Donbassaero
Former Ukrainian airline
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Donbassaero (Ukrainian: Донбасаеро, Russian: Донбассаэро) was[1] an airline with its head office on the Donetsk International Airport premises in Donetsk, Ukraine.[2] It operated domestic and international scheduled services. Its main bases were Donetsk International Airport and Boryspil International Airport in Kyiv.[3] The main shareholder of the company was PrivatBank, controlled by Ihor Kolomoyskyi.[4]
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| Founded | 1993, refounded 2003 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 14 January 2013 | ||||||
| Hubs | Donetsk Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Boryspil Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Meridian loyalty program | ||||||
| Alliance | Ukrainian Aviation Group | ||||||
| Fleet size | 10 | ||||||
| Destinations | 15 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Donetsk Airport Donetsk, Ukraine | ||||||
| Website | donbassaero.com | ||||||
History
The airline was founded in 1993 as Donetsk State Airline, then re-organized and re-branded as Donbassaero in 2003.[5] Their website was launched in July 2005 and their online booking system started in November of the same year.[6]
Since 25 March 2012, as a result of the Anti-monopoly committee of Ukraine's decision to allow the consolidation of the Ukrainian Aviation Group's physical and operational assets, Donbassaero no longer operated flights with its own code, but rather on behalf of its parent company Aerosvit.[7]
The airline filed for bankruptcy and ceased operations on 14 January 2013.[1]
Destinations
Donbassaero served the following scheduled destinations (as of January 2013):[8]
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Cyprus
- Georgia
- Greece
- Lithuania
- Russia
- Sweden
- Syria
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- Ukraine
Fleet
As of December 2012, the Donbassaero fleet included the following aircraft:[9]
| Aircraft | In fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| J | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A320-200 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 138 | 150 | 3 operated for Aerosvit. |
| Airbus A321-200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 210 | Leased from WindRose Aviation. |
