Belle Air
Defunct low-cost airline of Albania, 2005–2013
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Belle Air Sh.p.k (stylized as belleair) was a privately owned Albanian low-cost airline headquartered in Tirana.[2]
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| Founded | June 2005 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1 March 2006 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 24 November 2013[1] | ||||||
| Hubs | Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza | ||||||
| Fleet size | 7 | ||||||
| Destinations | 24 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Tirana, Albania | ||||||
| Key people | Arbi Xhelo, founder & CEO | ||||||
| Website | belleair.al | ||||||
History
Belle Air was founded in June 2005 and launched the first scheduled connections on 1 March 2006[3]. It ceased operations on 24 November 2013 .[1][4][5] Their fleet has been returned to the lessors.[1][6] 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.[7]
Destinations
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.[citation needed]
Fleet
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As of November 2013, at the time when it ceased operations, the Belle Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[citation needed]
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers |
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| Airbus A319-100 | 1 | 144 |
| Airbus A320-200 | 4 | 180 |
| ATR 72-500 | 2 | 68 |
| Total | 7 |
