Spanair is the second largest airline in Spain, with its head office on the grounds of Barcelona-El Prat Airport. It was, until 2009, a subsidiary of Scandinavian Airlines Systems, which now holds slightly under 20% of the company. Spanair provides a scheduled passenger network within Spain and Europe, with an extension to West Africa. Worldwide charters are also flown for tour companies. Its main hub is El Prat Airport in Barcelona, with focus c...
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Spanair is the second largest airline in Spain, with its head office on the grounds of Barcelona-El Prat Airport. It was, until 2009, a subsidiary of Scandinavian Airlines Systems, which now holds slightly under 20% of the company. Spanair provides a scheduled passenger network within Spain and Europe, with an extension to West Africa. Worldwide charters are also flown for tour companies. Its main hub is El Prat Airport in Barcelona, with focus cities at Barajas Airport in Madrid and Son Sant Joan Airport in Palma de Majorca. The airline has 3,161 employees.
The airline was established in December 1986 and began operations in March 1988. It was set up as a joint venture between Scandinavian Airlines Systems and Viajes Marsans, and began operations with European charters. Long-haul flights to the United States, Mexico and the Dominican Republic were launched in 1991, followed by domestic scheduled flights in March 1994. The airline flew long-haul flights with Boeing 767-300ER aircraft...
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