Meridian Airways

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.

Meridian Airways
IATA ICAO Callsign
- MAG MERID AIR
Founded2003 (as Cargoplus Aviation)
Ceased operations2015
HubsOstend-Brugge International Airport
Fleet size5
HeadquartersKotoka International Airport
Accra, Ghana
Websitehttps://web.archive.org/web/20130901210043/http://www.meridianairways.com///

The company started operations as Cargoplus Aviation in 2003, changing its name to Air Charter Express in 2007 while operating a Douglas DC-8-63/AF. Operating 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.[1]

Meridian Airways Ltd. was banned from operating in the European Union.[2]

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.[3]

Meridian has ceased operations.[4]

Fleet

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 5 December 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.
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