Air Turquoise
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| Founded | June 2005 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | August 2006 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Vatry International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Destinations | London, Bordeaux, Marseille | ||||||
| Website | airturquoise | ||||||
Air Turquoise was a low-cost airline based in France. It operated services to Marseille, Nice and Bordeaux from Reims Champagne Airport. The airline was liquidated on 2 August 2006.[1]
History
The airline was founded on 21 June 2005. It flew a single 44-seat ATR 42-500 (D-BRRR).[2] On 28 June 2006 the airline moved its operations from Reims airport to Vatry International Airport. The airline experienced financial problems and all flights were suspended from 19 July 2006 onwards, followed by liquidation.[2] Its operational capacity was retained until 31 July, in the hope that a new investor would come forward. On 2 August 2006, the company ceased its activities.
Destinations
Air Turquoise flew to the following destinations:[3]
- Bordeaux (Aéroport de Bordeaux Mérignac)
- London (London Luton Airport)
- Marseille (Marseille Provence Airport)
- Nice (Côte d'Azur International Airport)
- Reims (Vatry International Airport) HUB
- Toulouse (Toulouse Blagnac International Airport)
References
- ^ Flight International 27 March 2007
- ^ a b "planespotters.net". Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
- ^ "airlineroutemaps.com". Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
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