Companhia Meridional de Transportes was a Brazilian airline founded in 1944. In 1946, following the death of its owner in an air crash, the airline went bankrupt.

History

Meridional was founded in 1944 and on October 4, 1945, started operating regular flights within the states of

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of the same name, Brazil's List of Brazilian states by population, third-most populous state, and the List of largest citi ...

and

Espírito Santo Espírito Santo (, , ; ) is a state in southeastern Brazil. Its capital is Vitória, and its largest city is Serra. With an extensive coastline, the state hosts some of the country's main ports, and its beaches are significant tourist att ...

. On December 19, 1945, one of its aircraft crashed killing all occupants, including the pilot and owner of the airline Álvaro Araújo. Months later, in March 1946, the airline declared bankruptcy.

Destinations

Meridional served the following cities: *

Campos dos Goytacazes Campos dos Goytacazes () is a municipality located in the northern region of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, with a population of 471,737 inhabitants. Location Campos dos Goytacazes has an area of 4,032 km2 (1,557 sq mi), which makes it t ...

– Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport *

–

Santos Dumont Airport Santos Dumont Airport is the second major airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is named after the Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos Dumont (1873–1932). It is operated by Infraero. Santos Dumont has slot restrictions operati ...

* Vitória – Goiabeiras Airport Volta Redonda was also one of its destinations, on the route Campos - Volta Redonda - Rio de Janeiro.

Fleet

Accidents and incidents

*19 December 1945: an Avro Anson Mk. II registration PP-MTA crashed in the neighborhood of Itaipu,

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, killing all passengers and crew, including the pilot and owner of the airline, Álvaro Araújo.

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