Air Austral

Infobox Airline
airline = Air Austral

logo_size =
fleet_size = 7 (+3 orders)
destinations = 16
IATA = UU
ICAO = REU
callsign = REUNION
parent =
founded = 1987
headquarters = St Denis
key_people =
hubs = Roland Garros Airport
focus_cities =
frequent_flyer = Indigo Card, Capricorn
lounge =
alliance =
website = http://www.air-austral.com/

Air Austral is an airline based in St Denis, Réunion, France. It operates scheduled and non-scheduled services from Réunion. Its main base is Roland Garros Airport, St Denis.

History

The airline was established in October 1974 and started operations in March 1975. It was originally known as Réunion Air Service and was renamed in 1987 to Air Réunion and again in 1990 to Air Austral. Services to Paris were introduced on 28 June 2003. Next summer, the company will serve Sydney and Nouméa from the 1st April 2009. It has been granted rights to operate to other cities in southern and East Africa and the Indian Ocean on a non-scheduled basis. [cite web |title=Air Austral history |url=http://www.air-austral.com/air-austral-history.html |accessdate=2008-09-15 ]

Destinations

Fleet

The Air Austral fleet includes the following aircraft:

Frequent Flyer Program

Air Austral's frequent flyer program is called Capricorne, referring to the line of latitude.

External links

* [http://www.air-austral.com Air Austral]

References