Air Corsica
French airline
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Compagnie Aérienne Corse Méditerranée S.A.E.M. (Corsican: Cumpagnia Aerea Corsa Mediterrania), later branded CCM Airlines and renamed Air Corsica in 2010, is the "flag carrier" of the French island of Corsica. The headquarters are located at "Napoléon Bonaparte" airport of Ajaccio .[1] It operates passenger services from Corsica to continental France. Its main operating base is at Ajaccio "Napoleon Bonaparte" airport, with other hubs at Figari–Sud Corse Airport, Bastia-Poretta Airport and Calvi-Sainte-Catherine Airport.[2][3]
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| Founded | 6 January 1989 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1 July 1990 | ||||||
| Hubs | Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Bastia – Poretta Airport, Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport, Figari Sud-Corse Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Flying Blue, Air Corsica Mea | ||||||
| Fleet size | 13 | ||||||
| Destinations | 24 | ||||||
| Parent company | Collectivité Territoriale de Corse, Air France–KLM | ||||||
| Headquarters | Ajaccio, Corsica, France | ||||||
| Key people | Philippe Dandrieux (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | aircorsica.com | ||||||
History
The company was founded on January 1, 1989, on the initiative of the President of the Regional Assembly of Corsica Pierre Philippe Ceccaldi to improve flight connections from and to the island. Its first flight took place in June 1990 and schedules were started on 1 July with a fleet of ATR 72-600. Initial prospects were accompanied by growing success and the company found itself having to order jetliners such as the Fokker F28. In November 2000 the brand name CCM Airlines started to be used, leading to a full name change to Air Corsica in October 2010.[4][5] At the same time, two Airbus A319s and two Airbus A320s had entered the fleet.[6]
In December 2019, with the arrival of its first Airbus A320neo, Air Corsica became the first French operator of the A320neo.[7]
Air Corsica operates certain flights as a franchise for Air France and ITA Airways.[8] Air Corsica outsources its passenger service system, which manages reservations, inventory and pricing to Amadeus using the Altéa system.
Destinations
| Calvi | Bastia | Ajaccio | Figari | |
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| Brussels (Charleroi) | Seasonal | Seasonal | Seasonal | Seasonal |
| Paris (Orly) | Year-round | Year-round | Year-round | Year-round |
| Dole | Seasonal | |||
| Clermont-Ferrand | Seasonal | |||
| Lyon | Seasonal | Year-round | Year-round | Seasonal |
| Toulouse | Seasonal | Seasonal | Year-round | Seasonal |
| Marseille | Year-round | Year-round | Year-round | Year-round |
| Nice | Year-round | Year-round | Year-round | Year-round |
| Olbia | Seasonal | |||
| Milan (Malpensa) | Seasonal | |||
| Venice | Seasonal | |||
| Rome (Fiumicino) | Seasonal | Year-round | ||
| Naples | Seasonal | Seasonal |
Codeshare agreements
Air Corsica has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[11]
Fleet
Current fleet
As of August 2025[update], Air Corsica operates the following aircraft:[13]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 2 | — | 180 | |
| Airbus A320neo | 4 | — | 186 | |
| ATR 72-600 | 7 | — | 72 | |
| Total | 13 | — | ||
Former fleet
As of February 2023 the airline operated the following aircraft:[14]
- F-GRPZ, ATR 72-500
- F-GRPY, ATR 72-500
- F-HDGK, A320-216
- F-HZFM, A320-216
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