Meridiana
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| Meridiana | ||
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Callsign MERAIR |
| Founded | 1963 | |
| Hubs | Olbia - Costa Smeralda Airport | |
| Fleet size | 21 | |
| Destinations | 42 | |
| Parent company | Interprogramme (57.19%) | |
| Headquarters | Olbia, Italy | |
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| Website: http://www.meridiana.it/ | ||
Meridiana is an airline based in Olbia, Italy. It is Italy's third airline operating domestic and European services. Its main base is Olbia - Costa Smeralda Airport, with hubs at Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (Catania), Peretola Airport (Florence) and Verona Airport (Verona).[1]
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[edit] History
The airline was founded as Alisarda on March 29, 1963 by the Aga Khan, Prince Karīm al-Hussaynī, as an air-taxi and charter operator to promote tourism to Sardinia. Scheduled services began in 1964 from Olbia. In 1989, 35% of new stock was released to new shareholders to strengthen the company and the name Meridiana was adopted on 3 May 1991. The first international services were operated later in 1991 to Barcelona, Paris, London and Frankfurt. A 29.95% stake in Eurofly was acquired in December 2006. Meridiana is owned by Interprogramme (57.19%), SA AgaKhan (17.59%), employees (16.08%), Airfin (in liquidation) (4.51%), Fondazione Cariplo (3.39%) and other shareholders (1.24%). It has 1,358 employees (at March 2007).[1]
During 2004, Meridiana replaced four BAe 146-200s with four leased Airbus A319-100s, and has plans for a fifth. In January 2004 it was reported that Meridiana was planning to replace its McDonnell Douglas MD-82 fleet with 17 Airbus A320-200s.
In 2006 it transported over 4.6 million people, a 15.7% increase compared to 2005 figures.
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[edit] Fleet
The Meridiana fleet (as of March 2009) [2]:
As of 5 January 2009 Meridiana's average fleet age was 17.1 years.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 49. 2007-04-10.
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines Part 3 (2009)". Flight International: 29-90. 2009-04-14.
- ^ airfleets.net
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