Hello (airline)
Charter airline of Switzerland (2003–2012)
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Hello AG was a Swiss charter airline offering holiday flights to destinations around the Mediterranean Sea out of EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg, Geneva Airport and Zürich Airport.[2]
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| Founded | 2003 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 6 August 2004 | ||||||
Ceased operations | 21 October 2012 | ||||||
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| Parent company | Hello AG | ||||||
| Headquarters | EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg[1] Saint-Louis, Haut-Rhin, France[1] | ||||||
| Key people | Robert Somers (CEO) | ||||||
| Founder | Moritz Suter | ||||||
| Website | hello.ch | ||||||
The airline's head office was on the property of EuroAirport.[1]
History
The airline was established in 2003 in Basel by Moritz Suter, who founded Crossair which later became Swiss International Air Lines in 2002, and launched operations on 6 August 2004. Originally being intended as a regional scheduled carrier, it was relaunched on 1 May 2005 as a charter airline.[3] In December 2011, the company had 140 employees.[4] The airline's head office was located at the General Aviation site at the EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg in Saint-Louis, Haut-Rhin, France, near Basel.[5]
The airline went bankrupt and ceased all flight operations on 21 October 2012.[6]
Destinations
Africa
Cape Verde
- Boa Vista: Rabil Airport
- Sal: Amílcar Cabral International Airport
Egypt
- Hurghada: Hurghada International Airport
- Luxor: Luxor International Airport
- Marsa Alam: Marsa Alam International Airport
- Sharm el-Sheikh: Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport
Morocco
- Agadir: Al Massira Airport
- Marrakesh: Marrakesh Menara Airport
Europe
Cyprus
- Larnaca: Larnaca International Airport
Greece
- Corfu: Corfu International Airport
- Heraklion: Heraklion International Airport
- Kefalonia: Kefalonia Island International Airport
- Kos: Kos Island International Airport
- Rhodes: Rhodes International Airport
- Zakynthos: Zakynthos International Airport
North Macedonia
- Ohrid: Ohrid Airport
- Skopje: Skopje Alexander the Great Airport
Portugal
- Funchal: Madeira Airport
Spain
- La Palma: La Palma Airport
- Mallorca: Palma de Mallorca Airport
- Tenerife: Tenerife South Airport
Switzerland
- Basel: EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg Main Base
- Zurich: Zurich Airport Base
Turkey
- Antalya: Antalya Airport
Fleet
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Fleet at closure
The Hello fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of April 2012):[7]
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 5 | — | 174 / 180 |
| Total | 5 | — |
Previously retired fleet
Hello previously also operated the following aircraft:[citation needed]
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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| McDonnell Douglas MD-90 | 6 | 2004 | 2011 | replaced by Airbus A320-200s |
