![]() South Atlantic Airways Boeing 757-236 | |||||||
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Commenced operations | 2000 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 2001 | ||||||
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Fleet size | Fleet below | ||||||
Headquarters | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | ||||||
Key people | Eduard Gusarov |
South Atlantic Airways was an airline based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. [1]
South Atlantic Airways was founded in 2000 as a Spanish-Russian venture. The company leased a plane from Israeli airline Arkia and began operating charter flights in March 2001. [2]
On 30 November 2001 South Atlantic Airways returned the leased plane to Arkia and ended all operations. [3] The circumstances in which this airline operated and its activities were not clear and are rife with speculations. [4] [5]