Kosova Airlines
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| Founded | 2004 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Düsseldorf International Airport
Stuttgart Airport Zurich International Airport Geneva Airport | ||||||
| Parent company | Hamburg International | ||||||
| Headquarters | Prishtina | ||||||
| Website | http://www.kosovaairlines.com | ||||||
Kosova Airlines was an airline that was based in Kosovo, a province in southern Serbia currently under United Nations administration. The airline had linked Prishtina to major European cities. The airline was established in autumn 2003 by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the Kosovo Government. On 10 May 2006, the only aircraft in the Kosova Airlines fleet, a Boeing 737-700, which was wet leased from the German airline Hamburg International, was returned to that airline, and Kosova Airlines ceased operating flights. The airline however continues to work with other airline companies flying to Prishtina International Airport, such as Germanwings, LTU, Air Berlin and a few others.
Kosova Airlines Agency
Kosova Airlines (Eurokoha Reisen) is also the biggest tour agency in Kosovo, and offers charter flights to Prishtina from all kind of destinations in Europe.
Kosova Airlines offers flights with these airlines from the following places:
- ATA Airlines (New York)
- Hello (Zurich, Geneva)
- Edelweiss (Zurich,Geneva)
- LTU International (Düsseldorf, Stuttgart)
- Germanwings (Cologne/Bonn, Hamburg, Stuttgart)
- Hamburg International (Munich)
- Air Berlin (Munich, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Hanover, EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg)
- Atlasjet (Antalya, Istanbul-Atatürk)
- SunExpress (Antalya)
Destinations
Kosova Airlines, during its time as an independent airline, flew to the following destinations:
Hamburg International
The airline had wet leased a Boeing 737-700 (D-AHIF) from German airline Hamburg International as stated above. The aircraft arrived into the Kosova Airlines fleet on 1 December 2003 and remained in the fleet until 10 May 2006.
Livery
The livery of the leased aircraft was never painted in a full scheme. The aircraft has a dark blue tail like that on the original Hamburg International livery. In the middle of the tail was a dark yellow map of Kosovo. The fuselage was white and towards the cockpit had to Hamburg International logo. Underneath the passenger windows towards the cockpit side of the aircraft was written "Operated in cooperation with Kosova Airlines". [1]