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Meridiana is a low-cost airline based in Italy. Boeing 737-700 of UK low cost carrier easyJet waiting for take off at Bristol A low-cost carrier or low cost airline (also known as a no-frills or discount carrier / airline) is an airline that offers generally low fares in exchange for eliminating many traditional passenger services. ...
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History The airline was founded as Alisarda on March 29, 1963 by the Aga Khan to promote tourism to Sardinia. It currently transports over 3 million passengers per year. During 2004, Meridiana replaced four BAe 146-200s with four leased Airbus A319-100s, and has plans for a fifth. In January 2004 it was reported that Meridiana was planning to replace its McDonnell Douglas MD-82 fleet with 17 Airbus A320-200s. March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ...
1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...
Aga Khan (Persian: آغا خان ) is the hereditary title of the Imam (spiritual and general leader), of the Nizari (Nizari Ismaili) sect (result of the 1094 split with the Mustaˤliyya who followed Nizars younger brother Al-Mustali) within the Shia Ismaili branch of Islam. ...
Tourists at Oahu island, Hawaii Tourism is the act of travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes, and also refers to the provision of services in support of this act. ...
Sardinia (Sardegna in Italian, Sardigna or Sardinna in the Sardinian language), is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (Sicily is the largest), between Italy, Spain and Tunisia, south of Corsica. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The BAe 146 (also known as the Avro RJ) is a medium-sized commercial aircraft manufactured by BAE SYSTEMS. It carries its four jet engines on a high wing above the fuselage; not below, or at mid-fuselage, as on most conventional civilian aircraft. ...
The Airbus A320 is a short-to-medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Airbus. ...
The Douglas DC-9 is a twin-engined jet airliner, first manufactured in 1965 and, in much modified form and under a succession of different names. ...
The Airbus A320 is a short-to-medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Airbus. ...
In December 2004 it was reported that Meridiana had won the tender for all public service obligation routes from and to Sardinia. However, later in the month an Italian court suspended the public service obligation contract with Meridiana until further notice.
Fleet The Meridiana fleet includes the following aircraft (at August 2006): August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
12 aircraft are leased; the others are company-owned. The Airbus A320 is a short-to-medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Airbus. ...
The Douglas DC-9 is a twin-engined jet airliner, first manufactured in 1965 and, in much modified form and under a succession of different names, still in production today as the Boeing 717. ...
The Douglas DC-9 is a twin-engined jet airliner, first manufactured in 1965 and, in much modified form and under a succession of different names, still in production today as the Boeing 717. ...
Meridiana's average fleet age was 14.6 years in June 2006.
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