Hello (airline)

Hello AG
IATA
HW		 ICAO
FHE		 Callsign
FLYHELLO
Founded 2003
Commenced operations 6 August 2004
Ceased operations 21 October 2012
Operating bases EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg
Zurich Airport
Fleet size 5
Destinations 26
Parent company Hello AG
Headquarters EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg
Saint-Louis, Haut-Rhin, France
Key people Moritz Suter (Founder)
Robert Somers (CEO) [1]
Website www.hello.ch

Hello AG, operating as Hello, was a Swiss charter airline, offering holiday flights to destinations around the Mediterranean Sea out of EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg, Geneva International Airport and Zürich Airport.[2] The airline's head office is located at the General Aviation site in EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg in Saint-Louis, Haut-Rhin, France, near Basel.[3]

History

A Hello MD-90 at EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg. (2006)

The airline was established in 2003 in Basel by Moritz Suter (Founded Crossair Which Became Swiss International Airlines In 2002 First Called Swiss Air Lines Ltd) and launched operations on 6 August 2004. Originally being intended as a regional scheduled carrier, it was relaunched on 1 May 2005 as a charter airline.[4] In December 2011, the company had 140 employees.[5]

The airline suspended all-flight operations on 21 October 2012.

Destinations

Main article: Hello destinations

Fleet

A Hello Airbus A320 taxiing at Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, Russia. (2011)

Fleet at closure

The Hello fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of April 2012):[6]

Hello Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers
Airbus A320-214 4 0 174
Airbus A320-232 1 0 180
Total 5 0

Previously retired fleet

Retired Fleet[7]
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
McDonnell Douglas MD-90 6 2004 2011 Replaced by: Airbus A320

References

  1. ↑ Hello Management Staff
  2. ↑ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 90.
  3. ↑ "Hello Location." (Direct image link) Hello. Retrieved on 1 July 2010.
  4. ↑ Hello History
  5. ↑ Hello History (bottom of page)
  6. ↑ Hello Fleet
  7. ↑ Hello Retired Fleet

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