Air Comet
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| Air Comet | ||
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| IATA A7 |
ICAO MPD |
Callsign RED COMET[1] |
| Founded | 1996 | |
| Hubs | Madrid Barajas International Airport | |
| Fleet size | 13 | |
| Destinations | 13 | |
| Parent company | Grupo Marsans | |
| Headquarters |  Madrid, Spain |
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| Key people | ||
| Website: http://www.aircomet.com/ | ||
Air Comet (formerly Air Plus Comet) is an airline based in Madrid, Spain. It operates scheduled long-haul services from Madrid to 13 destinations in Central and South America, as well as services in Europe. Its main base is Madrid Barajas International Airport[2], Terminal 1.
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[edit] History
The airline was established in December 1996 as Air Plus Comet and started operations in March 1997. It mainly operated long-haul charter services from Madrid and Palma de Mallorca to destinations in the Americas and the Caribbean. It relaunched as a full service carrier under the Air Comet name in January 2007. It is wholly owned by Grupo Marsans[2].
In January 2007, Air Comet took over some of the now defunct Air Madrid airline's Latin American routes. It also accepted passengers left stranded (those who had already flown a portion of their ticket) for a flat fee of 200 USD.
On May 25, 2007, Air Comet suspended its flights to the United States, citing a desire to focus on growth in the European and Latin American markets.
Grupo Marsans bought 4 A380's, and two of them will go to Air Comet.
[edit] Destinations
Air Comet currently flies to the following destinations (as of May 2008)
- European destinations
- Paris-Charles de Gaulle (codeshare with Aerolíneas Argentinas)
- London-Gatwick (codeshare with Aerolíneas Argentinas and Air Europa)
- Rome-Fiumicino (operated by Air Europa)
- South and Central America
- Havana
- San José de Costa Rica
- Bogotá
- Lima
- Quito and Guayaquil
- Fortaleza (beginning November 2008)
- Santa Cruz de la Sierra (operated for Aerosur)
- Santiago de Chile (codeshare with Air Comet Chile)
- Buenos Aires (codeshare with Aerolíneas Argentinas)
- Charter destinations
[edit] Fleet
The Air Comet fleet includes the following aircraft (as of March 2008):
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers | Routes | Notes |
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| Airbus A310-300 | 4 | 205 (12/193) 236 (12/224) |
Long haul | |
| Airbus A319 | 0 (12 orders) |
Short haul | ||
| Airbus A320 | 3 (25 orders) |
168 (12/156) | Short haul | |
| Airbus A321 | 0 (5 orders) |
Short haul | ||
| Airbus A330-200 | 2 (17 orders) |
286 (26/260) | Long haul | For delivery in 2008 |
| Airbus A340-300 | 3 | 255 (40/28/187) 252 (6/42/204) |
Medium-long haul | |
| Airbus A350-900 | 0 (10 orders) |
Long haul | ||
| Airbus A380-800 | 0 (6 orders) |
Long haul | For delivery in 2010 |
As of March 2008, the average age of the Air Comet fleet is 15.3 years ([1]).
On January 7, 2007, Grupo Marsans who controls Air Comet, orders 12 A330-200, of which 6 will go to Air Comet, to be delivered in 2008-2009.
On October 12, 2007, Grupo Marsans made a preliminary order for 61 various Airbus aircraft including 5 more A330, 42 A320 Family (12 A319, 25 A320, 5 A321), 10 A350 and 4 A380, of which part (including 2 A380) will go to Air Comet
On December 17, 2007, Grupo Marsans adds 2 more options for A380 model. All A380 will be delivered with 620 seats configuration (12 first, 66 business and 542 tourist).
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Airline Codes
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-03-27, p. 55.
