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| Founded | 1948 | |||
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| Hubs | Tunis-Carthage International Airport | |||
| Frequent-flyer program | Fidelys | |||
| Airport lounge | Espace Previlige | |||
| Alliance | Arab Air Carriers Organization | |||
| Fleet size | 33 (+14 orders) | |||
| Destinations | 60 | |||
| Headquarters | Tunis, Tunisia | |||
| Key people | Mohamed Thamri (CEO) | |||
| Website | www.tunisair.com | |||
Société Tunisienne de l'Air, or Tunisair (Arabic: الخطوط التونسية) is the flag carrier airline of Tunisia. Formed in 1948, it operates scheduled international services to European, African and Middle Eastern destinations. Its main base is Tunis-Carthage International Airport. The airline's head office is in Tunis, near Tunis Airport.[1]
Tunisair is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization.
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In 1948, the Tunisian government reached an agreement with Air France and Tunisair was created. It started operations in 1949. By 1957, the number of shares held by Air France were decreased and the Tunisian government became the largest shareholder in Tunisair. In its early years of operation, the title used on its aircraft was Tunis Air.
The first aircraft type to be operated was the twin-engined Douglas DC-3 and this was followed from 1954 by the larger four-engined Douglas DC-4, which was used on services to Paris.
The first jet-powered equipment was added in 1961 when the twin-engined Sud Caravelle was introduced to the fleet. The first of Tunisair's higher capacity Boeing 727 tri-jets was delivered in February 1972.
By 1990, 2 Airbus A320 aircraft were added to its fleet. During 1993-1998, Tunisair began to expand its services across Europe by starting flights to Prague, Budapest, Warsaw, Bratislava, Lisbon, Linz, Salzburg, Graz, Moscow, Beirut and Stockholm. Only Beirut and Stockholm are served by regular scheduled flights, Lisbon is seasonal. The rest are served by charter flights. The Moscow flight has been discontinued, even in charter.
On 21 October 1998, Tunisair celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of its creation, and beginning to retire their Boeing 727s.
In 1999, Tunisair and Air France signed an agreement to form an alliance. That agreement was set to end on 4 January 2010.
Tunisair flies to destinations across Africa, Asia and Europe. Its main base is Tunis-Carthage International Airport.
The Tunisair fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of 9 November 2011):[2]
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A300-600 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 235 | 263 | |
| Airbus A319-100 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 90 | 106 | |
| 2 | 0 | 144 | 144 | |||
| Airbus A320-200 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 120 | 145 | |
| 6 | 0 | 174 | 174 | |||
| Airbus A330-200 | 0 | 3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Airbus A350-800 | 0 | 3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Boeing 737-500 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 126 | |
| Boeing 737-600 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 126 | |
| Boeing 737-700 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | |
| Total | 33 | 14 | ||||
| Aircraft type | Name | Passenger | Delivery date | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-500 | Sfax | Economy 126 Seat | 10/04/1992 | TS-IOG |
| Boeing 737-500 | Hammamet | Economy 126 Seat | 21/05/1993 | TS-IOH |
| Boeing 737-500 | Mahdia | Economy 126 Seat | 01/03/1994 | TS-IOI |
| Boeing 737-500 | Monastir | Economy 126 Seat | 09/03/1995 | TS-IOJ |
| Boeing 737-600 | Kairouan | Economy 126 Seat | 25/05/1999 | TS-IOK |
| Boeing 737-600 | Tozeur Nefta | Economy 126 Seat | 28/05/1999 | TS-IOL |
| Boeing 737-600 | Carthage | Economy 126 Seat | 09/07/1999 | TS-IOM |
| Boeing 737-600 | Utique | Economy 126 Seat | 21/04/2000 | TS-ION |
| Boeing 737-600 | El Jem | Economy 126 Seat | 09/03/1995 | TS-IOP |
| Boeing 737-600 | Bizerte | Economy 126 Seat | 25/05/2000 | TS-IOQ |
| Boeing 737-600 | Tahar Haddad | Economy 126 Seat | 13/04/2001 | TS-IOR |
| Airbus A319-114ER | Hannibal | Business 16 Seat/Economy 90 Seat | 18/04/2001 | TS-IMO |
| Airbus A319-112ER | Alyssa | Business 16 Seat/Economy 90 Seat | 23/04/2007 | TS-IMQ |
| Airbus A319-114 | El Kantaoui | Economy 144 Seat | 21/08/1998 | TS-IMJ |
| Airbus A319-114 | Kerkennah | Economy 144 Seat | 16/09/1998 | TS-IMK |
| Airbus A320-211 | Farhat Hached | Business 25 Seat/Economy 120 Seat | 17/10/1990 | TS-IMB |
| Airbus A320-211 | 14 Janvier | Business 25 Seat/Economy 120 Seat | 06/11/1990 | TS-IMC |
| Airbus A320-211 | Khereddine | Business 25 Seat/Economy 120 Seat | 04/07/1991 | TS-IMD |
| Airbus A320-211 | Tabarka | Business 25 Seat/Economy 120 Seat | 08/07/1992 | TS-IME |
| Airbus A320-211 | Djerba | Economy 174 Seat | 02/12/1992 | TS-IMF |
| Airbus A320-211 | Abou El Kacem | Economy 174 Seat | 30/03/1994 | TS-IMG |
| Airbus A320-211 | Ali Belhouane | Economy 174 Seat | 18/04/1994 | TS-IMH |
| Airbus A320-211 | Jugurtha | Economy 174 Seat | 24/03/1995 | TS-IMI |
| Airbus A320-211 | Gafsa El Ksar | Business 25 Seat/Economy 120 Seat | 03/03/1999 | TS-IML |
| Airbus A320-211 | Le Bardo | Economy 174 Seat | 26/03/1999 | TS-IMM |
| Airbus A320-211 | Ibn Khaldoun | Economy 174 Seat | 30/03/2000 | TS-IMN |
| Airbus A320-214 | La Galite | Business 25 Seat/Economy 120 Seat | 03/06/2002 | TS-IMP |
| Airbus A320-214 | Habib Bourguiba | Business 32 Seat/Economy 114 Seat | 25/06/2010 | TS-IMR |
| Airbus A320-214 | Dougga | Business 32 Seat/Economy 114 Seat | 06/05/2011 | TS-IMS |
| Airbus A300-600 | Amilcar | Business 28 Seat/Economy 235 Seat | 16/05/1989 | TS-IPC |
| Airbus A300-600 | Tunis | Business 28 Seat/Economy 235 Seat | 11/06/1990 | TS-IPB |
| Airbus A300-600 | Sidi Bou Saïd | Business 28 Seat/Economy 235 Seat | 24/09/1990 | TS-IPA |
As of June 2011, the average age of the Tunisair fleet is 11.7 years.[3]
On 15 July 2008, Airbus announced that Tunisair had placed a firm order for 16 aircraft (10 A320-200s, 3 A330-200s and 3 A350-800s) for fleet renewal and expansion in a deal valued at $1.6 billion.[4]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 402 | 2 | 0 | |
| Douglas DC-3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Nord 262 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sud Caravelle | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 |
Tunisair's head office is located on Route X near Tunis-Carthage Airport in Tunis.[6] When the company first started in 1948, its head office was at 1 Rue d'Athènes in Tunis.[7] In August 1972 the airline moved to 113 Avenue de la Liberté to accommodate the employees of Tunisair's main departments.[8] In November 1991 the airline moved to its current head office.[9]