Blue1
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| IATA KF |
ICAO BLF |
Callsign BLUEFIN |
| Founded | 1987 | |
| Hubs | Helsinki-Vantaa Airport | |
| Focus cities | Stockholm-Arlanda Airport | |
| Frequent flyer program | EuroBonus | |
| Member lounge | Scandinavian Lounge | |
| Alliance | Star Alliance | |
| Fleet size | 13 | |
| Destinations | 26 | |
| Parent company | Oy Nordair AB | |
| Headquarters | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Key people | Stefan Wentjärvi (CEO) Mats Jansson (CEO SAS Group) |
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| Website: http://www.blue1.com/ | ||
Blue1 Oy is an airline based in Helsinki, Finland. It is a regional airline feeding into the Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) network via Stockholm, Oslo and Copenhagen from five cities in Finland. It also operates services from Helsinki to domestic destinations as well as to several cities in Europe. Its main base is Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, with hubs at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport[1].
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[edit] History
The airline was established in 1987 and started operations in 1988 as Air Botnia. It was purchased by SAS in January 1998. In January 2004, when the first low cost regional airline in Finland, Flying Finn went bankrupt, the airline was rebranded as Blue1. It started flights within a few months to the most profitable destinations of Flying Finn. First destination was Oulu, later came Kuopio, Rovaniemi and Vaasa.[citation needed]
It became the first regional member of Star Alliance on 3 November 2004. In 2006 the airline opened up new routes to 11 European destinations[1].
[edit] Destinations
- Further information: SAS Group destinations
[edit] Fleet
The Blue1 fleet includes the following aircraft as of February 2008:
| Type | Total | Passengers (Economy Extra/Economy) |
Routes | Notes |
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| Avro RJ85 | 6 | 84 | Short – medium range | OH-SAP is the last built British Airliner (so far) |
| Avro RJ100 | 2 | 99 | Short – medium range | OH-SAN is the last built RJ-100 |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 | 5 | 166 | Medium range |
The airliner plans to sell three of its Avro aircraft and obtain one more MD-90, in line with its planned focusing on the domestic market in Finland,
[edit] Retired fleet
| Type | Years | Routes | Notes |
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| Saab 2000 | 2001-2006 | ||
| Fokker F28 | 1998-2001 | ||
| Saab 340 | 1998-2001 | ||
| British Aerospace Jetstream 32 | 1993-1998 | ||
| Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante | 1987-1993 | ||
| Cessna 402 | 1987-1988 |
- See also: SAS Group#Fleet
[edit] Cabin
- Economy Class
- sandwiches and drinks are available for purchase from "Cafe1".
- on short flights to Sweden; cinamon roll and coffee is served free of charge.
- Economy Extra
- fast-track at the Security at some European airports, lounge access to passengers travelling in C,D and J classes, a three-course cold meal or cold breakfast is served
[edit] References
- ^ a b Flight International 27 March 2007
[edit] External links
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