Binter Mediterráneo

Binter Mediterráneo was a Spanish airline with its head office in the Domestic Departures area of Málaga Airport in Málaga, Spain., the airline was created in 1988 in the likeness of Binter Canarias, another a subsidiary of Iberia LAE. Binter Mediterráneo was based in Madrid and operated a fleet that consisted of five CASA CN-235 aircraft.

For the affiliate Canarian airline, see Binter Canarias.
Binter Mediterráneo
IATA ICAO Callsign
AX BIM BINTER
Founded1988
Ceased operations29 August 2001
HubsMálaga Airport
HeadquartersMálaga, Spain

Binter Mediterráneo linked the city of Melilla to Málaga, Almeria, Valencia and in its last year, with Madrid. Binter ceased operations after one of its planes crashed on 29 August 2001 in the vicinity of Málaga airport while performing the Melilla-Malaga route. It was sold by Iberia in June 2001 to its franchise Air Nostrum, owned by Nefinsa .

Air Nostrum, an independent Iberia franchise operator, acquired Binter Mediterráneo in 2001 and absorbed its operations. It replaced the remaining CN-235s with ATR-72s.

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