Spanair

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Spanair
IATA JK	ICAO JKK	Callsign SPANAIR
Founded		1988
Hubs		Barajas International Airport El Prat International Airport
Focus cities		Son Sant Joan Int'l Airport Los Rodeos Airport
Frequent flyer program		Spanair Plus
Member lounge		Sala VIP
Alliance		Star Alliance
Fleet size		62
Destinations		26
Parent company		SAS AB
Headquarters		Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Key people		Gonzalo Pascual (Chairman) Lars Nygaard (CEO Spanair) Mats Jansson (CEO SAS Group)
Website: http://www.spanair.com

Spanair S.A. is an airline based in Palma de Mallorca, Spain and is a subsidiary of Scandinavian Airlines. It provides a scheduled passenger network within Spain and Europe, with an extension to West Africa. Worldwide charters are also flown for tour companies. Its main base is Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI), with hubs at Barajas International Airport (MAD), Madrid and El Prat International Airport (BCN), Barcelona.

Contents 1 History 2 New Routes 3 Destinations 4 Fleet 5 References 6 External links

[edit] History

The airline was established in December 1986 and began operations in March 1988. It was set up as a joint venture between SAS and Viajes Marsans, and began operations with European charters. Long-haul flights to the USA, Mexico and the Dominican Republic were launched in 1991, followed by domestic scheduled flights in March 1994. The airline flew long-haul flights, with Boeing 767-300 aircraft, to Washington and Buenos Aires in the late-1990s. Spanair joined Star Alliance in 2003. The company is owned by the SAS Group (94.9%) and Grupo Marsans (5.1%). It employs 2535 staff.

[edit] New Routes

Daily flights from Barcelona to Frankfurt in June 2007. The flights will be operated by Airbus A320-200 aircraft. Daily flights from Bilbao to Jerez and Munich in the summer of 2007.

[edit] Destinations

Main article: Spanair destinations

Further information: SAS Group destinations

[edit] Fleet

The Spanair fleet consists of the following aircraft as of March 2007:

Spanair Fleet

Aircraft	Total	Passengers	Notes
Airbus A320-232	16	156 - 180
Airbus A321-231	5	212
McDonnell Douglas MD-82	10	120 - 170
McDonnell Douglas MD-83	16
McDonnell Douglas MD-87	11
Fokker 100	4		operated by Girjet

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Company websites

• Spanair (English)/(Spanish)
• SAS Group (English)
• Spanair Fleet Detail (English)

Other websites

• Spanair Fleet (English)
• Spanair Fleet Age (English)
• Spanair Passenger Opinions at Skytrax (English)
• Spanair at the Aviation Safety Network Database (English)

SAS Group, SAS AB
Scandinavian Airlines Business	Scandinavian Airlines Danmark | Scandinavian Airlines Sverige | SAS Business Opportunities | SAS Braathens
Subsidiaries	airBaltic | Blue1 | Spanair | Widerøe
Affiliated	Air Greenland | Aerolineas de Baleares | bmi | Estonian Air | Skyways Express
Destinations	SAS Group destinations | Blue1 destinations | Scandinavian Airlines destinations | SAS Braathens destinations | Spanair destinations | Widerøe destinations
Airline Support Business	SAS Cargo Group | SAS Media | SAS Technical Services | SAS Ground Services
Alliances	Star Alliance | WOW Alliance
History	DDL (1946) | DNL (1946) | SILA (1946) | ABA (1948) | Linjeflyg (1992) | Braathens (2001)