Air Asturias

Infobox_Airline
airline=Air Asturias
logo=
logo_size=150x
fleet_size=1
destinations=5
IATA=
ICAO=OVD
callsign=AIR ASTURIAS
parent=
company_slogan=|Asturias más cerca del mundo
founded=2006
headquarters=flagicon|Spain Avilés, Spain
key_people=
hubs=Asturias Airport
focus_cities=Avilés
frequent_flyer=
lounge=
alliance=
website=http://www.airasturias.es/

Air Asturias was a short-lived airline based in Oviedo/Asturias, Spain. It started operations in November 2006 and ceased operations on January 26, 2007.

History

The airline was established on 13 July 2005 and started operations on 6 November 2006Flight International 27 March 2007] using a leased Airbus A320-214 aircraft. [Airliner World January 2007] It ceased operations on January 26, 2007.

Read the announcement given by the airline's CEO, Mr. Jose Antonio Fernandez [http://www.airasturias.es/nota_de_prensa_180107.pdf here.]

The main objective of the airline had been to provide affordable flights to and from Asturias and to promote the province of Asturias as a quality tourist destination. The airline aspired to offer its clients and customers a fully integrated and top quality service. Air Asturias aimed to expand its fleet of aircraft in order to provide more domestic and international flights including Barcelona, Malaga and Alicante, South Tenerife, Seville, Valencia and Palma de Mallorca, Milan, Frankfurt, Berlin, the Caribbean, Mexico, Venezuela and Panama. Fact|date=February 2007

Destinations

As of January 2007 Air Asturias operated services to the following destinations:

*Asturias (Asturias Airport)
*Brussels (Brussels Airport)
*Lisbon (Portela Airport)
*Madrid (Madrid Barajas International Airport)
*Paris (Charles de Gaulle International Airport)
*Rome (Leonardo da Vinci International Airport)

Fleet

As of January 2007 the Air Asturias fleet included:

*1 Airbus A320-214 (EC-ISI)

References

External links

* [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=OVD&al_op=1 Air Asturias Fleet]