Company history

Founded under the name “Air Liberté Tunisie” in October 1989, NOUVELAIR is Tunisia’s leading private airline and a subsidiary of the French airline “Air Liberté”. Mainly a charter operator, NOUVELAIR specialises in carrying tourists to Tunisia. 

The history of our airline is marked by success and achievements, thanks to the commitment of our staff and our relationship with partners we have carefully selected.

Because of our vocation and the scope of our operations, NOUVELAIR is constantly and regularly developing.

Throughout our 28 years’ experience, we have continually invested in the renewal and modernisation of our fleet and seen significant increases in the volume of traffic.

Additionally, in 2012 we initiated a new strategic approach with the launch of regular flights to France.

Key dates

1989

The foundation of Air Liberté Tunisie (now called NOUVELAIR). 

1990

First commercial flight. The airline begins operating with two McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft.

1995

The TTS (Tunisian Travel Service) Group becomes the airline’s majority shareholder.

1996

Air Liberté Tunisie becomes Nouvelair Tunisie.

1999

The airline sees significant growth in its activity: NOUVELAIR now operates with 5 aircrafts.

2002

Following the purchase of a new A320, the number of passengers exceeded the million mark.

2005

With the addition of 2 Airbus A321s with 215 seats, our aircraft fleet is updated and now operates with an Airbus-family fleet.

2006

The airline obtains the ISO 9001 certificate Version 2000 for all services combined.

2007

Nouvelair obtains the international IOSA certification (IATA Operational Safety Audit) issued by IATA for operational safety.

2009

The airline obtains the “Horizons Assess AirTM” award issued by AFNOR [French Standards Association]. The certification recognises the quality of our airline in matters of security, transparency of information and service quality (on-board reception and inflight services).

2012

Responding to demand, the airline expands its operations with increased regular flights to France.

2013

Launch of Services + offering passengers an enhanced travel experience.

2015

In keeping with our growth strategy, we are introducing new regular flights to Scandinavia: Sweden, Norway and Denmark.

2016

Launching of the first Regular Flight on :

- Nice: 1st April

- Marseille: 13 June

- Alger: 14 July

- Toulouse: 3 November