Cimber Air

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Cimber Air is an airline based in Sønderborg, Denmark, operating scheduled domestic flights in co-operation with Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), with regional connections to mainland Europe. A separate network is flown in Germany in co-operation with Lufthansa. Its main bases are Copenhagen Airport and Sønderborg Airport, with a hub at Billund Airport.

Contents 1 Code Data 2 History 3 Services 4 Fleet 5 External links 6 References

[edit] Code Data

• IATA Code: QI
• ICAO Code: CIM
• Callsign: Cimber ^[1]

[edit] History

The airline was established on 1 August 1950 and started operations in 1950. It was founded by Captain Ingolf Nielsen. Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) purchased 26% of Cimber Air in May 1998 and expanded its codeshare agreement. In March 2003, SAS sold the stake back to Cimber Air Holding. Cimber Air Germany is a handling company based in Kiel. Cimber Air is wholly owned by Cimber Air Holding (Nielsen family).

[edit] Services

Cimber Air operates the following services (at July 2006):

• Domestic scheduled destinations: Aalborg, Billund, Bornholm, Copenhagen, Karup and Sønderborg.

• International scheduled destinations:

Finland

• Tampere

Germany

• Munich

Norway

• Oslo (Oslo Airport, Gardermoen)
• Bergen (Bergen Airport, Flesland

Poland

• Wrocław

Romania

• Bucharest (Henri Coandă International Airport)

Sweden

• Stockholm
• Norrköping

Switzerland

• Basel

[edit] Fleet

The Cimber Air fleet includes the following aircraft (at August 2006) ^[2] :

• 1 ATR 42-300
• 2 ATR 42-500
• 3 ATR 72-200
• 1 ATR 72-500
• 2 Bombardier CRJ-100LR
• 7 Bombardier CRJ-200LR

The Cimber Air average fleet age is 8 years in July 2006.

[edit] External links

• Cimber Air
• Cimber Air Fleet

[edit] References

1. ^ Airline Codes
2. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006

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