Réunion
based carrier Air Austral (UU) is to continue its services between
Réunion and various French cities namely Marseilles, Toulouse, Lyon and
Nantes into January of 2013, having previously announced their suspension for 28 October 2012. Its service to Bordeaux however (routed via Marseille) is to end on 28 October 2012.
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| Air Austral Route Network |
Air Austral: St. Denis de la Réunion – Lyon, France – Nantes, France
-Effective until 20 January 2013
-Effective until 20 January 2013
- UU947 RUN2300 – 0705+1LYS0815+1 – 0925+1NTE 77W 3
- UU948 NTE1515 – 1620LYS1730 – 0700+1RUN 77W 4
St. Denis de la Réunion – Marseille, France – Toulouse, France
-Effective until 20 January 2013
- UU945 RUN2300 – 0650+1MRS0800 – 0855+1TLS 77W 5
- UU946 TLS1515 – 1610MRS1725 – 0630+1RUN 77W 6
St. Denis de la Réunion – Marseille, France – Bordeaux, France
-Service ends 28 October 2012
The
route rationalizations come as part of Air Austral's efforts to return
to profitability following a nasty 2011 financial year which ultimately
forced the cancellation of the carrier's Australian and South Pacific operations, as well as the cancellation of two Airbus A380s it had ordered.