Regional Airlines (France)

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Regional Airlines
Saab 340B, Regional Compagnie Aerienne JP6213175.jpg
Regional Saab 340Bช at Lisbon Portela Airport
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Ceased operations30 March 2001 (2001-03-30)
(merged with Flandre Air and Proteus Airlines to form Régional)
Operating bases
Fleet sizeSee Fleet below
DestinationsSee Destinations below
Headquarters Nantes, France

Regional Airlines was a French regional airline headquartered at Nantes Atlantique Airport and in Bouguenais, France, [1] near Nantes. [2]

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History

The airline was formed by the merger of Air Vendée and Airlec. [1] On 30 March 2001 Regional Airlines, Flandre Air, and Proteus Airlines merged into Régional. [2]

Fleet

Destinations

International
Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bilbao, Copenhagen, Geneva, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Milan, Porto, Turin [1]
Domestic
Ajaccio, Angers, Angouleme, Brest, Biarritz, Bordeaux, Bourges, Clermont-Ferrand, Caen, Dijon, Basle, Le Havre, Lille, La Rochelle, Lyon, Montpellier, Marseille, Nice, Nantes, Rennes, Strasbourg, Toulon, Toulouse [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "World Airline Directory". Flight International. 2001. p. 66. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "About Regional". Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2015.