XL Airways France

Infobox Airline
airline=XL Airways France
logo=XL Airways logo.pnglogo_size=150px
IATA=SE
ICAO=XLF
callsign=STARWAY
headquarters=Paris, France
parent=XL Leisure Group
founded=
key_people=
hubs=Charles de Gaulle International Airport
focus_cities=
frequent_flyer=
lounge=
alliance=
fleet_size=5
destinations=
website= http://fr.xl.com

XL Airways France is a French airline based at Charles de Gaulle International Airport, it is part of the XL Leisure Group. Formed as Star Airlines, the airline was previously owned by Transat A.T., before being sold to and taken over by the XL Leisure Group.

The carrier operates scheduled flights mainly to long-haul destinations in Africa and the Middle East and charter flights to medium-haul destinations in the Mediterranean, and it also serves destinations to the Caribbean.

On 11 September 2008, BBC News Channel reported that XL Leisure Group had filed for administration, although initially Simon Calder confirmed the group's website was still taking bookings, the group folded the next morning.

Nevertheless XL Airways Germany and XL Airways France, former subsidiaries of XL Leisure Group continue to operate as independent airlines.

Services

Destinations served:

Africa

*Cairo
*Cap Skirring (Cap Skirring Airport)
*Dakar
*Djerba
*Hurghada
*Luxor
*Marrakech
*Monastir
*Sharm El Sheik
*Tetouan
*Tunis

Brazil

*Salvador

Caribbean

*Cancún, Mexico
*Dominican Republic
**La Romana - LRM
**Punta Cana - PUJ
**Puerto Plata - POP
**Samana - AZS
*San Salvador Island, Bahamas
*Santiago, Cuba
*Varadero, Cuba

Europe

*Ajaccio
*Alicante
*Antalya
*Araxos
*Athens
*Catania
*Corfu
*Faro
*Larnaca
*Heraklion
*Ibiza
*İzmir
*Kos
*Majorca
*Málaga
*Olbia
*Palermo
*Porto
*Rhodes
*Split
*Tenerife
*Venice
*Xeres

Indian Ocean Islands

*Colombo (Bandaranaike International Airport)
*Maldives (Malé International Airport)
*Seychelles (Seychelles International Airport)

Southwest Asia

*Beirut (no longer served since the border war between Lebanon and Israel)
*Tel Aviv

Fleet

The XL Airways France fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2008):

*5 Airbus A320-200
*2 Airbus A330-200
*1 Airbus A330-300 (one aircraft is operated by Iberworld)
*1 Boeing 737-800

In March 2006, XL Airways France fleet age is 7 years old.

External links

* [http://fr.xl.com/ XL Airways France]
* [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=SE&al_op=1 XL Airways France Fleet]

References