''Compagnie Aérienne Corse Méditerranée S.A.E.M.'' (),

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Air Corsica (formerly ''CCM Airlines''), is the

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of the French insular region of

Corsica Corsica ( , , ; ; ) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the Regions of France, 18 regions of France. It is the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of the Metro ...

, with its head office on the grounds of Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte Airport in

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. It operates passenger services from Corsica to continental France. Its main base is Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport, with hubs at Figari–Sud Corse Airport, Bastia – Poretta Airport and Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport.

History

The company was founded on January 1, 1989, by Pierre Philippe Ceccaldi to improve flight connections to Corsica. Its first flight took place in June 1990 under the name Compagnie Corse Méditerranée, later becoming CCM Airlines, and eventually adopting the name Air Corsica. In October 2010, it changed its name to Air Corsica. In December 2019, with the arrival of its first

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, Air Corsica became the first French operator of the A320neo. Air Corsica operates certain flights as a franchise for

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and

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. Air Corsica outsources its

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, which manages reservations, inventory and pricing to Amadeus using the Altéa system.

Destinations

Codeshare agreements

Air Corsica has

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s with the following airlines: * Air Caraibes *

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Fleet

Current fleet

, Air Corsica's fleet consists of the following aircraft:

Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft (as of February 2023): * F-GRPZ, ATR72-500 * F-GRPY, ATR72-500 * F-HDGK, A320-216 * F-HZFM, A320-216

References

External links

Official website

Official website
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