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Air Austral

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Connecting Réunion Island to the world.

Founded

1990

Headquarters

Saint-Denis, Réunion, France

Air Austral is a French regional airline based on the island of Réunion, an overseas department of France located in the Indian Ocean. Founded in 1990, it serves as the primary carrier for the island, linking it to metropolitan France, neighboring Indian Ocean islands, and destinations across Africa and Asia. The airline operates a mixed fleet including Boeing 787 Dreamliners and ATR turboprops, enabling it to serve both long-haul intercontinental routes and shorter regional hops to nearby destinations such as Mayotte, Madagascar, and the Comoros. Air Austral is majority owned by the regional council of Réunion and has historically played a strategic role in maintaining air connectivity for the island's population. It has faced financial challenges over the years but remains the dominant carrier out of Roland Garros Airport in Saint-Denis.

Hubs & network

Air Austral's primary hub is Roland Garros Airport (RUN) in Saint-Denis, Réunion.

Fleet

Air Austral operates a fleet that includes Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners for long-haul routes and ATR 72 turboprops for regional services.

Notable facts

›Air Austral is majority owned by the Regional Council of Réunion.
›The airline was the first carrier to operate an all-Business Class Boeing 777-300ER configuration on the Paris–Réunion route.
›It serves the Malagasy market and several Indian Ocean island destinations including Mayotte and the Comoros.
›Air Austral introduced Boeing 787 Dreamliners to modernize its long-haul fleet and improve fuel efficiency.
›The airline's ICAO callsign REU reflects the ISO country code for Réunion island.

Official website Wikipedia

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Primary hubs

Roland Garros AirportRUN · 9 rts Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International AirportDZA · 2 rts Prince Said Ibrahim International AirportHAH · 2 rts Chennai International AirportMAA · 2 rts Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International AirportMRU · 2 rts Suvarnabhumi AirportBKK · 1 rts

Route network map (24 legs)

Leaflet © OpenStreetMap © CARTO

Route network

BKK → MAA738

CDG → RUN77W 77L

DZA → HAH738

DZA → RUN738 77L

HAH → DZA738

HAH → RUN738

JNB → RUN738

MAA → BKK738

MAA → RUN738

MRU → RUNAT7 738 77W

MRU → ZSEAT7

NOS → RUN738

RUN → CDG77W 77L

RUN → DZA738 77L

RUN → HAH738

RUN → JNB738

RUN → MAA738

RUN → MRUAT7 738 77W

RUN → NOS738

RUN → TMMAT7

RUN → TNR738 AT7

TMM → RUNAT7

TNR → RUN738 AT7

ZSE → MRUAT7

Fleet (aircraft types operated)

Boeing 737-80018 routes Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 728 routes Boeing 777-300ER4 routes Boeing 777-200LR4 routes

Encyclopaedia

Air Austral is a French airline that is also the flag carrier of the overseas department and region of Réunion. The airline is based at Roland Garros Airport. It operates scheduled services from Réunion to metropolitan France, South Africa, Thailand and a number of destinations in the Indian Ocean. The company has eight airplanes in the fleet and employs around 900 people.

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