Small Planet Airlines

Small Planet Airlines
IATA
ELC		 ICAO
LLC, ELC, LLP		 Callsign
PLANET
Founded 2008 as FlyLal Charters
Hubs Vilnius International Airport
Secondary hubs Tallinn Airport
Malpensa Airport
Warsaw Airport
Katowice Airport
Alliance None
Subsidiaries
  • Small Planet Airlines s.r.l.
  • Small Planet Airlines Sp. z o. o.
  • Small Planet Airlines AS[Untill 2011]
Fleet size 14
Destinations Charter
Company slogan Why Not?
Parent company Avia Solutions Group
Headquarters Vilnius, Lithuania
Key people Vytautas Kaikaris (CEO)
Website http://www.smallplanet.aero/

Small Planet Airlines UAB (formerly FlyLAL Charters) is a Lithuaian charter airline headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania.[1] It was established in 2007 when charter flights were separated from FlyLal, the national airline of Lithuania. The company holds Air Operator Certificates in Lithuania, Estonia, Poland and Italy. Current customers include Nova Turas, Horizon Travel, Viking Hellas, Aeroservizi, TUI AG, Orbis Travel, Tez Tour, Chapman Freeborn, Newmarket Holidays and others.

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History

FlyLal Charters registered on March 14, 2007 as wholly owned subsidiary of FlyLal Group (now Avia Solutions Group). In October 2008, the company received its AOC and Operating License and began active operations. The airline was established to separate charter services from FlyLal.

In June 2009, FlyLal charters began to provide charter services to the broker in Italy Aeroservizi, the charter flights are operated by a Boeing 737-300 with Lithuanian crews. In 2010, FlyLal charters were authorized to perform regular flights from early July and has scheduled flights to Rhodes, Heraklion, Varna, Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca.

During July 2010, FlyLal Charters announced that they were re-branding as Small Planet Airlines to compete with Europe's top 10 charter airlines. The airline said that it hopes the re-branding brings it more international presence, therefore placing it in the top 10 charter airlines in Europe.[2] Small Planet Airlines has bases in Vilnius Airport, Warsaw Airport, Katowice Airport and Milan-Malpensa Airport.

In April 2011, Small Planet Airlines received its first A320 aircraft [1], of two orders, and it became the first airline to register a Airbus A320 aircraft in Poland.

Services

Statistics

In 2009, Small Planet Airlines flew to 75 destinations, carried 0.4 million passengers, and received 46 million euros in revenues. In the year 2010, the airline traveled to more than 120 destinations, served 0.4 million passengers, and reached over 46 million euros in profit.

Destinations

Small Planet Airline's seasonal charter destinations:

Fleet

Current

The Small Planet Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of 21 April 2011):[3]

Small Planet Airlines Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-300 7 0 148 operating 2 for SCAT (airline) and 2 for Tor Air
Boeing 737-500 4 0 114 operating 2 for SCAT (airline) and 2 for Tajik Air
Boeing 757-200 1 0 235 operating for SCAT (airline)
Airbus A320 2 2 180 1 operated by SmartLynx Airlines
Total 14 2 9 aircraft are leased to other airlines

Retired

Small Planet Airlines Retired Fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired
Boeing 757-200 1 2009 2011

External links

Lithuania portal
Companies portal
Aviation portal

References

  1. ^ "Contacts > Lithuania." Small Planet Airlines. Retrieved on 25 August 2011. "Small Planet Airlines UAB Address: Smolensko str. 10, LT-03201 Vilnius, Lithuania"
  2. ^ Small Planet Airlines is the new FlyLal Charter
  3. ^ Small Planet Airlines Fleet
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