Tunisair
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| Tunisair | ||
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| IATA TU |
ICAO TAR |
Callsign TUNAIR |
| Founded | 1948 | |
| Hubs | Tunis-Carthage International Airport | |
| Frequent flyer program | Fidelys | |
| Member lounge | Espace Previlige | |
| Fleet size | 32 (16 on Orders) | |
| Destinations | 53 | |
| Headquarters |  Tunis, Tunisia |
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| Key people | Nabil Chettaoui (CEO) | |
| Website: http://www.tunisair.com/ | ||
Société Tunisienne de l’Air « TUNISAIR – SA »[1] (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية التونسية) is the flag carrier airline of Tunisia. Formed in 1948, it operates scheduled international services to European, African and Middle Eastern destinations. Its main base is Tunis-Carthage International Airport.
Tunisair is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization.
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[edit] History
In 1948, the Tunisian government reached an agreement with Air France and Tunisair was created. It started operation in 1949. By 1957, the number of shares held by Air France were decreased and the Tunisian government became the largest shareholder in Tunisair.
[edit] Destinations
Tunisair serves more than 49 destinations with regularly scheduled flights and 80 destinations with charter flight services. There is also a possibility that the airline will begin services to Montreal. For scheduled destinations of Tunisair, see full article: Tunisair destinations.
[edit] Fleet
The Tunisair fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of 24 May 2008):
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers (Business/Economy) |
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| Airbus A300-600R | 3 | 263 (28/235) |
| Airbus A319-114 | 2 | 144 (144) |
| Airbus A319-114 | 2 | 106 (16/90) |
| Airbus A320-200 | 13 (one aircraft is operated for Mauritania Airways and one aircraft is operated by Jetclub) | 145 (25/120) 164 (164) |
| Boeing 737-500 | 4 | 126 (126) |
| Boeing 737-600 | 7 | 126 (126) |
| Boeing 737-700 BBJ | 1 (which is operated for the Government of Tunisia) |
The Tunisair average fleet age was 11.6 years in January 2008.[citation needed]
On 29 April 2008, Airbus announced that Tunisair placed a firm order for 10 A320(with 3 options), 3 A330 and 3 A350XWB (with 1 option) aircraft for fleet renewal and expansion in a deal valued at $1.6 billion.[2]
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