Tunisair Express
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| Founded | 1991 | ||||||
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Parent company | Tunisair | ||||||
| Headquarters | Tunis, Tunisia | ||||||
| Key people | Moncef Zouari, General Manager | ||||||
| Website | tunisairexpress.com.tn | ||||||
Tunisair Express (
History
From its founding in 1990 until 2000, Tunisair Express was known in French as Tuninter, and bore the Arabic name "Domestic Airline" (الخطوط الداخلية). Initially limited to domestic routes (it is still the only airline to fly internally within Tunisia), Tuninter, as it was then known, obtained permission to begin international operations in 2000. On 7 July 2007 (7/7/7), the airline was renamed "SevenAir" (Compagnie Aérienne Sevenair Tunisie, طيران السابع). SevenAir was owned by a relative of the wife of the former President
In December 2015, it has been announced that Tunisair Express will be merged into Tunisair in the foreseeable future to achieve a better profitability.[2]
Destinations
As of June 2015, Tunisair Express operates scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:[3]
| City | Country | Airport | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Djerba | Tunisia | Djerba–Zarzis International Airport | |
| Gabès | Tunisia | Gabès – Matmata International Airport | |
| Gafsa | Tunisia | Gafsa – Ksar International Airport | |
| Malta | Malta | Malta International Airport | |
| Monastir | Tunisia | Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport | |
| Naples | Italy | Naples International Airport | |
| Palermo | Italy | Palermo International Airport |
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| Sfax | Tunisia | Sfax–Thyna International Airport | |
| Tabarka | Tunisia | Tabarka-Ain Draham International Airport |
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| Tozeur | Tunisia | Tozeur–Nefta International Airport | |
| Tunis | Tunisia | Tunis-Carthage International Airport |
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Fleet
As of January 2020[update], the Tunisair Express fleet consists of the following aircraft:[4]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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ATR 72-500
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2 | — | 70 | |
ATR 72-600
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2 | 1[5] | 72 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | ||
Accidents and incidents
- 6 August 2005, ditched off the Sicilian coast. The airline was banned from flying into Italy for almost two years.[6]
References
- ^ (in French) « Sevenair devient officiellement Tunisair Express », Business News, 8 mars 2011
- ^ ch-aviation.com - Tunisair Express to be merged into Tunisair 14 December 2015
- ^ "Our network". Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "Tunisair Express Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ^ "Tunisair Express acquires three ATR 72-600 aircraft". aviation24.be. 5 September 2019.
- ^ John Hooper (25 March 2009). "Tunisian pilot who prayed as his plane went down jailed in Italy". the Guardian. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
External links
Media related to Tunisair Express at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in French)
- Archives of the Tuninter website (in French)
- Aviation Safety Network summary
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