Primera Air Nordic
Former Latvian charter airline
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PrimeraAir Nordic SIA[2] was a leisure airline headquartered in Riga, Latvia owned by the Primera Travel Group. It provided scheduled and charter passenger services to leisure destinations from Northern Europe.[3] It ceased operations on 2 October 2018.
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| Founded | 2014 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2 October 2018 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 7 | ||||||
| Destinations | 14 | ||||||
| Parent company | Primera Travel Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Riga, Latvia | ||||||
| Key people | Hrafn Thorgeirsson (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | primeraair.com | ||||||
History
The airline was founded in 2014 by the Primera Travel Group to complement the Danish based Primera Air Scandinavia.[4] The company also opened a Network Control Center in Riga for overseeing all operational matters of both Primera Air Scandinavia and Primera Air Nordic. Hrafn Thorgeirsson was appointed as the new CEO of both airlines.[5][6][7]
On 30 September 2018, Primera Air Group announced that the company was declaring bankruptcy and that the operations of both Primera Air and Primera Air Nordic would cease effective 2 October 2018, after failing to secure long term financing.[8]
Destinations
Fleet
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At the time of Primera Air Nordic's bankruptcy on 1 October 2018, the fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[9]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-700 | 2 | — | — | 148 | 148 | |
| Boeing 737-800 | 5 | — | — | 189 | 189 | |
| Total | 7 | — | ||||
