Air Nostrum facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Air Nostrum
Iberia Regional

Founded	23 May 1994
AOC #	ES.AOC.002
Hubs	Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport Madrid–Barajas Airport Valencia Airport
Frequent-flyer program	Avios
Alliance	Oneworld (affiliate)
Fleet size	42
Destinations	70
Parent company	Strategic Alliance of Regional Airlines (SARA)
Headquarters	Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain
Revenue	€500 million (2013)
Employees	1,500 (2013)
Website	airnostrum.com

Air Nostrum is a Spanish airline based in Valencia. It is also known as Air Nostrum Líneas Aéreas del Mediterráneo, S.A.. This airline is a regional carrier, meaning it flies shorter routes.

Air Nostrum is connected to the Oneworld airline alliance. It flies to 51 different places, both in Spain and other countries. They also offer special charter flights. Their main airport hub is Valencia Airport. They also have hubs at Barcelona Airport and Madrid–Barajas Airport.

Since late 2018, Air Nostrum has also flown some routes for Brussels Airlines. They took over from another airline called CityJet. Air Nostrum also partly owns Iryo, a fast train service in Spain. Iryo started running in November 2022.

In October 2023, Air Nostrum officially joined with CityJet. This created a new company called Strategic Alliance of Regional Airlines (SARA). Air Nostrum's owners now have most of the control (80%) of this new company.

History of Air Nostrum

Air Nostrum started on May 23, 1994. Their first flights took off on December 15 of the same year. In the past, they offered full meals on all their flights.

Around 2008, the airline changed its cabins. They used to have a "regional business class." Now, flights have separate business and economy sections. This is like what many other big airlines do. If you fly economy, you can buy drinks and snacks on board.

In February 2012, Air Nostrum faced some challenges. Fuel prices went up, and their income went down. Because of this, they had to reduce their workforce for two years. They also stopped using 15 Bombardier CRJ200 planes. Many routes that were losing money were also stopped.

On March 31, 2014, some business people from Valencia invested in the company. This included Carlos Bertomeu, who was the CEO at the time. This investment brought about 25 million euros into the company.

In September 2017, Air Nostrum wanted to run high-speed train services. They planned to go from Madrid Atocha to Gare de Montpellier-Saint-Roch in Southern France. They planned to use AVE Class 100 trains.

On July 17, 2018, Air Nostrum and CityJet from Ireland announced a merger. They planned to become the biggest regional airline in Europe. Even after merging, they would keep their own names. The merger was completed in 2023.

In June 2022, Air Nostrum made a special order. They reserved ten Hybrid Air Vehicles Airlander 10 airships. These airships are expected to start flying in 2026. In August 2023, Air Nostrum ordered even more. They doubled their reservation from ten to twenty Airlander 10 aircraft.

Air Nostrum's Fleet

As of November 2023, Air Nostrum uses the following aircraft:

Incidents and Accidents

• On January 17, 2003, an Air Nostrum Fokker 50 plane went off the runway. This happened at Melilla Airport. The plane crashed into a fence and broke into two parts. Nine passengers were hurt.
• On January 24, 2006, Air Nostrum flight IB 8665 from Valladolid landed without its landing gear. This is called a belly landing. It happened at Barcelona El Prat Airport. Two of the forty passengers had minor injuries while getting off the plane. The plane was a Bombardier CRJ200. Investigators found that the pilot made a mistake.

Images for kids

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  Air Nostrum ATR 72-600 aircraft

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  Air Nostrum Bombardier CRJ1000 aircraft

See also

In Spanish: Air Nostrum para niños