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| Founded | 2006 | |||
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| Commenced operations | 1 October 2006 | |||
| Ceased operations | 9 July 2009 | |||
| Hubs | Barcelona El Prat Airport | |||
| Focus cities | San Pablo Airport Valencia Airport Palma de Mallorca Airport |
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| Fleet size | 23 | |||
| Destinations | 41 | |||
| Parent company | Iberia Group | |||
| Company slogan | Vuela inteligente (Fly smart) |
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| Headquarters | Barcelona, Spain | |||
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| Website | www.clickair.com | |||
Clickair was a low-cost airline based in Barcelona, Spain. In 2008-2009 it merged with Vueling Airlines and took its name. Clickair flew to nearly 40 destinations in Europe. The airline's main base was Barcelona with hubs at Málaga, Seville and Valencia[1].
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History
The company was first called Catair, derived from CAT (CATalonia) and AIR. Today Catair Lineas Aereas is the name of the holding company.[citation needed]
The airline started operations on 1 October 2006 with 3 Airbus A320 aircraft operating 5 routes from its Barcelona hub. [2] The company was founded from initial capital investment from Cobra, Iberia, Iberostar, Nefinsa and Quercus Equity (Group Agrolimen), each with a 20% share. [3] Although Iberia holds a 20% stake in the airline, it controls 80% of its economic rights. The company has plans for the operation of 30 Airbus A320s on 70 routes, carrying 10 million passengers a year by the end of 2008[1]. Clickair's IATA code, XG was inherited from Gestair Cargo's retired passenger airline Regional Lineas Aereas.
In June 2008, Vueling and Clickair announced their intention to merge, with Vueling to be the name of the merged airline.[4]
In mid-July of 2009 the merger was completed.[5] Iberia Group will hold a 45.85% shareholding in the new Vueling.[5]
Destinations
Inflight services
Clickair offers Clickbasics, which is a shopping and buy on board programme for food, drinks, and other goods.[6]
Fleet
The Clickair fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of 21 March 2009) [1]:
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 23 | 180 |
As of 21 March 2009, the average age of the Clickair fleet is 10.2 years ([2]).
Aircraft orders
5 aircraft were planned to be introduced in 2008, however the airline scaled back its expansion plans and will add only one aircraft to the fleet during the year. [7]
External links
References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 67. 2007-04-03.
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
- ^ Clickair website
- ^ Vueling To Merge With Clickair
- ^ a b Vueling new airline name to UK. TravelMole. Phil Davies.
- ^ "Clickbasics." Clickair. Retrieved on 20 January 2009.
- ^ Spain's Clickair scales back growth plans - Reuters
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