Air Corsica

Not to be confused with CM Airlines.

Compagnie Aérienne Corse Méditerranée S.A.E.M. (Corsican: Cumpagnia Aerea Corsa Mediterrania), trading as Air Corsica (formerly CCM Airlines), is the flag carrier of the French insular region of Corsica, with its head office on the grounds of Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte Airport in Ajaccio, Corsica.^[1] It operates passenger services from Corsica to continental France. Its main base is Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport, with hubs at Figari–Sud Corse Airport, Bastia – Poretta Airport and Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport.^[2][3]

Air Corsica

Air Corsica Airbus A320-216
IATA ICAO Call sign XK CCM CORSICA
Founded	1989; 36 years ago (1989) (as Compagnie Corse Méditerranée) 2000; 25 years ago (2000) (as CCM Airlines)
Commenced operations	2010; 15 years ago (2010)
Hubs	Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
Secondary hubs	Bastia – Poretta Airport, Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport, Figari Sud-Corse Airport
Frequent-flyer program	Flying Blue, Air Corsica Mea
Fleet size	12
Destinations	24
Parent company	Collectivité Territoriale de Corse, Air France–KLM
Headquarters	Ajaccio, Corsica, France
Key people	Philippe Dandrieux (CEO)
Website	aircorsica.com

History

The company was founded on January 1, 1989, by Pierre Philippe Ceccaldi to improve flight connections to Corsica. Its first flight took place in June 1990 under the name Compagnie Corse Méditerranée, later becoming CCM Airlines, and eventually adopting the name Air Corsica.^[4]

In October 2010, it changed its name to Air Corsica.^[4]

In December 2019, with the arrival of its first Airbus A320neo, Air Corsica became the first French operator of the A320neo.^[5]

Air Corsica operates certain flights as a franchise for Air France and ITA Airways.^[6] Air Corsica outsources its passenger service system, which manages reservations, inventory and pricing to Amadeus using the Altéa system.

Destinations

Departure points (in Corsica)^[7][8]

	Calvi	Bastia	Ajaccio	Figari
Brussels (Charleroi)	Seasonal	Seasonal	Seasonal	Seasonal
Paris (Orly)	Year-round	Year-round	Year-round	Year-round
Dole		Seasonal
Clermont-Ferrand			Seasonal
Lyon	Seasonal	Year-round	Year-round	Seasonal
Toulouse	Seasonal	Seasonal	Year-round	Seasonal
Marseille	Year-round	Year-round	Year-round	Year-round
Nice	Year-round	Year-round	Year-round	Year-round
Olbia				Seasonal
Milan (Malpensa)				Seasonal
Venice		Seasonal
Rome (Fiumcino)		Seasonal	Year-round
Naples		Seasonal	Seasonal

Codeshare agreements

Air Corsica has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:^[9]

• Air Caraibes^[10]
• Air France
• Air France Hop
• ITA Airways^[6]

Fleet

Air Corsica Airbus A320

Air Corsica ATR 72-500 (72-212A)

Current fleet

As of February 2023^[update], Air Corsica's fleet consists of the following aircraft:^[11]

Air Corsica fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers	Notes
Airbus A320-200	2	—	180
Airbus A320neo	4	—	186
ATR 42-500	1	—	48	[12]
ATR 72-600	6	—	72
Total	13	—

Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft (as of February 2023):^[13]

• F-GRPZ, ATR72-500
• F-GRPY, ATR72-500
• F-HDGK, A320-216
• F-HZFM, A320-216