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{{Short description|Defunct low-cost airline of Albania, 2005–2013}}
{{About|an airline from Albania|an airline from Switzerland with a similar name|Belair (airline)}}
{{About|the airline from Albania|the estate in Virginia, USA|Belle Air Plantation}}
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|ceased = 24 November 2013<ref name="ceasedCH">{{cite web|url=http://www.ch-aviation.ch/portal/news/23651-albanias-belle-air-ceases-operations|title=Albania's Belle Air Ceases Operations|date=28 November 2013}}</ref>
|ceased = 24 November 2013<ref name="ceasedCH">{{cite web|url=http://www.ch-aviation.ch/portal/news/23651-albanias-belle-air-ceases-operations|title=Albania's Belle Air Ceases Operations|date=28 November 2013}}</ref>
|headquarters = [[Tirana]], [[Albania]]
|headquarters = [[Tirana]], [[Albania]]
|key_people = [[Arbi Xhelo]], Founder & [[CEO]]
|key_people = [[Arbi Xhelo]], founder & [[CEO]]
|hubs = {{nowrap|[[Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza]]}}
|hubs = {{nowrap|[[Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza]]}}
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==History==
==History==
Belle Air was founded in 2005. It ceased operations on 24 November 2013 stating economic difficulties.<ref name="ceasedCH"/><ref name="ceased">{{cite web|url=http://www.belleair.it/|title=Customer notice on the main page|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131128220430/http://www.belleair.it/|archive-date=28 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last= Dron|first=Alan|title=Albanian carrier halts services|url=http://atwonline.com/airlines/albanian-carrier-halts-services|work=[[Air Transport World]]|date= 25 November 2013|archivedate=7 December 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207203232/http://atwonline.com/airlines/albanian-carrier-halts-services}}</ref> Their fleet has been returned to the lessors.<ref name="ceasedCH"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anna.aero/2008/11/14/new-routes-launched-during-the-last-week-sat-8-nov-fri-14-nov/|title=New routes launched during the last week (Saturday 8 November - Friday 14 November)|work=Anna.aero|accessdate=5 April 2015}}</ref> [[Belle Air Europe]] was a sister company to the airline, founded in 2009 and based in [[Ancona]], Italy. It ceased operations two days after the parent company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ch-aviation.ch/portal/news/23681-belle-air-europe-suspends-flights-as-well|title=Belle Air Europe suspends flights as well|date=10 December 2013}}</ref>
Belle Air was founded in 2005. It ceased operations on 24 November 2013 .<ref name="ceasedCH"/><ref name="ceased">{{cite web|url=http://www.belleair.it/|title=Customer notice on the main page|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131128220430/http://www.belleair.it/|archive-date=28 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last= Dron|first=Alan|title=Albanian carrier halts services|url=http://atwonline.com/airlines/albanian-carrier-halts-services|work=[[Air Transport World]]|date= 25 November 2013|archivedate=7 December 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207203232/http://atwonline.com/airlines/albanian-carrier-halts-services}}</ref> Their fleet has been returned to the lessors.<ref name="ceasedCH"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anna.aero/2008/11/14/new-routes-launched-during-the-last-week-sat-8-nov-fri-14-nov/|title=New routes launched during the last week (Saturday 8 November - Friday 14 November)|work=Anna.aero|accessdate=5 April 2015}}</ref> [[Belle Air Europe]] was a sister company to the airline, founded in 2009 and based in [[Ancona]], Italy. It ceased operations two days after the parent company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ch-aviation.ch/portal/news/23681-belle-air-europe-suspends-flights-as-well|title=Belle Air Europe suspends flights as well|date=10 December 2013}}</ref>


==Destinations==
==Destinations==
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Belle Air operated international flights on scheduled services to several cities in [[Belgium]], [[Germany]], [[Greece]], [[Italy]], [[Kosovo]], [[Switzerland]] and the [[UK]] out of [[Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}
{{Main|List of Belle Air destinations}}
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Belle Air operated international flights on scheduled services to several cities in [[Belgium]], [[Germany]], [[Greece]], [[Italy]], [[Kosovo]], [[Switzerland]] and the [[UK]] out of [[Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza]].


==Fleet==
==Fleet==
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As of November 2013, at the time when it ceased operations, the Belle Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft:
As of November 2013, at the time when it ceased operations, the Belle Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft:


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== See also ==
== See also ==
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[[Category:Belle Air| ]]
[[Category:Defunct airlines of Albania]]
[[Category:Defunct airlines of Albania]]
[[Category:Defunct low-cost airlines]]
[[Category:Defunct European low-cost airlines]]
[[Category:Airlines established in 2005]]
[[Category:Airlines established in 2005]]
[[Category:Airlines disestablished in 2013]]
[[Category:Airlines disestablished in 2013]]

Latest revision as of 12:51, 8 November 2024

This article is about the airline from Albania. For the estate in Virginia, USA, see Belle Air Plantation.

Belle Air
IATA ICAO Call sign
LZ LBY ALBAN-BELLE
Founded2005
Commenced operations2005
Ceased operations24 November 2013[1]
HubsTirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
Fleet size7
Destinations24
HeadquartersTirana, Albania
Key peopleArbi Xhelo, founder & CEO
Websitebelleair.al

Belle Air Sh.p.k (stylized as belleair) was a privately owned Albanian low-cost airline headquartered in Tirana.[2]

History

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Belle Air was founded in 2005. It ceased operations on 24 November 2013 .[1][3][4] Their fleet has been returned to the lessors.[1][5] Belle Air Europe was a sister company to the airline, founded in 2009 and based in Ancona, Italy. It ceased operations two days after the parent company.[6]

Destinations

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Belle Air operated international flights on scheduled services to several cities in Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Switzerland and the UK out of Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza.[citation needed]

Fleet

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Belle Air Airbus A320-200

As of November 2013, at the time when it ceased operations, the Belle Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

Belle Air former fleet[7]
Aircraft Total Passengers
Airbus A319-100 1 144
Airbus A320-200 4 180
ATR 72-500 2 68
Total 7

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Albania's Belle Air Ceases Operations". 28 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Contatto". Belle Air. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Customer notice on the main page". Archived from the original on 28 November 2013.
  4. ^ Dron, Alan (25 November 2013). "Albanian carrier halts services". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013.
  5. ^ "New routes launched during the last week (Saturday 8 November - Friday 14 November)". Anna.aero. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Belle Air Europe suspends flights as well". 10 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Operator Aircraft List Albania". Planespotters.net. Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
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