Club Air

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Club Air
IATA ICAO Call sign
6PISGItalcargo
Founded2002
Ceased operations2008
Hubs Venice
Headquarters Flag of Italy.svg Verona, Italy

Club Air was an airline based in Verona, Italy operating domestic flights within Italy and international flights to Albania, France, Moldova, Kosovo, Romania and Ukraine. It had a hub at Verona Airport. Another European-based airline operating Boeing 727 jetliners previously used the Club Air name as well during the late 1980s with this air carrier being affiliated with Virgin Atlantic Airways.[ citation needed ]

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History

The airline was originally established in October 2002 with its first flights the next month. The Italian civil aviation authority, ENAC, withdrew the airlines operating certificate on 12 December 2006. [1] Services resumed under new owners and new management on May 2, 2007. This new venture was unsuccessful with operations ceasing in May 2008. [2]

Destinations

The airline offered a combination of domestic services and services to Eastern Europe, trying to take advantage of migrant workers travelling to and from their countries of origin. Routes included those from Verona to Bucharest, Timișoara Bacău, Cluj-Napoca (Romania), Chişinău (Moldova), Pristina (Kosovo) Lviv (Ukraine) .

Fleet

Club Air BAe 146-200 Club Air BAe 146-200 Menten.jpg
Club Air BAe 146-200
Club Air Historical Fleet
AircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredRemark
Avro RJ70 120072008I-FASI
Avro RJ85 220052009
BAe 146-200 520042007
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 220072008LZ-LDC, LZ-LDF
operated by Bulgarian Air Charter

See also

References

  1. "None".[ full citation needed ]
  2. "Directory: World Airlines". 2009-09-26.[ full citation needed ]