AeroLyon
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Commenced operations | 1996 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 2002 | ||||||
Operating bases | Lyon Airport | ||||||
| Hubs | Lyon Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Paris-Charles de Gaulle | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | Caribbean, West Indies | ||||||
| Parent company | Nouvelles Frontieres (1996-2000) TUI AG (2000-2002) | ||||||
Aerolyon S.A. was a French long haul airline which was estabilished in October 1996 and started flying in the following month of December.
History
[edit]Aerolyon was a long haul airline based in Lyon, France. It flew on regular basis from various French airports, including Lyon, Paris, Brest, Nantes and Bordeaux to the Caribbeans, West Indies and other overseas French territories. It was owned by French tourism company Nouvelles Frontieres, which also owned Corsairfly.[1] Aerolyon performed services for other air carriers too.[1] In 2000, it would theoretically have been taken over by TUI AG when they bought Nouvelles Frontieres. instead TUI AG took control of Corsairfly.
In 1996, Aerolyon leased a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 from ChallengAir. In 1999 another DC-10 joined the fleet and a third aircraft in 2002.[1] The airline fleet would never expand beyond three DC-10s.[citation needed] Aerolyon ceased operations in May 2002 and declared bankrupt in the following month of August.[2]
Aeroplus L'Air, an outfit run by Jean-Marie Gras attempted to create a revival of the airline using a single Airbus A340. However in December 2002, a court in Lyon decided that a rescue plan was too risky, and rejected the proposal.[1]
Fleet
[edit]Aerolyon operated the following aircraft.[citation needed] Two of the original aircraft were scrapped after Aerolyon's demise, and one of the first aircraft delivered to the company in 1997 was put in storage.
| Aircraft | Total |
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| McDonnell Douglas DC10-30 | 3 |
| Total | 3 |
References
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