Air Méditerranée
Air Méditerranée | |
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IATA code : | ML |
ICAO code : | BIE |
Call sign : | MEDITERRANEAN |
Founding: | 1997 |
Operation stopped: | 2016 |
Seat: | Juillan , France |
Home airport : | Lourdes |
IATA prefix code : | 853 |
Fleet size: | 7th |
Aims: | National and international |
Air Méditerranée ceased operations in 2016. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. |
Air Méditerranée was a French charter airline based in Juillan near Lourdes and based at Lourdes Airport .
history
The airline was founded in 1997 as a charter airline and began operating in the same year. In the course of the Arab Spring and competition from Eastern Europe , the company had to be liquidated in 2016 .
Hermes Airlines
In 2011 the subsidiary Hermes Airlines was founded at Athens Airport in order to benefit from the cheaper cost structures there compared to France. It started with the operation of a Boeing 737-500 . By the beginning of 2012, two additional aircraft from the parent company were transferred to Greece. In March 2012 it was announced that another 2 aircraft will follow.
Destinations
From several French airports, Air Méditerranée primarily served holiday destinations around the Mediterranean , including Corfu , Ibiza and Marrakech .
fleet
Most recently, Air Méditerranée's fleet consisted of seven aircraft:
In addition, the following aircraft types were used before:
See also
Web links
- Air Méditerranée website ( Memento of 7 May 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Definitive end for Air Méditerranée , accessed on February 17, 2016
- ^ Aero telegraph. - The trick with Greece accessed on March 23, 2013
- ↑ Reuters - French charter airline packs bags for Greece (English) accessed on March 9, 2012
- ↑ Air Mediterranee fleet details , accessed on February 17, 2015