Ryjet

Former Spanish airline, 1999–2012

Ryjet

Ryjet Saab 340

IATA	ICAO	Callsign
W2	RYJ	RYJET

Commenced operations

1999

Ceased operations

2012

Operating bases

Málaga Airport
Melilla Airport

Fleet size

Fleet below

Headquarters

Campanillas

Ryjet, also known as RYJET - Aerotaxis del Mediterraneo,^[1] was a small Spanish airline based in Málaga. Despite the name of the airline its fleet included no jets, only turboprop aircraft.^[2]

History

The airline was founded in 1999 and projected to operate air taxi, cargo and charter services covering Spain, Portugal and Morocco.^[2] Most of its operations, however, were between Málaga and Melilla. By 2011 the airline established a kind of airbridge between the southern Spanish city and the Spanish possession on the Moroccan coast raising the number of its flights to 108 per month.^[3]

Ryjet made headlines in 2007 when it was revealed that it had asked high amounts as down-payments to pilots who wished to work for the company.^[4] In the following years other irregularities were detected in the operation of the airline.^[5]

By March 2012 Ryjet had run into severe financial trouble and it had difficulties paying its bills;^[6] three months later —owing to default in payments to its lessors and to its employees— Ryjet announced that it ceased operations.^[7]^[8]

Fleet

1 Saab 340^[9]
1 BAE Jetstream^[3]

References

^ Ryjet Aerotaxis del Mediterráneo
^ ^a ^b Airlines Inform - Ryjet
^ ^a ^b Flying Carpet - Ryjet
^ El escandalo RYJET-Aerotaxis Del Mediterraneo: Ryjet exige 58.500 euros a quienes aspiren a trabajar como pilotos en la compañía
^ Diario Que - El Copac denuncia ante la AESA irregularidades en las operaciones de Ryjet
^ El Faro, 4 March 2012 - Ryjet pagará a Aena sus facturas al instante hasta que acuerden la cuantía de otro crédito
^ Aviación mundial en turbulencia - El Mundo 23 July 2012
^ El Telegrama (Melila) - Ryjet deja de volar por falta de liquidez y pretende declararse insolvente
^ Airfleets / Ryjet