Crossair Europe

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Crossair Europe
Crossair Europe.png
95am - Crossair Europe Saab 340B; F-GPKG@BSL;01.06.2000 (5257307656).jpg
IATA ICAO Call sign
QEECCCIGOGNE
Founded1997 (1997)
Commenced operations1998 (1998)
Ceased operations28 March 2005 (2005-03-28)
Operating bases EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg
Frequent-flyer program
Fleet size4
Parent company
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.

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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 Dusseldorf Airport in 2003 Saab 340B, Crossair Europe AN0410634.jpg
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
AircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredNotes
Saab 340B 319982005
Saab 2000 120042005Operated for Swiss International Air Lines.

See also

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