Air Méditerranée (Lourdes/Tarbes) has launched charter flights between Italy and Egypt after receiving clearance from the Italian civil aviation authority to operate such flights. It is planning to set up Air Méditerranée Suisse (Basle/Mulhouse) in cooperation with a local tourism manager in Basle to launch charter services from Basle/Mulhouse to La Romana and Porlamar with the B767-300ER Air Méditerranée will again wet-lease from Monarch Airlines (ZB/London Luton) this winter season.