Nouvelair Limited Company (French: Nouvelair Société Anonyme, Arabic: الطيران الجديد تونس), trading as Nouvelair Tunisie, or simply Nouvelair, is a Tunisian airline with its registered office in Tunis,[2] while its head office in the Dhkila Tourist Zone in Monastir,[3][4] near the Hôtel Sahara Beach.[5] The airline operates tourist charters from European cities to Tunisian holiday resorts. Its main bases are Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport, Tunis–Carthage International Airport and Djerba–Zarzis International Airport.[6]
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| Founded | 1989 (as Air Liberté Tunisie) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 21 March 1990 | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | jasmin[1] | ||||||
| Fleet size | 13 (2023) | ||||||
| Destinations | 25 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Monastir, Tunisia | ||||||
| Key people | Chokri Zarrad (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
History
The airline was established in 1989 as Air Liberté Tunisie and started operations on 21 March 1990. It was founded as a charter affiliate of French operator Air Liberté. It is majority owned by Aziz Miled (who died in 2012) and has 614 employees (at March 2007).[6]
Corporate affairs
Ownership and management
The airline is privately owned. Current shareholders are (July 2014) Tunisian Travel Service (TTS) (55%), Sofiat (20%), Carte (15%) and Marhaba Hotels (10%).[7]
Business trends
Full annual reports do not appear to be published. In the absence of these, available information on trends is shown below (for years ending 31 December):
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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| Turnover (TND m) | 391 | |||||||||||
| Net profit (TND m) | ||||||||||||
| Number of employees | 617 | 615 | 616 | 614 | 520 | 568 | ||||||
| Number of passengers (m) | 1.78 | 1.81 | 1.48 | 1.65 | 1.01 | 1.24 | 1.20 | 1.34 | 0.71 | 0.57 | 0.92 | 0.65 |
| Passenger load factor (%) | 81.3 | 80 | ||||||||||
| Number of aircraft (at year end) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| Notes/sources | [9] | [9] | [9] | [9] | [9] | [9] | [9][10] | [9][10] | [9][8] | [9][11] | [9][12] [13] | [14] |
Fleet
As of July 2022[update], Nouvelair operates the following aircraft:[15]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 11 | — | 177 | |
| 180 | ||||
| Total | 11 | — | ||
References
External links
Media related to Nouvelair at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Official website (in French)
