Express Airways
Former Slovenian charter airline
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Express Airways d.o.o. was a Slovenian airline headquartered in Maribor and based at Maribor Airport[1] with a German branch, Express Airways GmbH, located in Düsseldorf.[2] It mainly operated seasonal leisure flights from Germany to Croatia, Spain and Italy.[3]
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| Founded | 1999 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2016 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Maribor Airport[1] | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Destinations | 3 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Maribor, Slovenia | ||||||
| Key people | Kaan Tuncer, CEO | ||||||
| Website | express-airways.com | ||||||
History
Express Airways was founded in 1999, operating Fokker F27 Friendship, Short 360 and Airbus A300 aircraft configured as freighters on behalf of FedEx.[1] In 2012, Express Airways also founded a flight training school in Slovenia.[1] Since then, the airline has also offered passenger flights. Panoramic flights over Slovenia are also available.
In March 2016, the Slovenian aviation authority revoked the airline's operations license.[4]
Destinations
As of March 2016, Express Airways served the following airports:[3]
Croatia
- Split - Split Airport seasonal
Germany
- Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf Airport seasonal
Slovenia
- Maribor - Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport seasonal
As of January 2016, Express Airways had announced several more routes between Germany, Spain and Croatia,[3] which however where cancelled in the meantime.
Fleet
The Express Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of August 2016:[5]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-300 | 1 | — | ||
| Tecnam P2006T | 1 | — | For flight training | |
| Total | 2 | |||
