Lotus Air

Lotus Air
IATA code :	LU
ICAO code :	TAS
Call sign :	LOTUS FLOWER
Founding:	1997
Operation stopped:	2011
Seat:	Cairo , Egypt
Turnstile :	Sharm el Sheikh , Hurghada
Home airport :	Cairo
Fleet size:	4th
Aims:	National and international
Lotus Air ceased operations in 2011. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation.

Lotus Air was a private Egyptian charter airline based in Cairo .

history

Lotus Air was founded in 1997 by Al-Fawares Holding Company and began flight operations a year later. It was one of the first private airlines in North Africa and the Middle East as well as the first Egyptian airline to meet the guidelines of EASA and IOSA certifications. In 2011 it ceased operations.

Destinations

Lotus Air operated mainly charter flights from Egypt to European destinations. In addition, the aircraft including personnel and other services were leased .

fleet

As of June 2010, the Lotus Air fleet consisted of four aircraft with an average age of 12.9 years:

• 4 Airbus A320-200s with 180 seats each

See also

• Former Airlines List (Africa)

Web links

Commons : Lotus Air  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website of Lotus Air

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} ch-aviation.ch - Lotus Air fleet ( Memento of the original from October 30, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) accessed on September 25, 2011 
2. ↑ ^{a b} airfleets.net - Fleet age of Lotus Air (English) accessed on September 25, 2011