Clickair
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| Founded | 2006 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Barcelona International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | San Pablo Airport, Valencia Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 25 | ||||||
| Destinations | 54 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Barcelona, Spain | ||||||
| Website | www.clickair.com | ||||||
Clickair is a low-cost airline based in Barcelona, Spain, operating services from Spanish cities to nearly 40 destinations in Europe. The airline's main base is Barcelona with hubs at Málaga, Seville and Valencia[1].
History
The company was first called Catair, derived from CAT (CATalonia) and AIR. Today Catair Lineas Aereas is the name of the holding company.[citation needed]
The airline started operations on 1 October 2006 with 3 Airbus A320 aircraft operating 5 routes from its Barcelona hub. [2] The company was founded from initial capital investment from Cobra, Iberia, Iberostar, Nefinsa and Quercus Equity (Group Agrolimen), each with a 20% share. [3] Although Iberia holds a 20% stake in the airline, it controls 80% of its economic rights. The company has plans for the operation of 30 Airbus A320s on 70 routes, carrying 10 million passengers a year by the end of 2008[1]
In June 2008, Vueling and Clickair announced their intention to merge.[4]
Destinations
Fleet
Current fleet
| Aircraft | Number in Fleet | Passengers |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 26 | 180 |
As of 3 June 2008, the average age of the Clickair fleet is 9.6 years ([1]).
Aircraft orders
1 Airbus A320-200. 5 aircraft were planned to be introduced in 2008, however the airline scaled back its expansion plans and will add only one aircraft to the fleet during the year. [5]
External links
References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 67.
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
- ^ Clickair website
- ^ Vueling To Merge With Clickair
- ^ Spain's Clickair scales back growth plans - Reuters