Air Ocean Airlines

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Air Ocean Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
-AOA [1] -
Founded16 September 2020
Commenced operations30 October 2021
Ceased operations15 January 2022
Hubs Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) [1]
Fleet size2 [2]
Destinations5 [1]
Headquarters Kyiv, Ukraine
Website airocean.com.ua

Air Ocean Airlines was a Ukrainian scheduled domestic airline based at Kyiv-Zhuliany. [3] [1]

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History

The airline was established in September 2020. The maiden flight was performed on 30 October 2021. [4]

On 15 January 2022, the airline suspended all flights with a planned resumption on 15 March 2022. [5] However, in the same time the Ukrainian authorities suspended the airline's operational license until further notice. [6] Given the invasion that started on 24 February, the future of the airline is extremely uncertain.

Destinations

As of January 2022, Air Ocean Airlines operated flights to the following destinations: [7]

Ukraine

Fleet

Air Ocean Airlines Antonov An-148 Air Ocean An-148 UR-CTF.jpg
Air Ocean Airlines Antonov An-148

As of November 2021, Air Ocean Airlines operated the following aircraft: [2]

Air Ocean Airlines Fleet
AircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNotes
Antonov An-148 21 [2] 75
Total21

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