Spanair

Spanair
IATA ICAO Call sign
JK JKK SPANAIR
FoundedDecember 1986; 37 years ago (1986-12)
Commenced operationsMarch 1988; 36 years ago (1988-03)
Ceased operations27 January 2012; 12 years ago (2012-01-27)
HubsBarcelona
Focus cities
Frequent-flyer programSpanair Star[1]
AllianceStar Alliance (2003–2012)
Fleet size27
Destinations40
Parent company
  • SAS Group (1986–2009)
  • Consortium of Investors (led by Consorci de Turisme de Barcelona and Catalana d'Iniciatives) (80.1%)
  • iberiojet (19.9%)
HeadquartersL'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Key peopleMike Szücs (CEO)[2]

Spanair S.A. was a Spanish airline, with its head office in the Spanair Building in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, near Barcelona. Until 2009, it was a subsidiary of the SAS Group; the same parent company in control of Scandinavian Airlines and held slightly under 20% of the company.[3] Spanair provided a scheduled passenger network within Spain and Europe, with an extension to West Africa. Worldwide charters were also flown for tour companies. Its main hub was Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport, with focus cities at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport and Palma de Mallorca Airport. The airline had 3,161 employees[2] and was a Star Alliance member from 2003 until its demise on 27 January 2012.

  1. ^ "spanair.com". www.spanair.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "spanair.com". www.spanair.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Definitive agreement regarding the sale of Spanair signed". January 30, 2009. Archived from the original on December 24, 2009.