FlyMe

FlyMe
IATA
SH
ICAO
FLY
Callsign
FLYBIRD
Founded 2004
Ceased operations 2 March 2007
Hubs Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
Focus cities Malmö Airport
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
Fleet size 6
Destinations 25
Headquarters Gothenburg, Sweden
Website flyme.com

Fly Me Europe AB, operating as FlyMe, was a low-cost airline based in Gothenburg, Sweden.[1] It operated flights from Gothenburg, Stockholm and Malmö to destinations within Europe. Its main hub was Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, with hubs at Malmö Airport and Stockholm-Arlanda Airport. Beginning in April 2006, it widened its destination network and started daily services to European destinations.

The airline ceased operations on 2 March 2007[2].

Contents

History

The airline was founded in 2003 and started operations on 1 March 2004[2]. It employed 104 staff.

On 2 March 2007, FlyMe announced that it would file for bankruptcy due to an unwillingness by its banks to release further funding; this decision was based on proceeds from a rights issue by its parent company. FlyMe accordingly cancelled all its flights.

Destinations

Before its grounding, FlyMe operated to the following destinations:

Fleet

The FlyMe fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of August 2006) [3]:

The average age of the FlyMe fleet was 16.7 years as of February 2007.[4]

External links

Sweden portal
Companies portal
Aviation portal

References

  1. ^ "Contact us." FlyMe. 8 February 2007. Retrieved on 29 April 2011. "Address: Mölndalsvägen 24, 5th fl., SE-412 63 Göteborg, Sweden "
  2. ^ a b Flight International 3 April 2007
  3. ^ Flight International, 3–9 October 2006
  4. ^ Airfleets.net. "FlyMe Fleet age". http://www.airfleets.net/ageflotte/FlyMe.htm.