Rioja Airlines

Former Spanish charter airline
Rioja Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
- - Rioja Airlines
Founded2007
Ceased operations2007
Operating basesRecajo
Focus citiesAlicante, Sevilla and Málaga
HeadquartersLogroño-Agoncillo Airport

Rioja Airlines was a Spanish charter airline based in La Rioja region.

Company history

Rioja Airlines was founded in 2007 by Riojano entrepreneurs. It began operations from the Logroño-Agoncillo Airport in Recajo with flights to Alicante, Sevilla and Málaga.[1]

Its maiden flight was on 24 June 2007 with a flight to Sevilla, but the airline soon ran into financial difficulties and ceased operations only three months later on 9 September 2007.[2] Creditors filed lawsuits against the airline even after it ceased operating.[3]

Fleet

  • 2 ATR 42-400 (on lease)

See also

References

  1. ^ Rioja Airlines inicia a partir de hoy sus vuelos con Alicante, Sevilla y Málaga
  2. ^ Rioja Airlines comunica a sus clientes la suspensión de sus vuelos desde Agoncillo
  3. ^ Acreedores de Rioja Airlines instan a que la firma se someta a la Ley Concursal

External links

  • Media related to Rioja Airlines at Wikimedia Commons
  • Rioja Airlines, una aerolínea que se "estrella" a dos meses de su despegue
  • Qué fue de… Lagun Air | Líneas Aéreas Navarras | Iberline Express | Rioja Airlines
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