The company was first called Catair, derived from CAT (CATalonia) and AIR, but changed its name to Clickair just before starting operations.

Clickair positioned itself as a low-cost airline and offered a buy on board programme for food, drinks, and other goods.

[3] Clickair's IATA code, XG was inherited from Gestair Cargo's retired passenger airline Regional Líneas Aéreas.

In June 2008, Clickair and rival Spanish low-cost airline Vueling announced their intention to merge.

[7] The merger was agreed because they wanted to make a single carrier better equipped to take out high fuel costs and fees, and both airlines were losing a lot of money.