Air Comet
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| Air Comet | ||
|---|---|---|
| IATA A7 |
ICAO MPD |
Callsign RED COMET[1] |
| Founded | 1996 | |
| Hubs | Madrid Barajas International Airport | |
| Fleet size | 8 | |
| Destinations | 17 | |
| Parent company | Grupo Marsans | |
| Headquarters | Madrid, Spain | |
| Key people | ||
| Website: http://www.airpluscomet.com/ | ||
Air Comet (former Air Plus Comet) is a scheduled and charter airline based in Spain and is a sister company of Aerolineas Argentinas. It operates scheduled services within Europe and holiday flights to North America, South America and the Caribbean.
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[edit] History
The airline was established in December 1996 and started operations in March 1997. It is wholly owned by Grupo Marsans.
[edit] Services
Air Comet operates the following services (at September 2006):
- Domestic scheduled destinations: Madrid and Málaga.
- International scheduled destinations: Buenos Aires, Bogotá, Lima, London, Montego Bay, New York, Paris, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Rome, Santo Domingo and Shanghai.
- Charter services include: Madrid to Cancún, Punta Cana and Tenerife.
[edit] Fleet
The Air Comet fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2007):
- 3 Airbus A310-300 (EC-GMU, GOT, IPT)
- 1 Airbus A320-200 (EC-KBM)
- 2 Airbus A340-300 (EC-KAJ, KCT)
- 1 Boeing 747-200 (EC-IZL)
- 1 McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (EC-KBA)
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