Air Atlantique ATR 42s breathe new life into Le Havre Airport
A French regional authority has taken over the ailing family-owned Air Atlantique regional airline, boosted its operations and brought new life back to the

A French regional authority has taken over the ailing family-owned Air Atlantique regional airline, boosted its operations and brought new life back to the city of Le Havre’s airport as the center of a new network of regional and European routes served by ATR 42-300s.

Air Atlantique in January opened its first regular route under its own colors and different ownership. The airline started its operations from Rouen via Le Havre, both in northwest France, to the southwestern city of Toulouse using an ATR 42-300. Two more routes, Caen-Brussels and Nantes-Amsterdam, via Le Havre, have since opened, both using the twin turboprops. All routes offer two round-trip flights five days a week. A seasonal link from Rennes, western France, to London via Le Havre is due to open before this summer, requiring operation of a fourth ATR 42.