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XL Airways France

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French leisure carrier connecting Europe to long-haul destinations.

Founded

1995

Headquarters

Paris, France

XL Airways France was a French leisure and charter airline headquartered in Paris, France. The carrier operated scheduled and charter flights primarily to leisure destinations in North America, the Caribbean, and the Indian Ocean, serving both individual travelers and tour operators. Founded in 1995, the airline built its reputation as a value-oriented long-haul carrier, competing in the French holiday travel market. It operated under the IATA code SE and ICAO code SEU, with the radio callsign STARWAY. XL Airways France ceased operations in September 2019, placing itself into receivership after failing to secure new investors. The airline's collapse left thousands of passengers stranded and marked the end of an independent French leisure carrier.

Hubs & network

XL Airways France primarily operated from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and served other French regional airports including Lyon and Marseille.

Fleet

XL Airways France operated a fleet primarily composed of Boeing 737 and Boeing 767 widebody aircraft for long-haul leisure routes.

Notable facts

›XL Airways France ceased all operations on September 26, 2019, after filing for receivership.
›The airline was formerly known as Star Airlines before rebranding to XL Airways France in 2008.
›It was part of the XL Travel Group, a UK-based travel conglomerate.
›The carrier specialized in transatlantic leisure routes to destinations such as New York, Miami, and Caribbean islands.
›Its collapse in 2019 left approximately 7,000 passengers stranded abroad.

Wikipedia

This profile is provided for general information only. Contact details may be inaccurate or outdated — always verify with the airline's official website before acting on them.

Primary hubs

Charles de Gaulle International AirportCDG · 11 rts Punta Cana International AirportPUJ · 4 rts Marseille Provence AirportMRS · 3 rts Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International AirportDZA · 1 rts Martinique Aimé Césaire International AirportFDF · 1 rts Lyon Saint-Exupéry AirportLYS · 1 rts

Route network map (32 legs)

Leaflet © OpenStreetMap © CARTO

Route network

CDG → CUN332

CDG → FDF333

CDG → PUJ332 333

DZA → RUN332

FDF → CDG333

MRS → DZA332

PUJ → CDG333

PUJ → NTE332

PUJ → TLS332

CDG → JFK763 332

CDG → LPA738

CDG → POP332

CDG → SID738

LYS → CDG332

PTP → FDF333

CDG → MRS332 333

CDG → PTP333

SID → CDG738

TLS → CDG332

BVC → SID738

CDG → BVC738

CDG → PMO733

CUN → CDG332

JFK → CDG763 332

LPA → CDG738

MRS → CDG332 333

MRS → RUN333

NTE → CDG332

PMO → CDG733

POP → CDG332

PUJ → LYS332

RUN → MRS332 333

Fleet (aircraft types operated)

Airbus A330-20018 routes Airbus A330-30010 routes Boeing 737-8006 routes Boeing 767-3002 routes Boeing 737-3002 routes

Encyclopaedia

XL Airways France was a French airline with its head offices on the grounds of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport. It operated scheduled flights mainly to long-haul destinations in Africa, the Middle East, the United States and the Caribbean as well as charter flights to medium-haul destinations in the Mediterranean, mostly out of Charles de Gaulle Airport. On 19 September 2019, XL Airways announced the suspension of all flights as of 23 September; ticket sales ceased immediately and the company was placed under legal receivership and subsequently wound up. With the closure of the airline, it joined its sister airlines XL Airways UK and XL Airways Germany, both of which were also defunct, ending the use of the XL Airways brand.

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