb–Peachtree Airport PDK Charlotte (Suspended)
Cincinnati (Suspended)
Cleveland (Suspended)
Ohio Ohio
Cincinnati Cincinnati Municipal Lunken Airport LUK Atlanta-Peachtree (Suspended)
Charlotte (Suspended)
Cleveland (Suspended)
Nashville (Suspended) 		Focus City
Cleveland Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport BKL Atlanta-Peachtree (Suspended)
Cincinnati (Suspended)
Nashville (Suspended)
North Carolina North Carolina
Charlotte Charlotte Douglas International Airport CLT Atlanta-Peachtree (Suspended)
Cincinnati (Suspended)
Tennessee Tennessee
Nashville Nashville International Airport BNA Cincinnati (Suspended)
Cleveland (Suspended)

Former Destinations[]

City Airport IATA Code Destinations Notes
California California
Carlsbad McClellan-Palomar Airport CRQ Los Angeles Branded as BizAir Shuttle
Los Angeles Los Angeles International Airport LAX Carlsbad Branded as BizAir Shuttle
Illinois Illinois
Chicago Chicago Midway International Airport MDW Cincinnati Service was discontinuted
Indiana Indiana
Columbus Columbus Municipal Airport BAK Ypsilanti (MI)
Kentucky Kentucky
Hebron Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport CVG Morristown
Massachusetts Massachusetts
Martha's Vineyard Martha's Vineyard Airport MVY Morristown (seasonal)
Nantucket Nantucket Memorial Airport ACK Morristown (seasonal)
Michigan Michigan
Ypsilanti Willow Run Airport YIP Columbus (IN)
New Jersey New Jersey
New York City/Morristown Morristown Municipal Airport MMU Chicago-Midway
Cincinnati-Lunken
Currituck
New Mexico New Mexico
Taos Taos Regional Airport TSM Austin
Dallas-Love 		Branded as Taos Air
New York (state) New York
Westhampton Beach Francis S. Gabreski Airport FOK Morristown Ended due to low demand[15]
North Carolina North Carolina
Currituck County Currituck County Regional Airport ONX Manassas
Morristown 		[16]
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh International Airport PIT Currituck
Virginia Virginia
Manassas Manassas Regional Airport MNZ Currituck
Pittsburgh
Washington D.C. Washington Dulles International Airport IAD Cincinnati-Lunken [17]

Fleet[]

The Ultimate Air Shuttle fleet:[18]

Aircraft In Service Orders Seats Notes
Embraer ERJ-135LR 1 0 30
Fairchild Dornier 328JET 9 0 30

Services[]

Ultimate Air Shuttle offers various benefits to passengers that some other airlines do not. These services include no baggage fees, no cancellation fees, and the ability to arrive at the airport 15 minutes before scheduled departures. Ultimate Air Shuttle offers complimentary drinks on all flights, a light breakfast on morning flights and a fruit, cheese and meat tray on evening flights.

References[]

  1. ^ Baverman, Laura (10 January 2011). "Charters lead Lunken resurgence". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
  2. ^ Keefe, Brendan (9 February 2011). "A legal way to bypass airport security lines". WCPO-TV. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
  3. ^ a b Josephs, Leslie (30 April 2018). "Troubled start-up airline OneJet suspends flights". cnbc.com. CNBC. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Flights To All Destinations Suspended Until Spring 2021". Ultimate Air Shuttle. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  5. ^ "Our History" (PDF). Ultimate Air Shuttle. Ultimate Air Shuttle. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  6. ^ a b www.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2021/12/06/ultimate-air-suspends-flights.html. Retrieved 2021-12-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ "Ultimate Air Shuttle Announces Three New East Coast Destinations" (PDF). Ultimate Magazine. Ultimate Air Shuttle. 2 (3): 26. May–June 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  8. ^ Engel, Liz. "Cleveland's ready, but where is Ultimate Air headed next?". WCPO. WCPO. Archived from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Ultimate JetCharters is operating a Dornier 328JET in full Taos Air brand". worldairlinenews.com. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  10. ^ Moya, Jesse. "New charter flight service for Texas skiers generates buzz". taosnews.com. The Taos News. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  11. ^ Vitu, Teya (11 October 2019). "Taos Air to resume flights between Austin, Dallas on Dec. 19". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Santa Fe, New Mexico. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Ultimate Air Shuttle". Ultimate Air Shuttle. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  13. ^ "Destinations". Ultimate Air Shuttle.
  14. ^ "Seasonal Flights". Ultimate Air Shuttle.
  15. ^ Grant, Alison; Dealer, The Plain (2015-09-08). "Burke airport gets scheduled charter service to Cincinnati". cleveland. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  16. ^ "Seasonal flights look to bring vacationers to OBX from East Coast cities". WTKR. 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  17. ^ "Ultimate Air Shuttle to launch Cincinnati Lunken Field-Charlotte Service". Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  18. ^ "Aircraft flying for Ultimate Air Shuttle (UE / UJC)". Retrieved 17 September 2017.

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