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Karthago Airlines

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Karthago Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
5R KAJ KARTHAGO
Founded2001
Ceased operations2010
Operating basesDjerba-Zarzis Airport
Tunis-Carthage International Airport
Fleet size1
Destinations3
Parent companyKarthago Group
HeadquartersTunis, Tunisia
Key peopleBelhassen Trabelsi
A Karthago Airlines Boeing 737-300 at Stuttgart Airport (2006).

Karthago Airlines was a privately owned airline based in Tunis, Tunisia, operating scheduled charter flights to Europe. Its main base was in Djerba-Zarzis Airport, but most of the flights were out of Tunis-Carthage International Airport.[1]

History

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The airline was established in 2001 and was owned by the Karthago Group (58 percent) and banks, insurers and tour trade investors[clarification needed] (42 percent).[1] The company had a stake in Egyptian airline KoralBlue Airlines, which was based at Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport.[citation needed]

Destinations

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For the winter season 2010/11, Karthago Airlines was contracted to serve the following destinations on a regular, scheduled basis:

Fleet

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As of January 2011, the Karthago Airlines fleet consisted of only one aircraft, a 21-year-old Boeing 737-300, which was equipped with 148 passenger seats in an all-economy class cabin layout.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. p. 99.
  2. ^ "Karthago Airlines Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2017-09-05.