Air Leap
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| Founded | 2018[1] | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2018 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 24 January 2022 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
| Destinations | 13 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Stockholm | ||||||
| Key people | Jon Melkersson (CEO)[2] | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
| Founded | 2018 (as Next Move) |
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| Headquarters | Oslo[3] |
| Key people | Heine Richardsen (CEO) |
| Website | www |
Air Leap was[4] the trading name of the Norwegian Virtual airline Air Leap AS and the Swedish airline Air Leap Aviation AB.
History
[edit]Air Leap was founded by the same owners as the airline FlyViking. After FlyViking ceased operations in January 2018, the virtual airline Next Move was founded in March 2018 to continue operating the Ørland - Oslo Gardermoen route. Next Move was renamed Air Leap[5] after the company bought parts of the bankrupt Swedish airline Nextjet.[6] The parts of Nextjet became the Swedish Air Leap,[7] but lacked an Air operator's certificate (AOC) to operate the Swedish routes, which is why all flights in the beginning were operated by Denmark's Danish Air Transport (DAT), the Estonian NyxAir and the Dutch AIS Airlines, among others.
On 11 June 2018 flights were resumed in Sweden. On 19 October 2018, the Swedish Transport Agency awarded Air Leap[8] Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and registered the company as the official operator of three Saab 340Bs. The first flight under new AOC took place on 21 October 2018 from Stockholm-Arlanda to Mariehamn.[9]
On 24 January 2022, the company suspended operations and filed for reorganization, citing financial issues as a result of a lack of government aid from the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
Destinations
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This is a list of destinations operated by Air Leap:[10]
| Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
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| Åland | Mariehamn | Mariehamn Airport | ||
| Finland | Turku | Turku Airport | ||
| Norway | Oslo | Oslo Airport, Gardermoen | ||
| Ørland | Ørland Airport | |||
| Røros | Røros Airport | |||
| Sweden | Ängelholm | Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport | Terminated | |
| Gothenburg | Göteborg Landvetter Airport | Terminated | ||
| Halmstad | Halmstad Airport | |||
| Jönköping | Jönköping Airport | Terminated | ||
| Karlstad | Karlstad Airport | Terminated | ||
| Malmö | Malmö Airport | Terminated | ||
| Örnsköldsvik | Örnsköldsvik Airport | [11] | ||
| Ronneby | Ronneby Airport | Terminated | [12] | |
| Stockholm | Stockholm Arlanda Airport | Base | ||
| Stockholm | Stockholm Bromma Airport | Base Terminated |
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| Sundsvall | Sundsvall–Timrå Airport | Terminated | ||
| Visby | Visby Airport | Base | [13] |
Fleet
[edit]As of January 2022, prior to the suspension of all operations, the Air Leap fleet consists of the following aircraft:[14]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| ATR72-500 | 1 | — | 72 | |
| Saab 340B | 4 | — | 33-34 | |
| Total | 5 | — | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Andersson, Jane (June 21, 2018). "Air Leap har inget tillstånd" – via www.svt.se.
- ^ "Jon Melkersson blir ny VD för flygbolaget Air Leap AB" (in Swedish). mynewsdesk.com. 2019-11-28. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ^ "Air Leap". www.facebook.com.
- ^ a b Solheim, Marita (2022-01-24). "Flyselskapet Air Leap innstiller alle flyvninger". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2022-01-24.
- ^ "Air Leap (Norway)". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ^ "Air LEAP" (in Norwegian). snl.no. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ^ "Air Leap (Sweden)". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ^ "Air Leap utökar kapaciteten på flera linjer" (in Swedish). mynewsdesk.com. 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ^ "Nyt svensk flyselskab har fået driftstilladelse" (in Danish). check-in.dk. 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ^ "Booking". ecom-airleap.worldticket.net. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
- ^ "Air Leap börjar trafikera sträckan Örnsköldsvik-Arlanda efter SAS" (in Swedish). mynewsdesk.com. 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ^ "Air Leap AB". Mynewsdesk.
- ^ "Air Leap startar ny linje" (in Swedish). flygtorget.se. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
- ^ "Air Leap Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
External links
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Media related to Air Leap at Wikimedia Commons