Spanair - Spain Airlines

Spanair S.A., a Spanish airline was founded in December of 1986. It is 100% owned by the SAS Group (Scandinavian Airlines). Flights began at the end of March 1988, and since then more than 104* million passengers have flown with Spanair.

Spanair began operations with its international charter flights, carrying tourists to Spain from more than 100 European airports. The company has also developed important domestic vacation traffic between the Spanish peninsula and the Balearic and Canary Islands. After adding B-767-300ER planes to its fleet, the company increased its operations by adding long-distance routes in 1991.

In February of 1994 Spanair began its scheduled operation within Spain, and shortly afterward it increased its European routes, while at the same time establishing its ground personnel service system. At present, 87% of the companyÌs flights are scheduled, while the remaining 13% are split between Charter and other operations*.

In November of 1997 Spanair began its first scheduled flights to intercontinental markets with service between Madrid and Dulles international airport in Washington. This was followed by flights from Madrid to Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires and Havana, which have led to code share agreements with many prestigious airlines.

When Spanair began its operations in 1988, it transported 454.624** passengers, with sales of 36 million euros. In 2007 some 11.2 million passengers flew with the company and consolidated revenues for the Spanair Group 2007, reached 1.171 million euros.

Punctuality is a priority for Spanair, as well as for its passengers. For this reason,