Nordic Regional
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Nordic Airways was an airline
based in Stockholm
, Sweden
. It operated extensive charter and wet lease
services. The company's low-cost airline
subsidiary Nordic Regional
also operates a scheduled network of services linking five domestic and one international destination. Its main base was Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
.
Nordic Airways served charter flights for Airtours, Apollo and Neckerman as well as ACMI charters for SAS
, Germanwings
, Spanair
, Sterling
, LTE International Airways
, Air Comet and Centralwings
.
The airline originated from a privately owned airline Reguljair, which started services between Luleå
and Stockholm
in 2001, by which time it had become Nordic Airlink. Finnair
acquired 85% of the company in 2003 and the company was split into two. The Finnair
low cost subsidiary FlyNordic
and the privately held Nordic Leisure. For domestic Nordic Leisure flights the brand Nordic Regional
is used. The Nordic Airways name was adopted for Nordic Leisure/Nordic Regional
in January 2006.
On 2 January 2009, Nordic Airways operated the first commercial flight between Europe
and Iraq
in 17 years. The flight carrying about 150 passengers and operated between Copenhagen
and Baghdad
On 24th of January 2009 Nordic Airways lost their operation permission according to latest news in Swedish media due to bad financial situation.
The successor of Nordic Airways is Air Sweden
.
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
based in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. It operated extensive charter and wet lease
Wet lease
Aircraft leases are a number of types of leases used by airlines and other aircraft operators. Airlines lease aircraft from other airlines or leasing companies for two main reasons; to operate aircraft without the financial burden of buying them, and to provide temporary increase in capacity...
services. The company's low-cost airline
Low-cost carrier
A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline is an airline that generally has lower fares and fewer comforts...
subsidiary Nordic Regional
Nordic Regional
Nordic Airways was an airline based in Stockholm, Sweden. It operated extensive charter and wet lease services. The company's low-cost airline subsidiary Nordic Regional also operates a scheduled network of services linking five domestic and one international destination...
also operates a scheduled network of services linking five domestic and one international destination. Its main base was Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
Stockholm Arlanda Airport , is an international airport located in the Sigtuna Municipality of Sweden, near the town of Märsta, north of Stockholm and nearly , by road, south-east of Uppsala....
.
Nordic Airways served charter flights for Airtours, Apollo and Neckerman as well as ACMI charters for SAS
Scandinavian Airlines System
Scandinavian Airlines or SAS, previously Scandinavian Airlines System, is the flag carrier of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and the largest airline in Scandinavia....
, Germanwings
Germanwings
Germanwings GmbH is a low-cost airline based in Cologne, Germany, and is wholly owned by Lufthansa. Cologne Bonn Airport, Stuttgart Airport and Berlin-Schönefeld Airport are the important hubs in the airline's network of approximately 70 destinations...
, Spanair
Spanair
Spanair is a Spanish airline, with its head office in the Spanair Building in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, near Barcelona. It was, until 2009, a subsidiary of Scandinavian Airlines, which now holds slightly under 20% of the company. Spanair provides a scheduled passenger network within Spain and...
, Sterling
Sterling Airlines
Sterling Airlines A/S was a low-cost airline with its head office at Copenhagen Airport South in Dragør, Dragør Municipality, Denmark. It was created in September 2005 through the merger of two Danish airlines — Sterling European Airlines and Maersk Air — which had been bought by the Icelandic...
, LTE International Airways
LTE International Airways
Lte International Airways S.A. was a charter airline based in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. It operated passenger charter services throughout Europe. Its main base was Son Sant Joan Airport, Palma de Mallorca with hubs at Reina Sofía Airport, Tenerife, Gran Canaria International Airport, Lanzarote...
, Air Comet and Centralwings
Centralwings
Centralwings was a charter airline based in Warsaw, Poland. The airline operated as a low-cost airline and then became a charter-only operation in October 2008. It was a subsidiary of LOT Polish Airlines, operating international services in Europe, using Boeing 737 aircraft...
.
History
Luleå
- Transportation :Local buses are run by .A passenger train service is available from Luleå Centralstation on Sweden's national SJ railway service northbound to Narvik on the Norwegian coast, or southbound to Stockholm. See Rail transport in Sweden....
and Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
in 2001, by which time it had become Nordic Airlink. Finnair
Finnair
Finnair Plc is the flag carrier and largest airline of Finland, with its headquarters on the grounds of Helsinki Airport in Vantaa, Finland, and its main hub at Helsinki Airport. Finnair and its subsidiaries dominate both the domestic and international air travel markets in Finland. The largest...
acquired 85% of the company in 2003 and the company was split into two. The Finnair
Finnair
Finnair Plc is the flag carrier and largest airline of Finland, with its headquarters on the grounds of Helsinki Airport in Vantaa, Finland, and its main hub at Helsinki Airport. Finnair and its subsidiaries dominate both the domestic and international air travel markets in Finland. The largest...
low cost subsidiary FlyNordic
FlyNordic
FlyNordic was an airline based in Stockholm, Sweden. It operated scheduled and charter services in Scandinavia and Europe. Its main base was Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, Stockholm...
and the privately held Nordic Leisure. For domestic Nordic Leisure flights the brand Nordic Regional
Nordic Regional
Nordic Airways was an airline based in Stockholm, Sweden. It operated extensive charter and wet lease services. The company's low-cost airline subsidiary Nordic Regional also operates a scheduled network of services linking five domestic and one international destination...
is used. The Nordic Airways name was adopted for Nordic Leisure/Nordic Regional
Nordic Regional
Nordic Airways was an airline based in Stockholm, Sweden. It operated extensive charter and wet lease services. The company's low-cost airline subsidiary Nordic Regional also operates a scheduled network of services linking five domestic and one international destination...
in January 2006.
On 2 January 2009, Nordic Airways operated the first commercial flight between Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
in 17 years. The flight carrying about 150 passengers and operated between Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
and Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
On 24th of January 2009 Nordic Airways lost their operation permission according to latest news in Swedish media due to bad financial situation.
The successor of Nordic Airways is Air Sweden
Air Sweden
Air Sweden is an airline based in Stockholm, Sweden, which operates charter flights out of Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, and worldwide aircraft lease services...
.
Fleet
The Nordic Airways fleet included the following aircraft (as of 8 September 2008):- 1 McDonnell Douglas MD-81
- 1 McDonnell Douglas MD-83