Mistral Air
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| Founded | 1981 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 10 | ||||||
| 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
Egypt
- Hurghada / seasonal charter
- Marsa Alam / seasonal charter
- Sharm-el Sheikh / seasonal charter
Spain
- Mallorca / charter
- Ibiza / charter
- Tenerife South Airport / charter
Mistral Air has codeshare agreements with following airlines (as of January 2014):
Fleet
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As of August 2015, the Mistral Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:[6]
| Aircraft | In Service | On Order | Passengers | Notes |
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| ATR 72-212 | 1 | — | — | Cargo |
| ATR 72-500 | 4 | — | 68 | operated for Alitalia |
| Boeing 737-300QC | 2 | — | 148 | |
| 1 | — | — | Cargo, operated for Poste italiane | |
| 1 | — | 148 | operated for Jet Time | |
| Boeing 737-400 | 1 | — | 168 | |
| Boeing 737-800 | — | 10 | 186 | Deliveries starting 2016. Replacing 737-400.[citation needed] |
| Total | 10 | 10 | ||
References
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- ↑ "index.swf." Mistral Air. Retrieved on 14 December 2011. "Sede legale Viale Lincoln nr 3 - 00144 ROMA (RM)"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ BBC news 27 August 2007
- ↑ http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Mistral%20Air.htm
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
