Crossair Europe

Crossair Europe

IATA ICAO Call sign QE ECC CIGOGNE
Founded	1997 (1997)
Commenced operations	1998 (1998)
Ceased operations	28 March 2005 (2005-03-28)
Operating bases	EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg
Frequent-flyer program	Qualiflyer (1997–2002) Swiss TravelClub (2002–2005)
Fleet size	4
Parent company	Crossair (1997–2002) Swiss (2002–2005)
Headquarters	Saint-Louis, Haut-Rhin, France

Crossair Europe (also known as European Continental Airways) was an airline headquartered on the grounds of EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg in Saint-Louis, Haut Rhin, France, near Basel, Switzerland. ^[1] It operated scheduled services to destinations in Italy and France. Its main base was EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg.

History

Crossair Europe was a subsidiary of Swiss International Air Lines, operating two Saab 2000s on their behalf. In March 2005 it was announced that Crossair Europe would be closed by the end of the month and their routes were taken over by Swiss. ^[2]

Fleet

A Crossair Europe Saab 340B taxiing at Düsseldorf Airport in 2003

During its eight-year existence, Crossair Europe operated the following aircraft:^{[ citation needed ]}

Crossair Europe fleet

Aircraft	Total	Introduced	Retired	Notes
Saab 340B	3	1998	2005
Saab 2000	1	2004	2005	Operated for Swiss International Air Lines.

See also

• List of defunct airlines of France

References

1. World Airline Directory. Flight International. March 23–29, 2004. 58.
2. CH-Aviation 26 March 2005 Archived 2005-04-03 at the Wayback Machine