Spanair facts for kids
Spanair was an airline based in Catalonia which is in Spain. It's main base of operations or hub is at Barcelona Airport but it also flew many flights from Madrid Airport and Palma de Mallorca Airport. The airline was a member of the major airline alliance Star Alliance. Spanair stopped its flight operations the 27th of January, 2012, when its closure was announced.
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Destinations
Spanair flew mainly to destinations in Europe with only a very limited number of flights to the north of Africa. They also had charter flights for holiday companies.
Fleet
This is a summary of the Spanair fleet:
- 19x Airbus A320
- 5x Airbus A321
- 4x Boeing 717
- 2x McDonnell Douglas MD-82
- 5x McDonnell Douglas MD-83
- 8x McDonnell Douglas MD-87
The entire fleet was sold to different airlines in 2012.
Images for kids
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Spanair MD-83 in the former livery at Leeds Bradford Airport in 2008
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Spanair head office in l'Hospitalet de Llobregat, near Barcelona
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Spanair Airbus A320-200 in Star Alliance livery
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Spanair Airbus A320-200 in a hybrid livery with old titles and new tailfin design
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Spanair Airbus A320-200 in the final full livery which was only applied to a few aircraft
See also
In Spanish: Spanair para niños
