Air Poland
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| Founded | 2007 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2012 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 15 | ||||||
| Parent company | Mariusz Szpikowski and Dariusz Paszke | ||||||
| Headquarters | Warsaw, Poland | ||||||
| Website | www.flyairpoland.com | ||||||
Air Poland Sp. z o.o. (formerly Air Italy Polska Sp. z o.o.) was a charter airline founded in 2007 and was based in Warsaw, Poland.[1] A former subsidiary of Air Italy, it operated charter flights on behalf of Polish tour operators to a broad range of destinations across the Mediterranean region, the Caribbean and beach resorts in Thailand and India.[2] Most flights departed from either Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport, Katowice International Airport or Poznań-Ławica Airport.
Air Poland ceased all operations and filed for bankruptcy in April 2012.
History
[edit]In April 2011 Air Italy Polska rebranded to Air Poland. It was not a part of the Air Italy Group anymore. The last owners were Mariusz Szpikowski and Dariusz Paszke.
Destinations
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Air Poland operated charter flights to leisure destinations in the following countries:[3]
In 2011 FlyCentralEurope announced in-cooperation with Air Italy and Hamilton (ON) airport, it will be offering new service from Hamilton to Budapest, Kraków and Prague, on board Air Italy's Boeing 767-200ER aircraft. In addition, the tour operator also chartered Air Italy for 2 weekly Chicago – Kraków service. The Boeing 767-200ER would have been transferred to Air Italy Polska. These flights never took off and were cancelled as of 19 May 2011.
Fleet
[edit]As of February 2012, the Air Poland fleet consisted of the following aircraft with an average age of 5.8 years:[4]
| Aircraft Type | Number | Configuration | Notes |
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| Boeing 737-800 | 2
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References
[edit]- ^ "Welcome to Air Poland website! Archived 19 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine" Air Poland. Retrieved on 5 January 2011. "Air Italy Polska Sp. z o.o. ul. Szyszkowa 20 02-285 Warszawa"
- ^ "Contact Archived 18 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine." Air Italy Polska. Retrieved on 1 June 2010. "Air Italy Polska Sp. z o.o. ul. Szyszkowa 20 02-285 Warszawa."
- ^ Air Italy Polska 'where we fly' page
- ^ Air Italy Polska Fleet
External links
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- Official website
- Official website (in Polish)
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