Albatros Airways

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Albatros Airways
Albatros Airways.svg
IATA ICAO Call sign
4HLBWALBANWAYS
Founded2004
Ceased operations2006
Hubs Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
Fleet size1
Destinations8
Headquarters Tirana, Albania
Key peopleAlbens Vokopola, Valer Hoxha, Aleksandër Hoxha, Tritan Anamali, Fatmir Prifti,

Albatros Airways Sh.p.k was a low-cost airline based in Tirana in Albania. It flew to destinations in Italy using Fokker 100 aircraft. Its main base was Rinas Mother Teresa Airport (TIA), Tirana. On 1 September 2006 the airline was grounded, only with one phone call on 31 August 2006, by the Albanian aviation authorities because of unpaid airport and air traffic control fees. [1]

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History

The airline was established and started operations on 3 November 2004.[ citation needed ]

On September 1, 2006, the airline was grounded and according to local media it was advised to stop selling tickets. The grounding led to heavy political controversies in Albania. The opposition and the management accused the government of having interfered against Albatros Airways violating the free market economy. The office of the President of Albania was blamed of having favoured Albatros Airways. [ citation needed ]

Destinations

These are the scheduled international destinations as of July 2006:

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Albatros Airways Fokker 100 Landed

Domestic

Flag of Albania.svg  Albania

International

Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

Fleet

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Albatros Airways Fokker 100

As of August 2006 the Albatros Airways fleet includes: [2]

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References

  1. CH-Aviation 9 September 2006
  2. Flight International, 3–9 October 2006