Rioja Airlines

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Rioja Airlines
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--Rioja Airlines
Founded2007
Ceased operations2007
Operating bases Recajo
Focus cities Alicante, Sevilla and Málaga
Headquarters Logroño-Agoncillo Airport

Rioja Airlines was a Spanish charter airline based in La Rioja region.

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Company history

Rioja Airlines was founded in 2007 by Riojano entrepreneurs. It began operations from the Logroño-Agoncillo Airport in Recajo with flights to Alicante, Sevilla and Málaga. [1]

Its maiden flight was on 24 June 2007 with a flight to Sevilla, but the airline soon ran into financial difficulties and ceased operations only three months later on 9 September 2007. [2] Creditors filed lawsuits against the airline even after it ceased operating. [3]

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