Orange2Fly
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| Founded | September 2015 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | September 2021[3] | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1[4] | ||||||
| Destinations | charter | ||||||
| Headquarters | Athens, Greece | ||||||
| Website | orange2fly.com | ||||||
Orange2Fly was[3] a Greek charter airline offering wet lease, charter and ad hoc flights[5][6] headquartered at Athens International Airport, until it ceased all operations in September 2021.
History
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The airline was founded in September 2015 by Greek investor Pantelis Sofianos. It received its first aircraft, an Airbus A320-200, in June 2016 and started operations on 20 July 2016. The airline's fleet had grown to include four Airbus A320 aircraft by December 2018.[citation needed]
In early 2020, Orange2fly ended all flights at Pristina International Airport Adem Jashari, where it operated four scheduled routes to Germany and Switzerland and was the fifth largest airline in 2019.[7]
The company was granted court protection from creditors in October 2020.[8][9] As of January 2021, Orange2fly suspended all operations with plans for a restructuring.[10] In February 2021, the Greek government declined to offer a loan.[11] In September 2021, the company filed for bankruptcy and shut down.[12][3]
Destinations
[edit]Orange2Fly offered charter services on behalf of tour operators and other airlines and also used to operate scheduled routes from Pristina which have since ceased.[7]
Fleet
[edit]As of January 2021, the Orange2Fly fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[4]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Seats | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A320-200 | 1 | — | 180 | stored[4] | |||
| Total | 1 | — | — | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Airline and Location Code Search". IATA. 2020-09-18. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "JO 7340.2H – Contractions" (PDF). FAA. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ a b c aviation.direct (German) 22 September 2021
- ^ a b c planespotters.net – Orange2fly retrieved 30 January 2021
- ^ "About us". Orange2Fly. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "Greece's orange2fly takes delivery of first aircraft". ch.aviation. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ a b exyuaviation.com – Air Mediterranean to be based in Pristina 29 January 2021
- ^ "Orange 2 Fly droht das aus". 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Greece's orange2fly loan declined, given creditor protection".
- ^ ch-aviation.com – orange2fly retrieved 30 January 2021
- ^ "Κινδυνεύει με κατάρρευση η αεροπορική Orange2Fly - Δεν εγκρίθηκε η αίτηση δανείου". 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Orange2fly: Κατέθεσε αίτηση πτώχευσης η ελληνική εταιρεία charter". 22 September 2021.
External links
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Media related to Orange2fly at Wikimedia Commons
