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| Founded | 1966 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1972 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Frankfurt Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 10 | ||||||
| Destinations | charter | ||||||
| Headquarters | Stuttgart, Germany | ||||||
Atlantis was a German charter airline based at Frankfurt Airport. [1]
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| Founded | 1966 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1972 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Frankfurt Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 10 | ||||||
| Destinations | charter | ||||||
| Headquarters | Stuttgart, Germany | ||||||
Atlantis was a German charter airline based at Frankfurt Airport. [1]
The airline was established in 1966 as Nordseeflug Sylter Lufttransport and started seasonal scheduled services the same year with a Douglas DC-3 from Hamburg to Westerland.
In 1968 it was renamed to Atlantis and received a permit from the Civil Aeronautics Board to operate transatlantic inclusive-tour flights to the United States with Douglas DC-8. Atlantis also operated affinity group charter flights and charter flights to destinations in the Mediterranean with McDonnell Douglas DC-9.
Despite the airline's cooperation with several tour operators it ceased operations on 19 October 1972 due to an uncertain financial perspective. [2] [1]
Atlantis operated the following aircraft during its existence: [1]
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