Madagascar Airlines was established as Madair on by Air France and the original 1947-formed Air Madagascar when it took over the domestic routes operated by these two airlines. Air France and Air Madagascar initially had a 44% and 36% stake in Madair, respectively, while the Malagasy government held the balance. On 20 October 1961, intercontinental services were started, flying a weekly Tananarive–Djibouti–Nice–Paris service using a DC-7 leased from TAI.
Madair changed its name to Air Madagascar in 1963. That year, a regional service to the Comoro Islands was launched using DC-4 equipment. An agreement with Air France permitted the company to start Boeing 707 flights to Paris via Djibouti; they commenced in . Johannesburg was made part of the route network on 6 August 1967.
By , the carrier operated an extensive domestic network plus regional routes to the Comoro Islands, Johannesburg and Réunion Island and a weekly intercontinental 707 service to Paris via Djibouti and Marseille. Thirty years later, Dzaoudzi, Johannesburg, Mauritius, Moroni, Nairobi, Paris, Rome, Singapore and St. Denis de la Reunion comprised the international list of destinations, whereas Ambanja, Ambatomainty, Ambatondrazaka, Analalava, Ankavandra, Antalaha, Antsalova, Antsiranana, Antsohihy, Belo, Besalampy, Farafangana, Fianarantsoa, Fort Dauphin, Mahanoro, Maintirano, Majunga, Mampikony, Manakara, Mananara, Mananjary, Mandritsara, Manja, Maroansetra, Miandrivazo, Morafenobe, Morombe, Morondava, Nossi-Be, Port Berge, Sambava, Soalala, Ste Marie, Tamatave, Tambohorano, Tsaratanana, Tsiroanomandidy, Tulear, Vatomandry and Vohemar made up the domestic route network. Air Madagascar launched flights to Guangzhou on 6 July 2009.
List , Air Madagascar operates to the following destinations:
CountryCityAirportNotesRefsChinaGuangzhouGuangzhou Baiyun International AirportComorosAnjouanOuani AirportMoroniPrince Said Ibrahim International AirportDjiboutiDjibouti CityDjibouti–Ambouli International AirportFranceMarseilleMarseille Provence AirportNiceNice Côte d'Azur AirportParisCharles de Gaulle AirportGermanyMunichMunich AirportItalyMilanMilan Malpensa AirportRomeRome Fiumicino AirportKenyaNairobiJomo Kenyatta International AirportMadagascarAmbanjaAmbanja AirportAmbatomaintyAmbatomainty AirportAmbatondrazakaAmbatondrazaka AirportAmbilobeAmbilobe AirportAnalalavaAnalalava AirportAndriamenaAndriamena AirportAnkavandraAnkavandra AirportAntalahaAntsirabato AirportAntananarivoIvato International AirportAntsalovaAntsalova AirportAntsirananaArrachart Airport AntsohihyAmbalabe AirportBelo sur TsiribihinaBelo sur Tsiribihina AirportBesalampyBesalampy AirportBorizinyPort Bergé AirportFarafanganaFarafangana AirportFianarantsoaFianarantsoa AirportMahajangaAmborovy Airport MaintiranoMaintirano AirportMampikonyMampikony AirportManakaraManakara AirportMananjaryMananjary AirportMandritsaraMandritsara AirportManjaManja AirportMaroantsetraMaroantsetra Airport MiandrivazoMiandrivazo AirportMorafenobeMorafenobe AirportMorombeMorombe AirportMorondavaMorondava Airport Nosy BeFascene Airport Sainte-MarieSainte Marie Airport SambavaSambava Airport SoalalaSoalala AirportTambohoranoTambohorano AirportTolagnaroTôlanaro Airport ToamasinaToamasina Airport ToliaraToliara Airport TsaratananaTsaratanana AirportTsiroanomandidyTsiroanomandidy AirportVatomandryVatomandry AirportVohemarVohemar AirportMauritiusPort LouisSir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International AirportMayotteDzaoudziDzaoudzi–Pamandzi International AirportRéunionSaint-DenisRoland Garros AirportSeychellesMahéSeychelles International AirportSingaporeSingaporeChangi AirportSouth AfricaJohannesburgO. R. Tambo International AirportSwitzerlandZürichZurich AirportThailandBangkokSuvarnabhumi Airport
See also
Transport in Madagascar
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