Tsaradia

Tsaradia

IATA ICAO Call sign TZ TDS TSARADIA
Founded	July 2018 (2018-07)
Commenced operations	2 July 2018 (2018-07-02)
Ceased operations	26 May 2024
Hubs	Ivato International Airport
Fleet size	5
Destinations	10
Parent company	None
Headquarters	Antananarivo, Madagascar
Website	www.tsaradia.com

Tsaradia was a domestic airline based in Antananarivo, Madagascar. Based out of Ivato International Airport in Antananarivo, Tsaradia serves the domestic destinations. ^[1]

Tsaradia's name translates to "good flight" or "good travel" in Malagasy, the indigenous language of Madagascar. The logo depicts a colorful and stylized leaping ring-tailed lemur, an animal endemic to Madagascar.

History

Tsaradia was launched as a subsidiary of Air Madagascar after a strategic partnering between Air Austral and Air Madagascar. ^[2] The airline was originally planned to launch in April 2018 but commenced operations on 2 July 2018.

Air Madagascar took over Tsaradia's operations and became Madagascar Airlines in October 2021. Tsaradia flights ceased operations entirely on 26 May 2024, as Madagascar Airlines assumed full control of all its routes and fleet.

Fleet

Tsaradia ATR 72-600

The Tsaradia fleet consists of the following aircraft:^{[ citation needed ]}

Tsaradia fleet

Aircraft	Total	Introduced	Retired	Notes
ATR 72-500	3	2018	--
ATR 72-600	2
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter	3	2018	2022

See also

• List of defunct airlines of Madagascar

References

1. Massy-Beresford, Helen. "Air Madagascar launches domestic subsidiary Tsaradia". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018.
2. "Tsaradia takes off : The new airline Madagascar". Jul 8, 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-03-01. Retrieved Oct 4, 2019.