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XL Airways France

France · STARWAY

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XL Airways France

France · STARWAY

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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. Founded in 1995, the carrier operated scheduled and charter flights primarily serving leisure travelers between France and destinations in North America, the Caribbean, and the Indian Ocean. The airline was part of the XL Leisure Group, a British travel conglomerate, and operated under the IATA code SE and ICAO code SEU with the callsign STARWAY. It competed in the French charter and leisure travel market alongside carriers such as Corsair and Nouvelles Frontières. XL Airways France ceased operations in September 2019 after filing for insolvency, leaving thousands of passengers stranded. The collapse came amid broader financial difficulties affecting the XL Travel Group, which folded around the same time.

Hubs & network

XL Airways France primarily operated from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and Paris Orly Airport.

Fleet

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

Notable facts

›XL Airways France ceased all operations in September 2019 following insolvency proceedings.
›The airline was affiliated with the UK-based XL Leisure Group, which also collapsed around the same time.
›The carrier focused heavily on leisure and charter routes to the Caribbean, North America, and Indian Ocean islands.
›XL Airways France operated under the callsign STARWAY.
›The airline's collapse stranded thousands of passengers abroad, prompting repatriation efforts.

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French leisure carrier connecting Europe to sun-soaked holiday destinations worldwide

XL Airways France was a French leisure airline founded in 1995, operating charter and scheduled services primarily from Paris Charles de Gaulle. The carrier specialized in long-haul leisure routes to destinations such as the Caribbean, Indian Ocean, and North America. XL Airways France ceased operations in September 2019 following financial difficulties.

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CDG

Cabin Classes

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Fleet Note

XL Airways France operated a fleet primarily composed of Airbus A330 widebody aircraft for its long-haul leisure routes.

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Primary hubs

Charles de Gaulle International AirportCDG · 11 rts Punta Cana International AirportPUJ · 4 rts Marseille Provence AirportMRS · 3 rts Aristides Pereira International AirportBVC · 1 rts Cancún International AirportCUN · 1 rts Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International AirportDZA · 1 rts

Route network map (32 legs)

Leaflet © OpenStreetMap © CARTO

Route network

BVC → SID738

CDG → BVC738

CDG → MRS332 333

CDG → POP332

CDG → PTP333

CDG → PUJ332 333

CUN → CDG332

DZA → RUN332

MRS → DZA332

PMO → CDG733

POP → CDG332

PTP → FDF333

PUJ → CDG333

PUJ → LYS332

PUJ → TLS332

SID → CDG738

TLS → CDG332

CDG → CUN332

CDG → FDF333

CDG → JFK763 332

CDG → LPA738

CDG → PMO733

CDG → SID738

FDF → CDG333

JFK → CDG763 332

LPA → CDG738

LYS → CDG332

MRS → CDG332 333

MRS → RUN333

NTE → CDG332

PUJ → NTE332

RUN → MRS332 333

Fleet (aircraft types operated)

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