DAT (airline)
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Founded | 1989 | ||||||
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AOC # | DK.AOC.043 | ||||||
Hubs | Billund Airport Copenhagen Airport | ||||||
Subsidiaries | DAT LT | ||||||
Fleet size | 20 | ||||||
Destinations | 16 | ||||||
Headquarters | Vamdrup, Denmark | ||||||
Key people | Jesper Rungholm, President | ||||||
Website | dat.dk |
DAT A/S,[1] formerly known as Danish Air Transport, is a Danish airline headquartered in Vamdrup, Kolding Municipality,[2] operating scheduled and chartered passenger and cargo flights. DAT also owns DAT LT which has a fleet of ATR aircraft and operates under its own AOC.
History
DAT was founded as Danish Air Transport and started operations in 1989, initially as a cargo airline. Soon special operations like the transport of live horses or supplies for the Paris Dakar Rally in Africa were offered, too. Passenger charter flights were added in 1994, with the subsequent launch scheduled services on 18 November 1996.[citation needed]
Destinations
As of January 2017, DAT operates scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:[3]
City | Country | IATA | ICAO | Airport |
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Aalborg | Denmark | AAL | EKYT | Aalborg Airport |
Aarhus | Denmark | AAR | EKAH | Aarhus Airport |
Billund | Denmark | BLL | EKBI | Billund Airport |
Bornholm | Denmark | RNN | EKRN | Bornholm Airport |
Copenhagen | Denmark | CPH | EKCH | Copenhagen Airport |
Esbjerg | Denmark | EBJ | EKEB | Esbjerg Airport |
Karup | Denmark | KRP | EKKA | Midtjyllands Airport |
Odense | Denmark | ODE | EKOD | Odense Airport |
Sønderborg | Denmark | SGD | EKSB | Sønderborg Airport |
Strasbourg | France | SXB | LFST | Strasbourg |
Berlin | Germany | TXL | EDDT | Berlin Tegel Airport |
Saarbrücken | Germany | SCN | EDDR | Saarbrücken Airport |
Oslo | Norway | OSL | ENGM | Oslo Airport, Gardermoen |
Stavanger | Norway | SVG | ENZV | Stavanger Airport, Sola |
Stord | Norway | SRP | ENSO | Stord Airport, Sørstokken |
Aberdeen | United Kingdom | ABZ | EGPD | Aberdeen Airport |
Several more destinations are served as passenger or cargo charters as well as on behalf of other airlines. As of 1 January 2020, DAT will operate scheduled flights between Saarbrücken Airport and Berlin Tegel Airport. From 10 February 2020, DAT will operate scheduled flights between Copenhagen Airport and Strasbourg. DAT was awarded (PSO) routes in Italy, operated under the brand Volidisicilia. Contract running from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2021.[4]
City | Country | IATA | ICAO | Airport |
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Catania | Italy | CTA | LICC | Catania–Fontanarossa Airport |
Brindisi | Italy | BDS | LIBR | Brindisi Airport |
Lampedusa | Italy | LMP | LICD | Lampedusa Airport |
Olbia | Italy | OLB | LIEO | Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport |
Palermo | Italy | PMO | LICJ | Palermo Airport |
Pantelleria | Italy | PNL | LICG | Pantelleria Airport |
Trapani | Italy | TPS | LICT | Trapani Airport |
Fleet
As of November 2019, the DAT fleet consists of the following aircraft:[5]
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |
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Y | Total | ||||
Airbus A320-200 | 3 | — | 180 | 180 | |
Airbus A321-200 | 1 | — | 198 | 198 | |
ATR 42-300 | 3 | — | 46 | 46 | |
ATR 42-500 | 3 | — | 48 | 48 | |
ATR 72-200 | 5 | — | 66 68 70 |
66 68 70 |
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ATR 72-500 | 2 | — | 72 | 72 | |
ATR 72-600 | 2 | — | 72 | 72 | |
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 1 | — | 165 | 165 | |
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 1 | — | 165 | 165 | |
Total | 20 | — |
References
- ^ dat.dk - Privacy Policy retrieved 20 June 2020
- ^ "Contact DAT Archived 2015-04-20 at the Wayback Machine." Danish Air Transport. Retrieved on April 23, 2014. "DAT A/S Lufthavnsvej 7A DK-6580 Vamdrup"
- ^ dat.dk - Our destinations Archived 2017-01-07 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 6 January 2017
- ^ Ch-Aviation retrieved 28 January 2018
- ^ planespotters.net retrieved 3 November 2019
External links
Media related to DAT at Wikimedia Commons