| FlyMe | ||
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ICAO FLY |
Callsign FLYBIRD |
| Founded | 2003-2007 | |
| Hubs | Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport | |
| Focus cities | Malmö Airport Stockholm-Arlanda Airport |
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| Fleet size | 7 | |
| Destinations | 25 | |
| Headquarters | Gothenburg, Sweden | |
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| Website: http://www.flyme.com/ | ||
FlyMe (Fly Me Sweden AB) was a low-cost airline based in Gothenburg, Sweden. It operated flights from Gothenburg, Stockholm and Malmö to destinations within Europe. Its main hub was Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, with hubs at Malmö Airport and Stockholm-Arlanda Airport. Beginning in April 2006 it widened its destination network and started daily services to European destinations. The airline ceased operations on 2 March 2007[1].
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History
The airline was founded in 2003 and started operations on 1 March 2004[1]. It employed 104 staff. On 2 March 2007 FlyMe announced that it would file for bankruptcy due to an unwillingness by its banks to release further funding to it based on proceeds from a rights issue by its parent company. FlyMe accordingly cancelled all its flights.
Destinations
Before its grounding, FlyMe operated to the following destinations:
Fleet
The FlyMe fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of August 2006) [2]:
The average age of the FlyMe fleet was 16.7 years as of February 2007.[3]
External links
- FlyMe
- FlyMe web page at Flightattitude.com
- FlyMe Fleet
- FlyMe bankruptcy in English and in Swedish
References
- ^ a b Flight International 3 April 2007
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
- ^ Airfleets.net. FlyMe Fleet age.
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