Air Corsica

Air Corsica is the regional airline of Corsica — the French Mediterranean island known as the "Island of Beauty" — providing essential scheduled air connections between the Corsican airports at Ajaccio (Napoleon Bonaparte Airport), Bastia, Figari, and Calvi with Paris and major French mainland cities. As the island's primary scheduled carrier, Air Corsica serves a critically important social and economic function: Corsica's geography as an island makes air transport indispensable for residents, businesses, and the millions of tourists who visit annually to experience the island's dramatic mountains, pristine beaches, and distinctive Franco-Italian culture. The airline benefits from Public Service Obligation (PSO) routes mandated by French authorities — subsidized routes ensuring Corsican communities maintain affordable and frequent air access to the French mainland, particularly during winter months when tourist traffic drops dramatically.

Air Corsica operates from its principal base at Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport and connects Corsica with Paris-Orly, Marseille, Nice, Lyon, Bordeaux, Nantes, Toulouse, and other major French cities. The airline uses ATR 72 turboprops for mainland France connections — particularly on routes where runway constraints or lower demand make turboprops more economical than jets — and has also operated Boeing 737 aircraft on higher-demand routes.