Flandre Air

Flandre Air

IATA ICAO Callsign IX FRS
Founded	1977
Ceased operations	2001 (merged into Régional)
Operating bases	Lille Airport
Headquarters	Lesquin, France

A Flandre Air Embraer 120.

Flandre Air (IATA: IX, ICAO: FRS) was a French regional airline headquartered at Lille Airport and in Lesquin, France,^[1] near Lille.^[2]

The airline began as a charter airline in 1977. It began scheduled services in 1985. In October 1997 Flandre Air became the European launch customer of the Embraer RJ-135. In November 1998 Flandre Air signed a franchise agreement with Air Liberté, which began in January 1999. In October 1999 Proteus Airlines acquired Flandre Air.^[3] On 30 March 2001 Flandre, Proteus, and Regional Airlines merged into Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne.^[2]

References

1. "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 26 March-1 April 1997. "44.
2. "History." Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne. Retrieved on 2 May 2010.
3. "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 27 March-2 April 2001. 74.