Sun-Air of Scandinavia
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Founded | 1978 | ||||||
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Hubs | Billund Airport | ||||||
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Frequent-flyer program | Executive Club | ||||||
Alliance | Oneworld (Affiliate) | ||||||
Fleet size | 20 | ||||||
Destinations | 10 | ||||||
Headquarters | Billund, Denmark | ||||||
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Website | sun-air.dk |
SUN-AIR of Scandinavia A/S,[1] usually shortened to SUN-AIR,[2] is a Danish regional airline headquartered in Billund[3] with its main base at Billund Airport. It operates scheduled services as a franchise of British Airways using their name and corporate design as British Airways - operated by SUN-AIR of Scandinavia A/S. The airline also offers charter flights, air taxi services, specialist aerial work and aircraft brokerage.
History
The airline was established and started operations in 1978 by Mr. Niels Sundberg. It initially operated solely as an air taxi and charter service, but developed into a regional airline in 1987. It became a British Airways franchisee on 1 August 1996, operating as British Airways in their corporate design. Sun Air is an affiliate member of the Oneworld alliance and also uses British Airways' frequent flyer program Executive Club. The airline is wholly owned by Niels Sundberg and has 175 employees. It also has a business jet subsidiary named JoinJet.[4]
British Airways terminated its flights from Bremen to London and Manchester which were both operated by SUN-AIR on 25 February 2017.[5] SUN-AIR had maintained a base for the routes at Bremen Airport.
Destinations
As of April 2018, SUN-AIR of Scandinavia serves the following cities under their British Airways franchise:[6]
- Aalborg - Aalborg Airport base
- Aarhus - Aarhus Airport base
- Billund - Billund Airport base
Fleet
As of January 2018, the SUN-AIR of Scandinavia fleet consists of the following aircraft:[7][8]
Aircraft | Total | Passengers | Notes |
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Dornier 328 | 2 | 32 | Operated as British Airways; Leased from MHS Aviation |
Dornier 328JET | 16 | 32 | Operated as British Airways and JoinJet |
BAe Jetstream 31 | 2 | 19 | Operated as British Airways |
Total | 20 |
References
- ^ http://www.uk.sun-air.dk/cms.cfm?npageno=29235[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-06. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
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- ^ "Biz jet", Airliner World: 7, February 2013
- ^ britishairways.com (Germany) retrieved 11 February 2017
- ^ sun-air.dk - Destinations retrieved 13 September 2018
- ^ *ch-aviation.com - SUN-AIR of Scandinavia retrieved 16 December 2015
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 13.
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External links
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