Hex'Air was a

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based at Le Puy – Loudes Airport in

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History

The airline was established on 30 March 1991, was owned by Financiere Hex'Air (80%) and had eight employees as of March 2007. During 2006 the airline added an

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(F-HBPE) to its fleet. Both Embraer aircraft were used for charter flights and were regularly flown on behalf of other European regional airlines needing additional capacity Hex'Air suspended one of its two scheduled routes, from

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via

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, indefinitely on 24 January 2014. In early January 2017, Hex'Air merged with French competitor

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and was dissolved, with its routes and aircraft being integrated into the new joint company.ch-aviation.com - France’s Twin Jet merges ops with Hex’air after acquisition
3 January 2017

Destinations

As of July 2016, Hex'Air only operated services on the following domestic scheduled route: * Le Puy – Loudes Airport -

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The airline also offered an additional coach service from Mende to the airport in Le Puy.

Fleet

As of July 2016, the Hex'Air fleet included the following aircraft:

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hex'air Defunct airlines of France Airlines established in 1991 Airlines disestablished in 2017 French companies disestablished in 2017 French companies established in 1991