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| Founded | 1981 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 8 | ||||||
| Parent company | Poste italiane | ||||||
| Headquarters | Rome, Italy | ||||||
| Key people | Bud Spencer, Founder | ||||||
| Website | mistralair.it | ||||||
Mistral Air is an Italian charter airline based in Rome[3] and a subsidiary of Poste italiane. It operates passenger and cargo services and maintains bases at Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport and Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport.[4]
History
Mistral Air was established in 1981 by actor and former swimmer Bud Spencer and started operations in 1984. It was wholly owned by TNT N.V.[4] until March 2002 when TNT sold a 75% stake to Poste Italiane.
The airline has also been contracted by the Holy See of the Vatican to fly Pilgrims to holy sites such as Lourdes, Fátima, Santiago de Compostela, Medjugorje across Mostar, Israel (Holy Land), Poland and Mexico. The first flight went from Rome to Lourdes on 27 August 2007 transporting the vicar of Rome, Cardinal Camillo Ruini.[5]
Destinations
- Albania
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Egypt
- Hurghada / seasonal charter
- Marsa Alam / seasonal charter
- Sharm-el Sheikh / seasonal charter
- France
- Tarbes / seasonal
- Greece
- Israel
- Italy
- Poland
- Russia
- Moscow / seasonal charter
- Spain
- Mallorca / charter
- Ibiza / charter
- Tenerife South Airport / charter
Codeshare agreements
Mistral Air has codeshare agreements with following airlines (as of January 2014):
Fleet
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The Mistral Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):[6]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |
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| Y | Total | ||||
| ATR 72-200F | 1 | — | Cargo | ||
| ATR 72-500 | 4 | — | 68 | 68 | operated for Alitalia |
| Boeing 737-300QC | 1 | — | 148 | 148 | |
| 1 | — | Cargo | |||
| Boeing 737-400 | 1 | — | 168 | 168 | |
| Total | 8 | — | |||
References
- ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ "Elenco delle imprese titolari di licenza di trasporto aereo". Italian Civil Aviation Authority. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ "Mistral Air - Contatti". Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 10 April 2007. p. 51.
- ^ Willey, David (27 August 2007). "Vatican flight service launches". BBC News. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 18.
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External links
Media related to Mistral Air at Wikimedia Commons
