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Founded | 2009 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 2010 | ||||||
Ceased operations | 26 November 2013 | ||||||
Hubs | Pristina International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
Destinations | 14 | ||||||
Headquarters | Ancona, Italy | ||||||
Website | belleaireurope.eu |
Belle Air Europe was [1] a privately owned low-cost airline, founded in 2009 as a subsidiary by Belle Air, having its head office in Ancona, Italy. [2] On 26 November 2013 Belle Air Europe ceased operations due to financial difficulties, just two days after the parent company Belle Air suspended operations as well. [3]
Belle Air Europe operated international flights on scheduled service to several cities in Belgium, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland out of Pristina International Airport Adem Jashari and to a smaller extent out of Skopje "Alexander the Great" Airport.
As of November 2013, the Belle Air Europe fleet consisted of the following aircraft with an average age of 6.4 years: [4]
Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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ATR 72-212A | 1 | 2010 | 2012 | I-LZAN [5] |
Airbus A319-132 | 1 | 2011 | 2014 | EI-LIR [6] |
Airbus A320-233 | 1 | 2011 | 2014 | EI-LIS leased from CIT [7] |
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