Air Corridor

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Air Corridor
IATA ICAO Callsign
QCCRDAIR CORRIDOR
Founded2004
Ceased operations10 January 2008
Hubs Nampula Airport
Fleet size2
Destinations7
Headquarters Flag of Mozambique.svg Nampula, Mozambique
Websitewww. aircorridor.co.mz

Air Corridor was an airline based in Nampula, Mozambique. It operated domestic services. Its main base was Nampula Airport. [1] Air Corridor ceased operations on 10 January 2008. [2]

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History

The airline was established in 2004 and began operations in August 2004 with a single Boeing 737. It was privately owned. Due to safety concerns, United States Government personnel were initially prohibited from using this carrier, a ban that was lifted on 9 February 2007.[ citation needed ]

Destinations

Air Corridor operated services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (at March 2007): [1] Beira, Tete, Lichinga, Maputo, Nampula, Pemba and Quelimane.

Air Corridor Boeing 737-200 Air Corridor Boeing 737-200 Adv C9-BAM.jpg
Air Corridor Boeing 737-200

Fleet

The Air Corridor fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at April 2008):

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References

  1. 1 2 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International . 27 March 2007. p. 55.
  2. "List of defunct airlines for 2008 - Air Corridor". Archived from the original on 2 May 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2009.