Air Asturias

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Air Asturias
IATA '	ICAO 'OVD	Callsign AIR ASTURIAS
Founded		2006
Hubs		Asturias Airport
Focus cities		Avilés
Fleet size		1
Destinations		5
Headquarters		Avilés, Spain
Key people
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.

Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 3 Fleet 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

The airline was established on 13 July 2005 and started operations on 6 November 2006^[1] using a leased Airbus A320-214 aircraft.^[2] It ceased operations on January 26, 2007^[1].

Read the announcement given by the airline's CEO, Mr. Jose Antonio Fernandez 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.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Destinations

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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)

[edit] Fleet

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As of January 2007 the Air Asturias fleet included:

• 1 Airbus A320-214 (EC-ISI)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Air Asturias Fleet