Flyest

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Flyest
FLYEST logo.png
IATA ICAO Callsign
FQAEGAIREST CARGO
Founded2015;8 years ago (2015)
Fleet size1
Destinations3
Headquarters Tallinn, Estonia
Key peopleAvo Tölpt, Janek Valdma, Erko Kundla, Toomas Liiva

FLYEST is a passenger charter airline brand, established on 31 August 2015 by Estonian cargo airline Airest. [1] The company slogan is Bringing Aviation To People.

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History

On 31 August 2015, FLYEST's first aircraft SAAB 340 ES-LSF started flying for Estonian Air on a StockholmTallinnSaint Petersburg route. On 7 November 2015, in connection with the bankruptcy of Estonian Air, Airest is no longer flying on Stockholm – Tallinn – Petersburg route. Airest was also operating on lines to Oslo and Vilnius.

Fleet

Flyest Saab 340AF at Tallinn Airport Airest, ES-LSF, Saab 340AF (19990986710).jpg
Flyest Saab 340AF at Tallinn Airport

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References

  1. "Companies based in Tallinn – FamousFix.com list".