Air Turquoise
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| File:Air Turquoise logo.png | |||||||
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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.[3] The airline experienced financial problems and all flights were suspended from 19 July 2006 onwards, followed by liquidation.[2][4][5][6] Its operational capacity was retained until 31 July, in the hope that a new investor would come forward.[7] On 2 August 2006, the company ceased its activities.[8]
Destinations
Air Turquoise flew to the following destinations:[9]
- 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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "planespotters.net". Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
- ↑ "Champagne-Ardenne. L'aéroport de Reims-Champagne ferme après le départ d'Air Turquoise". La Gazette des Communes (in français). Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ↑ "Air Turquoise". journal-aviation.com. 2006-07-19. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ↑ "Jugement TC Reims Air Turquoise 19-07-2006 (n° 2006/00586-4)". tourmag.com. 2006-07-19. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ↑ "Air Turquoise arrête les frais". L'Echo Touristique (in français). 2006-08-22. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ↑ "Air Turquoise : liquidation judiciaire avec poursuite d'activité jusqu'au 31 juillet". TourMaG.com, le média spécialiste du tourisme francophone (in français). Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ↑ "Aéroport : fin de vol pour Air Turquoise (Nice-Reims)". WebtimeMedias (in français). 2006-08-18. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ↑ "airlineroutemaps.com". Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
