Darwin Airline

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Darwin Airline
IATA
F7
ICAO
DWT
Callsign
DARWIN
Founded 2003
Hubs Lugano Airport
Secondary hubs Geneva International Airport
Fleet size 8
Destinations 18
Company slogan Flying people
Headquarters Switzerland Lugano Airport, Switzerland
Key people Sergio Ermotti, Fabio Parini
Website www.darwinairline.com
A Darwin Airline Saab 2000 taxiing.
A Darwin Airline Saab 2000

Darwin Airline is a regional airline with its head office on the grounds of Lugano Airport in Agno, Switzerland, near Lugano.[1] It operates scheduled domestic services and international services to Italy, France, Spain and Luxembourg. Its main bases are Lugano Airport and Geneva Airport.[2]

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[edit] History

The airline was established on August 12, 2003 and operations started on July 28, 2004. It has 60 employees (at March 2007).[2]

On 25 November 2010, Darwin Airlines announced its plans to take over some operating assets of Baboo by early 2011.[3] Under the plan, some parts of the combined airline would continue to be marketed under the Baboo name, while Darwin would be able to substantially expand their operations.[3]

[edit] Destinations

Darwin Airline operates the following services (as of 1 February 2012 (2012 -02-01))[4]:

France France

Italy Italy

Luxembourg Luxembourg

Spain Spain

Switzerland Switzerland

[edit] Fleet

A Darwin Airline Saab 2000

As of April 2011, the Darwin Airline fleet includes:[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Contatti." Darwin Airline. Retrieved on 10 March 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 71. 2007-04-03. 
  3. ^ a b "Switzerland's Darwin to take over Baboo operations". Flightglobal.com. 25 November 2010. http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/11/25/350187/switzerlands-darwin-to-take-over-baboo-operations.html. Retrieved 25 November 2010. 
  4. ^ Darwin Destinations http://www.darwinairline.com/ita.php?un=6&ln=d&USERNAME=&PASSWORD=


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