OFD Ostfriesischer Flugdienst
| Founded | 1958 (as part of OLT) 2011 (as OFD) |
|---|---|
| Operating bases | Emden Airport |
| Fleet size | 6 |
| Destinations | 5 |
| Headquarters | Emden, Germany |
| Website | fliegofd.de |
OFD Ostfriesischer Flugdienst GmbH (German for East Frisian Flight Service), usually shortened to OFD, is a German regional airline headquartered in Emden and based at Emden Airport.[1] It mainly operates charter and scheduled flights between the German North Sea coast and the East Frisian Islands, as well as to the island of Helgoland.[2]
History
[edit]The history of OFD reaches back to its predecessor, which was founded in November 1958 as Ostfriesische Lufttaxi - Dekker und Janssen OHG - or OLT for short - to offer ad-hoc charters and sightseeing flights in East Frisia. By 1961, the demand had increased heavily and by 1968, OLT was the largest German regional airline.[3] During the 1970s, as new investors were found, OLT expanded its services with scheduled flights between German cities such as Münster/Osnabrück-Frankfurt.[3]
From the late 1970s to the 1990s, the growing company has been reorganised several times to reflect their different fields of activity and new ownerships.[3] In September 2011, as the scheduled flights section of OLT was sold to Polish investors (and since went bankrupt), all island services were transferred into the independent company OFD which it is since.[3]
Destinations
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As of January 2024, OFD serves the following scheduled seasonal and year-round domestic destinations in the German North Sea area:[2]
- Borkum - Borkum Airfield
- Cuxhaven - Nordholz-Spieka Airfield (until May 2021 Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz)
- Emden - Emden Airport base
- Heide - Heide-Büsum Airport
- Helgoland - Heligoland Airfield
- Uetersen - Uetersen Airfield [better source needed]
Fleet
[edit]As of January 2024, the OFD fleet consists of the following aircraft:[4]
References
[edit]- ^ ch-aviation.com - OFD retrieved 16 January 2016
- ^ a b fliegofd.de - Linienflüge (German) retrieved 6 January 2024
- ^ a b c d fliegofd.de - Historie retrieved 16 January 2016
- ^ fliegofd.de - Die Flotte (German) retrieved 6 January 2024
External links
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Media related to OFD Ostfriesischer Flugdienst at Wikimedia Commons
