Liguriair

Liguriair (ICAO: L7O, IATA: L7) is a small European virtual airline founded by Liguriair[CEO] on 5 May, 2020 and is the flag carrier of Liguria and Eastern Italy. The airline is currently based in Genoa and Nice and operates a fleet of 17 aircraft.

The Beginning
Liguriair operated its first flight on the 26th May, 2020. L70001 departed Genoa at 10:03 and land at Nice shortly later at 10:27. The inaugural flight was operated by a A321neo. The airline owns of Aeroma which has been listed as the most dangerous airline in Europe with has had 5 fatal accidents. The future of Aeroma is unknown. On the 28th May 2020, the first commercial flight to Albenga Riviera airport (ALL) in years was inaugurated by a Liguriair Q400

History
On 5 May, 2020, the airline was founded.

On 20 May, 2020, the airline started cargo operations using its A321 neo aircraft.

On the 25th of may, 2020, the Ligurigroup announced a new airline called Jetwings, which will launch at the end of May or beginning of July.

On the 26th May, 2020, The groups first flight, L70001 operated by a Liguriair A321neo, takes off at Genoa, bound for Nice.

On the 28th May 2020, the first commercial flight to Albenga Riviera airport (ALL) in years was inaugurated by a Liguriair Q400

On the 29th May, It inaugurated the Pisa route with a Q400 and London with A321neo.

On the 30th May, the purple and multicolour logo were unveiled, the new logo being the multicoloured one.

In early June, the airline launched flights to Calvi and La Spezia

On the 7th of June, It inaugurated its Naples flight and Rome on the 11th

On 12/06/20, Liguriair announced its need for a cash injection due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Italian government immediately responded by giving a cash injection of 5 million euros.

On the 20/07/2020, the new livery and rebrand was be rolled out

On the 21/07/2020, the airline completed its first transatlantic flight with an A330-800neo registered I-GOAX.

On the 24/07/2020, The airline launched a base in Cuneo Airport, Italy.

On the 20/08/2020, The airline launched its London route from Albenga.

On the 25/09/2020, The airline launched its Cancun route

On the 13/12/2020, Liguriair retired its BAE and Twin otters and returned its A340. It added 3 E190s

Expansion
On the 29th of August, 2020, An expansion plan was finalised and that Liguriair would add 2 new bases in Pisa and Florence. Liguriair also ordered an additional 2 A321neoLRs and retired its Q400s. After ATR problems, The airline switched back to the Q400s. The A321neos went to Jetwings.

Financial situation
On the 12/06/2020, Liguriair announced that ''"the company may file for chapter 11 bankruptcy in the following days due to the coronavirus pandemic". The Ligurian government responded, saying "A collapse would be a disaster!"''. The Italian government immediately responded by giving a cash injection of 5 million euros.

Currently, The airline is making a "reasonable" Profit.

Destinations
Liguriair mainly flies locally around Genoa and Corsica as well as the Cote D'Azure too:

Multi stop routes
Liguriair offers the island hopper service to connect Corsica, Elba and mainland Italy:

Seasonal charter flights
Liguriair also operates seasonal charter flights on behalf of companies:

Codeshares
Liguriair currently codeshares with:

SAM regional: (defunct)
Genoa (GOA) - Catania (CTA)

Linee Aeree Calabre:
(op by LAC):

Genoa (GOA) - Lamezia Terme (SUF)

Lamezia Terme (SUF) - Naples (NAP)

Lamezia Terme (SUF) - Reggio (REG)

Lamezia Terme (SUF) - Crotone (CRV)

The airline also codeshares with FlyAither and VNI

Frequent Flier Program
LiguriGOLD is the frequent flyer program launched by Liguriair. It is valid on Liguriair, Air Naples ,Jetwings and Slovenski zračni promet and all airlines in the EIG. Aeroma has its own frequent flyer program called AEROMAPLUS but is not functional anymore. Pantelleriair also has LiguriGOLD, but has a special one for residents of Pantelleria and Lampedusa

Classes
Liguriair offers 3 Classes on their aircraft.

Economy
Economy class can be found on every Liguriair aircraft.

LiguriPLUS
LiguriPLUS is a premium economy, with extra legroom and a choice from the Ligurimenu

LiguriLUX
LiguriLUX is a business class option on the A321N and A338. it offers privacy, space and a wide variety from the Ligurimenu.

Air Naples
Holiday airline based in Naples

Jetwings
Airline that operates flights from Trieste

Slovenski zračni promet
Slovenian regional airline

Oteleia
Member of the EIG

Vireos
Member of the EIG

Air Vallee
Member of the EIG

Accidents & Incidents
On the 21st May, 2020, A Liguriair A321neo overran the runway and aborted landing at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (KMSY). No one was hurt. The plane safely landed Runway 10 at KMSY 10 minuets later.

On the 24th of July, 2020, A A340 of AeroCoghiñas Operating for Liguriair suffered a hard landing at Nice - See Here for more

On the 26th of August, 2020, A Liguriair A321neo Suffered a severe birdstrike upon departure at Genoa airport, Therefore leading to several engine surges. The plane landed at genoa airport 10 minuets later. There were no injuries and the passengers arrived at La Rochelle a different plane with a small delay of 20 mins

Logos
The airline started with the blue logo, then it unveiled its purple one and then its multicolour one, which is currently being used. the colours reflect the livery of the airline. Now, The new logo has been rolled out featuring a modern design.

Links
https://geofs.fandom.com/wiki/Air_Naples <<< air Naples article

https://geofs.fandom.com/wiki/Aeroma <<<Aeroma article

https://geofs.fandom.com/wiki/User:Liguriair <<<user: Liguriair[CEO]

https://geofs.fandom.com/wiki/Liguriair_%28Group%29 <<<Ligurigroup

https://geofs.fandom.com/wiki/Jetwings <<<Jetwings (777th article :0 )