charter airline
Air charter is the business of renting an entire aircraft (i.e., chartering) as opposed to individual aircraft seats (i.e., purchasing a ticket through a traditional airline).
Regulation
Charter – also called air taxi or ad hoc – flight ...
headquartered on the property of the
Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport
Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (; ) is an airport 9 km south-southwest of Tarbes in the Hautes-Pyrénées '' département'' of France.
Operations
It handles scheduled and charter flights from across Europe, with many passengers bein ...
in
Juillan
Juillan (; ) 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.Conditions d'utilisation du site Web d’Air Méditerranée " Archive Air Méditerranée. Retrieved on 30 April 2012. "Aéroport de Tarbes Lourdes Pyrénées 65290 Juillan, France " It operated chartered passenger and cargo flights, mostly to and from
Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport , also known as Roissy Airport, is the primary international airport serving Paris, the capital city of France. The airport opened in 1974 and is located in Roissy-en-France, northeast of Paris. It is named for ...
.
History
Air Méditerranée was established and started operations in 1997 and had its headquarters in
Le Fauga
Le Fauga (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Population
Economy
The commune once had the headquarters of Air Méditerranée.
, near
Toulouse
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. In January 2015, the airline filed for
receivership
In law, receivership is a situation in which an institution or enterprise is held by a receiver – a person "placed in the custodial responsibility for the property of others, including tangible and intangible assets and rights" – especia ...
. 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 by punching the man in the face. 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.