Point Air

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Point Air
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Commenced operations1980
Ceased operations1988
Fleet size1 McDonnell Douglas DC-8
Destinations Marseille
Mulhouse/Basel
Ouagadougou
HeadquartersSwitzerland

Point Air was a French airline company operating a Douglas DC-8-63 on a route from Marseille and Mulhouse/Basel to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Point Air was famous for its low prices, before the age of low-cost airlines.[ citation needed ]

The airline started operations in 1980. Built on the remains of the French Antillan SATT, the Swiss-registered Point Air went into a politically enforced bankruptcy in 1988. [1]

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  1. Point Air pointtwousa.Received on February 22, 2023