Tunisair
IATA TU	ICAO TAR	Callsign TUNAIR
Founded		1948
Hubs		Tunis-Carthage International Airport
Frequent flyer program		Fidelys
Member lounge		Espace Previlige
Fleet size		33 (+16 orders)
Destinations		75
Headquarters		Tunis, Tunisia
Key people		Nabil Chettaoui (CEO)
Website: http://www.tunisair.com/

Tunisair (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية التونسية‎) is the flag carrier airline of Tunisia. Formed in 1948, it operates scheduled international services to European, African and Middle Eastern destinations. Its main base is Tunis-Carthage International Airport.

Tunisair is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization.

[edit] History

In 1948, the Tunisian government reached an agreement with Air France and Tunisair was created. It started operations in 1949. By 1957, the number of shares held by Air France were decreased and the Tunisian government became the largest shareholder in Tunisair.

By 1990, 2 Airbus A320 aircraft were added to its fleet, keeping the same livery as before.

During 1993-1998, Tunisair began to expand its services across Europe by commencing flights to Prague, Budapest, Warsaw, Bratislava, Lisbon, Linz, Salzburg, Graz, Moscow, Beirut and Stockholm.

On October 21, 1998 Tunisair celebrated their fiftieth anniversary of its creation. Also,they began to get rid of their Boeing 727's.

In 1999 Tunisair and Air France signed an agreement to form an alliance together.

Tunisair Airbus A320-200 lands at London Heathrow Airport, England. (2007)

[edit] Destinations

Tunisair flies to 53 destinations across Africa, Asia and Europe. Its main base is Tunis-Carthage International Airport. Below are the destinations currently served (as at September 2008):

Main article: Tunisair destinations

[edit] Fleet

The Tunisair fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of 4 November 2008) [1]:

As of 4 November 2008, the average age of the Tunisair fleet is 12.6 years. [2]

On 29 April 2008, Airbus announced that Tunisair placed a firm order for 10 A320s (with 3 options), 3 A330s and 3 A350XWBs (with 1 option) aircraft for fleet renewal and expansion in a deal valued at $1.6 billion.^[1]

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