Air Turquoise

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.[3]

Air Turquoise
IATA ICAO Callsign
RTQ[1]
FoundedJune 2005
Ceased operationsAugust 2006
Operating basesVatry International Airport
Fleet size1
DestinationsLondon, Bordeaux, Marseille
Websiteairturquoise.com[2]

History

The airline was founded on June 21, 2005. It flew a single 44-seat ATR 42-500 (D-BRRR).[4] On June 28, 2006, the airline moved its operations from Reims airport to Vatry International Airport. The airline experienced financial problems and all flights were suspended from 19 July 2006 onwards, followed by liquidation.[4] Its operational capacity was retained until 31 July, in the hope that a new investor would come forward. On 2 August 2006, the company ceased its activities.

Destinations

Air Turquoise flew to the following destinations:[5]

References

  1. The website is defunct
  2. Flight International 27 March 2007
  3. planespotters.net
  4. "airlineroutemaps.com". Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-07-21.


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