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Meridian Airways

IATA ICAO Call sign - MAG MERID AIR
Founded	2003 (as Cargoplus Aviation)
Ceased operations	2015
Hubs	Ostend-Brugge International Airport
Fleet size	5
Headquarters	Kotoka International Airport Accra, Ghana
Website	https://web.archive.org/web/20130901210043/http://www.meridianairways.com///

Meridian Airways was a Ghanaian registered cargo airline (with an Air Operator Certificate Number of AOC 023) with its head office in Kotoka International Airport, Accra, and served as its main hub at Ostend-Brugge International Airport in Belgium.

History

The company started operations as Cargoplus Aviation in 2003, changing its name to Air Charter Express in 2007 while operating a Douglas DC-8-63AF. Operated two DC-8s on cargo charter flights from Ostend Airport to the Middle East. The airline also operated charter flights for the British Ministry of Defence from RAF Lyneham.

Two additional DC-8-63F's arrived at Ostend Airport (EBOS) with Meridian Air colours. During 2009, Air Charter Express was renamed to Meridian Airways.

Meridian Airways Ltd. was banned from operating in the European Union.

In January 2010, Meridian Airways operated a series of flights from East Midlands Airport to Port-au-Prince in response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

In 2014, Meridian's fleet of DC-8's were among all planes of that type grounded by the Ghana government and ceased all the operations in 2015.

Fleet

• 5 × Douglas DC-8-63F (9G-AXA, 9G-AXB, 9G-AXC, 9G-AXD, 9G-AXE)

References

1. "Air Charter Express is now Meridian Airways". Airliners Gallery World Airline News. 2009-09-27. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
2. "LIST OF AIR CARRIERS OF WHICH ALL OPERATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO A BAN WITHIN THE EU" (PDF). European Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
3. "Meridian Airways, Airlift Int'l hit as Ghana grounds all DC-8s". CH-Aviation.com. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
4. "EU LIFTS BAN ON LOCAL AIRLINES". Citifmonline. Retrieved 12 January 2016.

External links

• Official website
• wiloo.be: "Meridian Airways Ltd, nieuwkomer?" (Flemish) 30-sept-09
• Insert to the Belgisch Staat Blad, (2007) PDF-document on wiloo.be

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