Air Bourbon was a short-lived airline headquartered at Roland Garros Airport in Sainte Marie, Réunion."Contact." Air Bourbon. 19 June 2004. Retrieved on 10 July 2010.
History The airline was created by the French company Group Bourbon in November 2002. It started scheduled services to mainland France on June 7, 2003, operating a route to Paris-Orly via Lyon with a single Airbus A340-200 leased from Airbus Asset, equipped with 286 seats. During this time, the airline had up to 196 staff (mostly former Air Lib and Aero Lyon employees), including 21 pilots, 61 cabin crew, and 115 ground staff.
By January 2004, Air Bourbon faced severe financial constraints and announced a major corporate recapitalization program to stay afloat. However, the airline suspended operations on November 26, 2004, and filed for bankruptcy three days later. A receivership was given on December 3 2004 for an intended eight-month protection period, and on December 8 of the same year, the airline was liquidated.
A regional subsidiary named Air Comores International, based in Moroni, Comoros, was planned to operate flights to France in November 2004, using an Airbus A310-300 with 206 seats. However, the plan failed after Air Bourbom went out of business.
Destinations Air Bourbon operated scheduled services to the following destinations: NationCityAirportNotesFrance LyonLyon-Saint Exupery AirportParisCharles de Gaulle AirportOrly AirportItalyMilanMilan-Malpensa AirportMayotteDzaoudziDzaoudzi-Pamandzi International AirportRéunionSaint DenisRoland Garros Airport
See also List of defunct airlines of Réunion
References
OAG Official Airlines Guide and Jetstream magazines
External links
Air Bourbon (Archive) Air Comoros International (Archive) Last homepage archived