Virgin Express France S.A. was a French subsidiary of Virgin Express, with its head office on the grounds of Charles de Gaulle Airport in Tremblay-en-France.[1][2]
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Founded | 1978; 44 years ago (1978) (as Air Provence Charter) | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 23 April 1996; 26 years ago (1996-04-23) (as Virgin Express France) | ||||||
Ceased operations | 1 March 1999; 23 years ago (1999-03-01) | ||||||
Hubs | Charles de Gaulle Airport | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program | Flight Club | ||||||
Fleet size | 10 | ||||||
Destinations | 24 | ||||||
Parent company | Virgin Express | ||||||
Key people | Richard Branson (chairman of Virgin Group) | ||||||
Website | virginexpress |
The airline founded as Air Provence Charter in 1978, it flew Boeing 737 Classic aircraft.[1] After EuroBelgian Airlines was renamed Virgin Express,[3] Air Provence was renamed Virgin Express France in 1996.[1]