Albatros Airways

Not to be confused with Albatros Airlines.

Albatros Airways

IATA ICAO Call sign 4H LBW ALBANWAYS
Founded	2004
Ceased operations	2006
Hubs	Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
Fleet size	1
Destinations	8
Headquarters	Tirana, Albania
Key people	Albens 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]

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 accused of having favoured Albatros Airways. ^[2]

Destinations

These were the scheduled international destinations as of July 2006:

Albatros Airways Fokker 100 Landed

Domestic

  Albania

• Tirana (Rinas Mother Teresa Airport) Hub

International

  Italy

• Bari
• Genova from 23 July 2005
• Milan Orio al Serio
• Pescara
• Pisa
• Rimini
• Venice
• Verona

Fleet

Albatros Airways Fokker 100

As of August 2006 the Albatros Airways fleet includes: ^[3]

• 1 Fokker 100 (leased from Montenegro Airlines).

See also

• List of defunct airlines of Albania

References

1. CH-Aviation 9 September 2006
2. "Albanian opposition parliamentarians protest at the government building - Tirana Times". 24 September 2006. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
3. Flight International, 3–9 October 2006

External links

• Official website via Wayback Machine