Air Méditerranée was a French

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headquartered on the property of the

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Juillan Juillan (; oc, Julhan) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. Air Méditerranée has its head office on the property of Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport, in Juillan.Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (french: Aéroport de Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle, ), also known as Roissy Airport or simply Paris CDG, is the principal airport serving the French capital, Paris ( and its metropolitan area), and the largest intern ...

History

Air Méditerranée was established and started operations in 1997 and had its headquarters in

Le Fauga Le Fauga (; oc-gsc, Le Haugar) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Population Economy The commune once had the headquarters of Air Méditerranée Air Méditerranée was a French charter airline headquartere ...

, near

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. In January 2015, the airline filed for

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. By January 2016, there had been offers by potential investors to secure new funds for the struggling airline with no final decision made by the authorities. The only incident of the airline occurred in February 2016 where a man urinated on a passenger over not being allowed to smoke on the flight. However, the victim fought back. The flight was diverted to Lyon, where both passengers were arrested. On 15 February 2016 the airline was liquidated by the courts after amassing debts of €60m and all aircraft were returned to their lessors.

Destinations

Fleet

Airbus A321-211, Air Mediterranee JP6297452

Prior to ceasing operations, the Air Méditerranée fleet consisted of the following aircraft:Air Méditerranée fleet list at ch-aviation.ch
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References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Air Mediterranee Defunct airlines of France Airlines established in 1997 Airlines disestablished in 2016 French companies established in 1997 2016 disestablishments in France Defunct charter airlines Hautes-Pyrénées