Air Turquoise was a low-cost airline based in France. It operated services to Marseille, Nice and Bordeaux from Reims Champagne Airport. The airline was liquidated on 2 August 2006.[1]
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| Founded | June 2005 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | August 2006 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Vatry International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Destinations | London, Bordeaux, Marseille | ||||||
| Website | airturquoise | ||||||
History
editThe airline was founded on 21 June 2005. It flew a single 44-seat ATR 42-500 (D-BRRR).[2]
On 28 June 2006 the airline moved its operations from Reims airport to Vatry International Airport.[3]
The airline experienced financial problems and all flights were suspended from 19 July 2006 onwards, followed by liquidation.[2][4][5][6]
Its operational capacity was retained until 31 July, in the hope that a new investor would come forward.[7]
On 2 August 2006, the company ceased its activities.[8]
Destinations
editAir Turquoise flew to the following destinations:[9]
References
edit- ^ Flight International 27 March 2007
- ^ a b "planespotters.net". Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
- ^ "Champagne-Ardenne. L'aéroport de Reims-Champagne ferme après le départ d'Air Turquoise". La Gazette des Communes (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ "Air Turquoise". journal-aviation.com. 2006-07-19. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ "Jugement TC Reims Air Turquoise 19-07-2006 (n° 2006/00586-4)". tourmag.com. 2006-07-19. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ "Air Turquoise arrête les frais". L'Echo Touristique (in French). 2006-08-22. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ "Air Turquoise : liquidation judiciaire avec poursuite d'activité jusqu'au 31 juillet". TourMaG.com, le média spécialiste du tourisme francophone (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ "Aéroport : fin de vol pour Air Turquoise (Nice-Reims)". WebtimeMedias (in French). 2006-08-18. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ "airlineroutemaps.com". Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
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