Air Corsica is a Semi-Public Limited Company with a capital of €15 015 520 held in majority, with 66.84%, by the Corsican Regional Authority. The Company is directed by a Supervisory Board of 18 members representing the shareholders and setting the main strategic directions to be followed and a Board with two heads responsible for implementing this strategy in the daily running of the company.
In this way, the Air Corsica company is the market leader in air transport to and from Corsica. Created in 1989, today Air Corsica employs around 660 people at the four Corsican airports (Ajaccio, Bastia, Calvi, Figari), Marseilles, Nice and Paris-Orly. Every day the employees carry out their mission they have been assigned: to offer a reliable and efficient service to Corsica and Corsicans.
Since their first flight in June 1990, the company has transported more than 28 million passengers at an annual rate of nearly 2 million passengers over the last few years. This illustrates a concrete example of a successful decentralisation policy. In addition, the company transports more than 2, 000 tonnes of freight (merchandise) each year.
Air Corsica serves and connects a total of 16 airports from Corsica to the mainland and Belgium with a total of 31 routes : 15 regular routes operated all year round and 16 seasonal routes only operated in summer, depending on the destination. These air links represent about 25, 000 annual flights and up to 800 flights per day during the summer season.
With a turnover of around 180 million Euros per year, Air Corsica’s economic impact on the island’s economy increases by around 90 million Euros per year.
Air Corsica now comprises a fleet of 12 aeroplanes composed of 6 ATR72-500s and 6 Airbus A320s.