Nouvelair was established as a charter affiliate of French operator Air Liber, commence operations on March 21, 1990. Nouvelair operates tourist charters from European cities to Tunisian holiday resorts. It is an airline based in Monastir in Tunisia. Moreover, its main operating bases are Habib Bourguiba International Airport, Tunis-Carthage International Airport and Djerba-Zarzis Airport. 

In 2008 there were merger talked between Nouvelair and Karthago Airlines to take the form of a share exchange, resulting in Karthago's becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Nouvelair.

Tunisian transport minister Abderrahim Zouari at that time formally revealed the plan this week at the Arab Air Carriers Organization conference in Tunis in the same year. Karthago Airlines general manager Hedi Addassi had hopes the merger would be concluded in November 2008 The merging process between Nouvelair and Karthago Airlines was monitored by Rothschild Bank, on. The final conclusion it recommended the "the independence and integrity of Nouvelair"

In addition, the merging process allowed the entry of the Karthago Group of Mr Belhassen Trablesi which holds a total of 13% of the capital. It is clearly understood that the majority of the capital of Nouvelair Tunisie remained under the control of the private investors headed by the group TTS, the exclusive partner of Thomas Cook which contributed to the Tunisian tourism growth since the 70’s.

The fleet expansion and modernization was primarily financed by a number of international Banks and ECA’s which were eager to sustain Nouvelair acquisitions based on the weight of the company balance sheet

Executives: Chokri Zarrad (CEO/MD)

Nouvelair fleet consists of the following aircraft:

• 13 x Airbus A320-200
• 2 x Airbus A321-21

Syphax Airlines is a private limited company, based in Sfax Thyna with a capital of 10 million dinars, Syphax incorporated in 2011 and after securing the approvals for the local authorities operations start in 2012 as scheduled airline.


Founded by Mohamed Frikha, chief executive offer of TELNET Group.

The consulting firm that conducted Syphax Airlines Business Plan is none other than Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, a leading global provider of consulting for Top Management.

With 45 offices in 34 countries, it operates successfully on all major international markets. The company also benefits from logistical support of TELNET, a group specializing in consultancy in innovation and new technologies and national leader in his core business.

Syphax Airlines has chosen to start with a fleet of two Airbus A319 ordered for a total of $ 55 million (82.5 million dinars) arranged in two classes, with a capacity of 150 seats each, named “Karama” and “Horria”, referring to the revolution that happened in Tunisia during 2011.

In the longer term and depending on the circumstances, special flights could then be organized to other A regional office is based in Tunis, near the airport of Tunis Carthage, the company’s secondary hub.

The Syphax Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft:

• 2 x Airbus A319-112 aircraft (Registration: TS-IEG, TS-IEF), seating configuration: 124 to 150 (economy class), 8 to 14 (business class)
• 1 x Airbus A330 aircraft (Registration: TS-IRA), seating configuration: 250 (economy class), 28 (business class)
• Airbus A320ceo 3 on order.
• Airbus A320neo 3 on order.

Address:
Sfax Thyna International Airport
3018 Sfax, Tunisia
Tél. : (+ 216) 74 682 400
Fax : (+ 216) 74 682 402
Email : info@syphaxairlines.com
website: www.flysyphax.com

Lac Victoria Street,
Les berges du Lac 1,
1053 Tunis, Tunisia
Tél. : (+ 216) 71 965 600
Fax : (+ 216) 71 965 797