Air Vallée S.p.A. was an Italian charter and

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based in

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. In June 2016 it ceased all operations.

History

Air Vallée was founded in June 1987 to promote the commercial development of Aosta Airport. In June 1988, a twice weekly link with

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was started with a

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C90. The C90 was replaced in October 1989 with a

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I and another twin jet was acquired. Both were replaced by a Learjet 31 acquired in January 1992 and a Beechcraft King Air 200 was acquired in August 1993. It operated scheduled services linking two destinations in

Sardinia Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label= Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label= Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, af ...

and six on mainland Italy, as well as charter services. Its main base was Aosta Airport, with hubs at Leonardo da Vinci Airport and Turin Caselle Airport. The airline's head office was in Aosta Airport in Saint-Christophe. In the summer of 2010, Air Vallée restarted operations, offering domestic flights from Rimini as well as a weekly flight from Perugia to Olbia on Sardinia. A Dornier 328 Jet served these routes. , the airline operated only charter flights but planned to resume scheduled flights from

Foggia Foggia (, , ; nap, label= Foggiano, Fògge ) is a city and former ''comune'' of Apulia, in Southern Italy, capital of the province of Foggia. In 2013, its population was 153,143. Foggia is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere, also know ...

to Milan-Malpensa and

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from 26 October 2014. In June 2016 Air Vallée suspended its operations as ENAC retired the airline's licence. The airline's sole aircraft was returned to the lessor. In early 2018, the company showed its new website with flights to Rimini, Catania, Pescara, Tirana and other airports around Europe.

Destinations

As of October 2015, Air Vallée served the following destinations: ;Albania *

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- Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza ;Greece * Corfu -

Corfu International Airport Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" ( el, Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Κέρκυρας "Ιωάννης Καποδίστριας") or Ioannis Kapodistrias (Capodistrias) International Airport is a government-owned air ...

''seasonal charter'' ;Italy * Bari - Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport ''charter'' * Brindisi - Brindisi – Salento Airport focus city * Catania - Catania-Fontanarossa Airport *

Pescara Pescara (; nap, label=Neapolitan language, Abruzzese, Pescàrë; nap, label=Neapolitan language, Pescarese, Piscàrë) is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo Regions of Italy, region of Italy. It is the most populated ci ...

- Abruzzo Airport ''charter'' *

- Federico Fellini International Airport

Fleet

As of January 2016, the Air Vallée fleet consisted of the following aircraft: Air Vallee Dornier 328JET Allieri-2

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Air Vallee Defunct airlines of Italy Airlines established in 1987 Airlines disestablished in 2016

History

Destinations

Fleet

See also

References

External links