Karthago Airlines

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Karthago Airlines
Karthago Airlines logo.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
5RKAJKARTHAGO
Founded2001
Ceased operations2010
Operating bases Djerba-Zarzis Airport
Tunis-Carthage International Airport
Fleet size1
Destinations3
Parent company Karthago Group
Headquarters Tunis, Tunisia
Key people Belhassen Trabelsi
A Karthago Airlines Boeing 737-300 at Stuttgart Airport (2006). Karthago Airlines B733 TS-IEG.jpg
A Karthago Airlines Boeing 737-300 at Stuttgart Airport (2006).

Karthago Airlines was a privately owned airline based in Tunis, Tunisia, operating scheduled charter flights to Europe. Its main base was in Djerba-Zarzis Airport, but most of the flights were out of Tunis-Carthage International Airport. [1]

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History

The airline was established in 2001 and was owned by the Karthago Group (58 percent) and banks, insurers and tour trade investors[ clarification needed ] (42 percent). [1] The company had a stake in Egyptian airline KoralBlue Airlines, which was based at Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport.

Destinations

For the winter season 2010/11, Karthago Airlines was contracted to serve the following destinations on a regular, scheduled basis:

Fleet

As of January 2011, the Karthago Airlines fleet consisted of only one aircraft, a 21-year-old Boeing 737-300, which was equipped with 148 passenger seats in an all-economy class cabin layout. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International . p. 99.
  2. "Karthago Airlines Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2017-09-05.