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~~[[Image:air_Madagascar_001.jpg|400px|left]]~~'''Air Madagascar is ~~the~~ Madagascar's national airline based in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar.The airline operates services to Europe, Asia and neighbouring Indian Ocean island destinations. It also operates an extensive domestic network. Its main base is Ivato International Airport, Antananarivo.'''

Domestic scheduled destinations include Ambatomainty, Ankavandra, Antalaha, Antananarivo, Antsalova, Antsiranana, Antsohihy, Belo, Besalampy, Farafangana, Fianarantsoa, Maintirano, Majunga, Manakara, Mananjary, Mandritsara, Manja, Maroantsetra, Morafenobe, Morombe, Morondava, Nosy-Be, Sainte Marie, Sambava, Soalala, Tamatave, Tambohorano, Fort-Dauphin, Tulear, Tsaratanana, Tsiroanomandidy[[File:Air Madagascar 005.jpg|600px]]

~~International scheduled destinations include Bangkok~~The airline was established in 1962 under the name "Madair", ~~Dzaoudzi~~which shortly after was changed to "Air Madagascar". The founder of the airline were the state of Madagascar and Air France. Following a political crisis starting in the year 2000, ~~Johannesburg, Marseilles, Mauritius, Milan-Malpensa, Moroni, Nairobi, Paris-Charles de Gaulle~~the airline experienced a downturn in business and was finally restructured under the lead of Lufthansa Consulting GmbH. A complete rebranding in 2004 included a new corporate design and logo. The logo resembles the [[Ravinala]] palm tree, ~~St Denis~~ which is endemic to Madagascar and ~~St Pierre~~ also the heraldic tree of ~~Reunion~~Madagascar.

~~Air Madagascar has a frequent flyer program called [[Namako]].~~<HTML5video type="youtube">XK_xGi2Duqc</HTML5video>

~~For~~ To passengers which choose Air Madagascar for their international inbound and return flights, the airline offers a 30% - 50% discount on domestic flights (except to/from Tulear). Those domestic flights are preferably booked before the trip, but can also be arranged in one of the domestic Air Madagascar offices (see list ~~of airports~~below). Furthermore, ~~see~~ Air Madagascar also has a frequent flyer program named [[~~Madagascar Airports~~Namako]].

In the odd case that a flight is cancelled, Air Madagascar takes great care of the stranded passengers by arranging taxi transfers to/from a hotel and providing meals, all at the expense of the airline. Usually the replacement flight will leave as early as possible on the next day. === Air Madagascar International Flights === '''Flights to France''' from [[Antananarivo]] to Paris, Marseille. In 2016 Air Madagascar is offering a promotional fare from Paris to Tana and return for 746€ if the length of stay does not exceed 30 days. '''Flights to Asia''' from Antananarivo to Thailand (Bangkok) and China (Guangzhou). === Air Madagascar Regional Flights === From Antananarivo to Mauritius, Réunion, Mayotte (Dzaoudzi), Comoros (Moroni), Kenya (Nairobi) and South Africa (Johannesburg). === Air Madagascar Domestic Flights === From Antananarivo to [[Antsiranana]] (Diego Suarez), [[Sambava]], [[Antalaha]], [[Maroantsetra]], [[Sainte Marie]] (Nosy Boroha), [[Toamasina]] (Tamatave), [[Fort Dauphin|Toalagnaro]] (Fort Dauphin), [[Toliara]] (Tulear), [[Morondava]], [[Mahajanga]] (Majunga) and [[Nosy Be]]. <googlemap version="0.9" lat="-2319.~~379683~~105844" lon="4347.~~731508~~33697" ~~zoom~~height="14750" controls="large" style="width:100%;max-width:600px;">-18.~~112979~~11457, 49.~~392986~~395346

Toamasina Airport

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-2315.~~389452~~668866, 4346.~~724813~~349044~~Toliara~~ Mahajanga Airport - Amborovy Airport(Majunga) -12.34979, 49.295246Antsiranana Airport - Arrachart Airport (Diego Suarez) -14.277921, 50.176577Sambava Airport -20.287095, 44.316863Morondava Airport -13.318949, 48.310769Nosy Be Airport - Fascene Airport -17.090157, 49.816925Sainte Marie Airport -14.99921, 50.318348Antalaha Airport - Antsirabato Airport -18.7992, 47.475325Antananarivo Airport - Ivato International Airport -15.436441, 49.690465Maroantsetra Airport

