Air Inter was a semi-public French

France

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 domestic airline. Before its merger with Air France

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, the airline was headquartered in Paray-Vieille-Poste

Paray-Vieille-Poste

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, Essonne

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. Earlier in its life, it was headquartered in the 1st arrondissement of Paris

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Air Inter was incorporate

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d on 12 November 1954. It operated its first commercial flight between Paris

Paris

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 and Strasbourg

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 on 16 March 1958. However, it was 1960 when the airline started regular commercial services.

The company established its operational and engineering base at Paris-Orly Airport, where its flights were concentrated at Orly Ouest, Orly Airport's West Terminal.

Air Inter was founded as a semi-public entity to provide efficient domestic air transport at the lowest cost

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