Fleet
Germania Flug used one aircraft under the HolidayJet brand: [5]
| Type | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A319-100 | 1 | — | 150 | moved back to Germania Flug operations in November 2015 |
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| Founded | March 2015 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceased operations | November 2015 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Zürich Airport | ||||||
| Website | holidayjet.ch | ||||||
HolidayJet was a short-lived brand name of Swiss airline Germania Flug in cooperation with Swiss tourism company Hotelplan for flights to leisure destinations.
HolidayJet was a brand created in early 2015 for holiday flights. Germania Flug operated 18 scheduled destinations from Zürich Airport [3] for one season. However, HolidayJet stopped its collaboration with Germania Flug in November 2015. The brand has since been abandoned, while Germania Flug now operates several of the former HolidayJet routes under its own name, and as of 2019 as Chair Airlines.
HolidayJet sold flights to the following destinations between March and November 2015: [4]
Germania Flug used one aircraft under the HolidayJet brand: [5]
| Type | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A319-100 | 1 | — | 150 | moved back to Germania Flug operations in November 2015 |
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