Ryjet, also known as RYJET - Aerotaxis del Mediterraneo,Ryjet Aerotaxis del Mediterráneo was a small Spanish airline based in Málaga. Despite its name, the airline's fleet included no jets, only turboprop aircraft.
History The airline was founded in 1999 and projected to operate air taxi, cargo and charter services covering Spain, Portugal and Morocco.Airlines Inform - Ryjet Most of its operations, however, were between Málaga and Melilla. By 2011, the airline had established a kind of airbridge between the southern Spanish city and the Spanish possession on the Moroccan coast raising the number of its flights to 108 per month.
Ryjet made headlines in 2007 when it was revealed that it had asked high amounts as down-payments to pilots who wished to work for the company.El escandalo RYJET-Aerotaxis Del Mediterraneo: Ryjet exige 58.500 euros a quienes aspiren a trabajar como pilotos en la compañía In the following years, other irregularities were detected in the operation of the airline.Diario Que - El Copac denuncia ante la AESA irregularidades en las operaciones de Ryjet
By March 2012, Ryjet had run into severe financial trouble and had difficulties paying its bills;El Faro, 4 March 2012 - Ryjet pagará a Aena sus facturas al instante hasta que acuerden la cuantía de otro crédito three months later —owing to default in payments to its lessors and to its employees— Ryjet announced that it ceased operations.Aviación mundial en turbulencia - El Mundo 23 July 2012El Telegrama (Melila) - Ryjet deja de volar por falta de liquidez y pretende declararse insolvente
Fleet 1 Saab 340 1 BAE JetstreamFlying Carpet - Ryjet See also List of defunct airlines of Spain References
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