Azul Airlines
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Azul Airlines, stylized as simply Azul and formerly known as Air Cartadania, is a major Cartadanian airline headquartered in Calaine, Alexandria. It is a subsidiary of the Airlines Holdings Division of the Aulia Group and a founding member of the *name* airline alliance. As of 2024, Azul serves 66 domestic destinations and operates worldwide scheduled passenger and cargo services to 220 destinations in 65 countries and also carried 92,803,000 passengers in 2024. The airline's headquarters is at Calaine International Airport which also serves as the primary domestic hub for northbound flights.
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| Founded | April 13, 1936 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | March 28, 1931 | ||||||
| AOC # | EAAL039A | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | BlueMiles | ||||||
| Alliance | Global Alliance | ||||||
| Subsidiaries | List of subsidiaries
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| Fleet size | 763 | ||||||
| Destinations | 285 | ||||||
| Parent company | Aulia Group | ||||||
| ISIN | CA901-39-2285 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Calaine International Airport, Calaine, Alexandria, Cartadania | ||||||
| Key people | Isabela Santares (CEO) | ||||||
| Revenue |  €48.362 billion (2024) | ||||||
| Operating income | €6.6 billion (2024) | ||||||
| Employees | ~84,600 (January 2025) | ||||||
| Website | azul.com | ||||||
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Azul Airlines Flight 6664
Flight 6664 was an international flight from Sierra International Airport that was hijacked on 18 December 1988 by the Free Pelaxia Group of Equitorial Ostiecia in the air over the Sea of Canete. The terrorists murdered five passengers and their intention was to crash the plane into the Vilauristre skyline. When the aircraft reached Collinebourg, DELTA, a counter-terror unit of the Yonderian Defence Force, stormed the plane and killed all four hijackers.