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The map indicates domestic airports served by Air Madagascar. The airline changes the flight schedule twice a year (in March and October), so not all airports are open for flights during the entire year as well as additional airports are added to the list. For a detailed list of airports, see [[Madagascar Airports]]. === Air Madagascar Fleet === '''Airbus A340-300 (2)''' Average cruising speed: 888km/h Range with full load of passengers: 13.350km Maximum payload: 43.500kg Passenger configuration: 30F / 21C / 224Y '''Boeing 737-300 (3)''' Average cruising speed: 800km/h Range with full load of passengers: 3.000km Maximum payload: 14.800kg Passenger configuration: 12C / 118Y '''ATR 42 (2)''' Average cruising speed: 440km/h Range with full load of passengers: 1.389km Maximum payload: 4.180kg Passenger configuration: 49Y '''ATR 72-500 (2)''' Average cruising speed: 480km/h Range with full load of passengers: 3.148km Maximum payload: 7.100kg Passenger configuration: 8C / 62Y '''Twin otter (3)''' Average cruising speed: 270km/h Range with full load of passengers: 750km Maximum payload: 1.850kg Passenger configuration: 19Y === Baggage Regulations === * http://airmadagascar.com/en/information/baggage-weight-allowances ''Bicycle'' In the hold only. Pedals moved to the inside, handlebar parallel to the frame. Included in the hold allowance - Excess weight charged at the normal applicable rate. To be indicated when booking. ''Oversized piece of baggages'' Laung haul flight: Excess dimensions 159 to 300 cm ==> 100 € ''Excess weight'' Laung haul flight: 75 € ''Excess weight on each franchise allowed the play'' Laung haul flight: 100 € ''Excess baggage in the hold'' The number of authorized baggage a passenger may take with him is fixed in advance with 1 to 3; but each company can define its own regulations. a) The sum of the maximum dimensions of an Hold Luggage piece is : L + w + h = 158 cm. For any total of the dimensions of the piece exceeding 158 cm up to 300 cm, a fee is applied: 30 € on the RI and RR and 100 € on the LC b) The maximum allowed weight for an Hold Luggage piece on all MD Networks is: 10 or 20 or 23 or 30 kg for passengers cabin Economic and Intermediate class, and 32 kg for the cabin Business class. For excess weight of the piece of Luggage, see summary below, also tables and explanatory notes of each network c) The maximum weight of a piece of Luggage Franchisee is 32 Kg. Any piece more than 32 kg each must be shipped as Cargo system d) Any outsized Luggage, both in dimensions and weight, will be subject to a cumulative taxation, applicable on both dimensions and weight. Beyond 140 cm and / or 5 kg, the passenger is returned at check required for sending in hold the cabin baggage piece outsized and payment of a flat rate supplement to the piece (see taxation Hold Baggage). === Air Madagascar Domestic Offices === [[File:Air Madagascar 004.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Air Madagascar's main ticket office on [[Independence Avenue]], [[Antananarivo]]]] '''Antananarivo''' 31, Avenue de l'Indépendance - B.P. 437 Tel: +261 (0)20 22 222 22 Fax: +261 (0)20 22 337 60 Email: [mailto:commercial@airmadagascar.com commercial@airmadagascar.com] Airport stopover: +261 (0)20 22 442 22 The office is open from 8.30am till noon and from 2pm till 4am. A second reservations office, usuually with less waiting time, can be found in [[La City]] shopping centre, located in the Ivandry district of Antananarivo. '''Antsiranana / Diego Suarez''' 5, Rue de Surcouf - B.P. 45 Tel: +261 (0)20 82 293 75 Fax: +261 (0)20 82 293 75 Airport stopover: +261 (0)20 82 227 16 '''Mahajanga / Majunga''' Avenue Gillot - B.P. 17 Tel: +261 (0)20 62 224 21 or +261 (0)20 62 235 65 Fax: +261 (0)20 62 293 75 Airport stopover: +261 (0)20 62 222 59 '''Morondava''' Avenue Phillibert-Tsiranana - B.P. 105 Tel: +261 (0)20 95 521 01 Airport stopover: +261 (0)20 95 520 63 '''Nosy Be''' Route de Dzamandzar-Ambonara - B.P. 112 Tel: +261 (0)20 86 613 60 Airport stopover: +261 (0)20 86 613 13 '''Sainte Marie / Nosy Boroha''' Igossa - Ambodifotatra Tel: +261 (0)20 57 400 46 '''Sambava''' Tel: +261 (0)20 88 920 37 Airport stopover: +261 (0)20 88 920 58 '''Taolagnaro / Fort Dauphin''' Avenue du Maréchal-Foch - B.P. 97 Tel: +261 (0)20 92 211 22 '''Toamasina / Tamatave''' Avenue de l'Indépendance - B.P. 154 Tel: +261 (0)20 53 326 98 Fax: +261 (0)20 53 338 49 Airport stopover: +261 (0)20 53 320 91 '''Toliara / Tulear''' Rue Henri Martin - B.P. 325 Tel: +261 (0)20 94 415 85 or Tel: +261 (0)20 94 420 58 Aiport stopover: +261 (0)20 94 422 33 <googlemap version="0.9" lat="-18.463348" lon="46.895473" zoom="5" controls="large" style="width:100%;max-width:600px;">-12.281513, 49.292805Air Madagascar office - Antsiranana / Diego Suarez-13.396270, 48.266008Air Madagascar office - Nosy Be / Hell-Ville</googlemap> == Google News == <div style="margin-right:10px;"><rss template="Google-feed" filterout="movie penguins deprecated">http://news.google.com/news?pz=1&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&as_scoring=r&as_maxm=20&q=allintitle%3A+air+madagascar+-movie&as_qdr=a&as_drrb=q&as_mind=26&as_minm=9&cf=all&as_maxd=26&output=rss</rss></div>

== Additional information ==

* [[Air Madagascar photos]]* [http://www.airmadagascar.com Air Madagascar's] company homepage.* [http://www.facebook.com/air.madagascar.officiel Facebook page] Air Madagascar on facebook.* [http://twitter.com/AirMad Twitter] Air Madagascar on twitter.* [http://www.primemedia.international/pdf/ Air Madagascar's in-flight magazine]* https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=&sl= ~~External links~~ fr&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Flexpress.mg%2F28%2F04%2F2020%2Fair-madagascar-des-vols-cargo-speciaux-pour-subsister%2F__NOTOC__

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