Oasis Airlines

Oasis International Airlines, S.A. was a charter airline based in Spain.

The airline was established in 1986 under the name Andalusair, originally based in Málaga. The next year, the Oasis Hotel Group took over the airline, and since operations were not going well, the renamed the airline Oasis Airlines and operations began using MD-83 aircraft on charter flights from the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, and other points in Europe to Spain. In August 1992, the Oasis group bought Aerocancun and introduced the Airbus A310, used by both airlines. Short afterwards, more MD-80s were acquired and operations expanded.

During the 1990s, the Oasis group invested in other airlines, such as Aerovaradero and Private Jet Expeditions while the charter traffic increased. But by 1995, the demand for tourist flights had decreased, and Oasis Airlines entered the scheduled market in Spain. Competition from other airlines was fierce, and losses mounted. The financial difficulties led to bankruptcy and the end of operations on December 11, 1996.^[1][2]

Oasis Airlines operated the following aircraft:

• List of defunct airlines of Spain

• Hengi, B.I. (2000). Vergangen, Vergessen, Vorbei [Airlines Remembered: Over 200 Airlines of the Past, Described and Illustrated in Colour]. Neil Lewis, translator. Leicester, England: Midland Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-091-3.

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• Oasis MD-83 picture