Minerva Airlines
Italian airline (1996–2003) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Minerva Airlines was an airline based in Italy, which was operational from 1996 to 2003.[1]
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Commenced operations | 1996 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 25 October 2003 | ||||||
Fleet size | 10 Dornier 328 1 ATR 42 | ||||||
Headquarters | Italy |
The airline suspended operations due to bankruptcy on 25 October 2003. It had operated eight Dornier 328-110 aircraft partly under a codeshare agreement with Alitalia. In March 2004 there were reports that Minerva Airlines might resume operations using ATR 42 aircraft operating regional services on behalf of Alitalia. A further report in March also suggested that Alitalia might take over Minerva Airlines and transfer the turboprop fleet of Alitalia Express to them. In June 2004 there was a report that they planning to resume wet-lease operations on behalf of Alitalia using up to seven ATR 42-300s in the summer.[citation needed]
The airline's operations were largely centralized in the northern Italy city of Milan, with some operations also from the Southeastern city of Bari. At least by October, 1998, it did not operate flights to the city of Rome.[2]