TransMeridian Airlines was a charter airline based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, operating under U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Regulations Part 121. It ceased all operations on September 29, 2005, after negotiations with creditors to restructure its debt failed.
History The scheduled charter airline was founded in 1995. TransMeridian originally flew on behalf of the nation’s largest tour operators from the upper Midwest and Northeast to points in the Caribbean and Mexico, but later expanded to operate its own branded scheduled charter service with an additional focus on Florida destinations. At its peak, it had 7 Boeing 727s, 11 Airbus A320, 7 Boeing 757 and 7 MD-80 aircraft in service.
Over its ten-year history, TransMeridian safely carried well over one million passengers to over 150 destinations primarily within the United States, Mexico, South America and the Caribbean.
At the time of its closing, TransMeridian operated a domestic hub operation from Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB) with service to Syracuse, NY, Rockford, IL, Allentown, PA, Harrisburg, PA, Toledo, OH, Belleville, IL, Louisville, KY, Cincinnati, OH and Las Vegas, NV. International TMA destinations included Liberia, Costa Rica; Aruba; Punta Cana and Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic; and San Juan and Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.
In 2004, Senator John Kerry used a chartered Boeing 757 from TransMeridian for his 2004 presidential campaign.
The airline declared Chapter 7 bankruptcy on 29 September 2005 and ceased all operations.
Fleet The TransMeridian Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:
13 Airbus A320-200 7 Boeing 727-200 7 Boeing 757-200 5 McDonnell Douglas MD-82 2 McDonnell Douglas MD-83 Destinations The vacation charter destinations operated by Transmeridian Airlines during its existence are detailed below: +Transmeridian Airlines destinations Countries Destinations Airports Notes Sanford Orlando-Sanford International Airport HUB Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport Rockford Chicago Rockford International Airport Mascoutah MidAmerica St. Louis Airport Syracuse Syracuse Hancock International Airport Allentown Lehigh Valley International Airport Harrisburg Harrisburg International Airport Toledo Toledo Express Airport Cincinnati Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Louisville Louisville International Airport Cleveland Cleveland Hopkins International Airport Chicago Chicago O'Hare International Airport Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport Detroit Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport San Antonio San Antonio International Airport Cancun Cancun International Airport Puerto Vallarta Puerto Vallarta International Airport Punta Cana Punta Cana International Airport Puerto Plata Puerto Plata International Airport San Juan San Juan International Airport Aguadilla Rafael Hernandez International Airport Liberia Liberia International Airport Oranjestad Queen Beatrix International Airport
See also List of defunct airlines of the United States
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