Belle Air
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| Founded | 2005 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2005 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 24 November 2013[1] | ||||||
| Hubs | Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza | ||||||
| Fleet size | 7 | ||||||
| Destinations | 24 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Tirana, Albania | ||||||
| Key people | A. Xhelo (founder & CEO) | ||||||
| Website | www.belleair.eu | ||||||
Belle Air Sh.p.k. (stylized belleair) was a privately owned low-cost airline, founded in 2005, with its head office in Tirana, Albania.[2] Belle Air operated international flights on scheduled services to several cities in Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Switzerland and the UK out of Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza.
Belle Air ceased operations on 24 November 2013 stating economic difficulties.[1][3][4] Their fleet has been returned to the lessors.[1] Arbi Xhelo, an Albanian businessman, was the former Accountable Manager of Belle Air.[5]
Belle Air Europe was a sister company to the airline, founded in 2009 and based in Ancona, Italy. It ceased operations two days after the parent company.[6]
Destinations
Fleet
As of November 2013, at the time when it ceased operations, the Belle Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | active | Passengers |
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| Airbus A319-132 | 3 | 144 |
| Airbus A320-233 | 2 | 180 |
| ATR 72-500 | 2 | 68 |
| Total | 7 |
References
- ^ a b c "Albania's Belle Air Ceases Operations". 28 November 2013.
- ^ "Contatto". Belle Air. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- ^ "Customer notice on the main page". Archived from the original on 28 November 2013.
- ^ Dron, Alan (25 November 2013). "Albanian carrier halts services". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013.
- ^ "New routes launched during the last week (Saturday 8 November - Friday 14 November)". Anna.aero. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "Belle Air Europe suspends flights as well". 10 December 2013.
- ^ "Operator Aircraft List Albania". Planespotters.net.
External links
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