Air Bourbon
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| Founded | 2002 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2003 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 2004 | ||||||
| Hubs | Roland Garros Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Moroni, Comoros | ||||||
Air Bourbon was a short-lived
History
Air Bourbon
The airline was created by the French company
Paris-Orly (ORY) via Lyon
(LYS).
During 2003 the airline had up to 196 staff (mostly former Air Lib and Aero Lyon
employees), including 21 pilots, 61 cabin crew and 115 ground staff.
After operations had to be ceased again shortly thereafter due to financial constraints, a
recapitalisation of the airline was announced in January 2004, but in December of the same year the airline was liquidated
and shut down.
Air Comores International
An effort to relaunch the company under the new name Air Comores International (to be based in Moroni, Comoros, again offering flights to France)[2] failed, and it finally went out of business in 2006.
Services
Air Bourbon operated scheduled services between Réunion and Lyon, Milan, Paris and the neighboring island of Mayotte.
Fleet
The Air Bourbon fleet consisted of a single Airbus A340-200 (F-OITN) aircraft, which was equipped with 286 passenger seats, 36 of which could be accommodated in business class.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Contact." Air Bourbon. 19 June 2004. Retrieved on 10 July 2010.
- ^ Article on the proposed launch of Air Comores International
- ^ Air Bourbon fleet list at planespotters.net
Literature
- OAG Official Airlines Guide and Jetstream magazines
External links
- Air Bourbon (Archive) (in French)
- Last homepage archived
