Pyrenair was a Spanish

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based in Huesca,

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Company history

Pyrenair was founded in 2006 at the time of the inauguration of the

Huesca–Pirineos Airport Huesca–Pirineos Airport ( es, Aeropuerto de Huesca-Pirineos) , also known as Huesca Airport, is the airport serving the province of Huesca in Spain. The airport is located southeast of the city of Huesca, near the villages of Monflorite-Lasc ...

. During the 2007-2008 winter skiing season Pyrenair made a flight agreement with Air Nostrum between Huesca,

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A Coruña A Coruña (; es, La Coruña ; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality of Galicia, Spain. A Coruña is the most populated city in Galicia and the second most populated municipality in the autonomous community and s ...

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and

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. By 2008-2009 the flights to Valencia were canceled but new destinations were opened, including Sevilla, London-Gatwick and

Palma de Mallorca Palma (; ; also known as ''Palma de Mallorca'', officially between 1983–88, 2006–08, and 2012–16) is the capital and largest city of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is situate ...

. The season closed with a total of 194 flights —a 29% increase from the previous year— with a total of 11,100 passengers — a 48% increase. In the 2010–2011 season Pyrenair increased its number of flights adding one new destination,

Lleida–Alguaire Airport Lleida–Alguaire Airport (Catalan: ''Aeroport de Lleida-Alguaire'', Spanish: ''Aeropuerto de Lérida-Alguaire'') is an airport located in Alguaire, Catalonia, Spain; about from the centre of Lleida and about from the centre of Barcelona. His ...

. Owing to financial difficulties, the airline ceased operations on 15 February 2011, leaving many passengers having booked tickets stranded. The Huesca–Pirineos Airport —which was heavily dependent on Pyrenair's commercial activity— was also left in a difficult position.

Fleet

Pyrenair leased different planes from different companies along its history. The planes used include: *1

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*1 Fokker 100Airfleets - Pyrenair
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Pirineos 3000 - PYRENAIR trae un Airbus 320 al aeropuerto de Huesca con 150 esquiadores de A Coruña
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Company history

Fleet

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