Nordica (airline)

Nordica
IATA ICAO Callsign
LO a LOT a LOT a
Founded September 25, 2015 (2015-09-25)
Commenced operations November 8, 2015 (2015-11-08)
Hubs Tallinn Airport
Frequent-flyer program Miles & More
Alliance Star Alliance
Subsidiaries Nordica Regional
Fleet size 11
Destinations 19
Parent company Nordic Aviation Group AS
Headquarters Tallinn, Estonia
Key people Jaan Tamm (CEO)
Revenue Increase €52 million (2016)
Profit Decrease -€14 million (2016)
Website flynordica.com
Notes
a. Although the subsidiary Regional Jet (soon Nordica Regional) has an air operator's certificate all Nordica flights currently use the airline codes of LOT.[1][2][3]

Nordica is the state-owned Estonian flag carrier headquartered in Tallinn and based at Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport. The airline was formed after the 2015 bankruptcy of the previous flag carrier Estonian Air. Since all flights are marketed by LOT Polish Airlines - a member of the Star Alliance[4], Nordica also carries LOT's flight codes and callsign. Through its subsidiary Regional Jet (which will be renamed to Nordica Regional) in a partnership with Scandinavian Airlines, Nordica operates four ATR72-600s between Örebro and Groningen.[5]

History

The company was founded on 25 September 2015 by the decision of the Estonian Government,[6] following the liquidation of the previous national carrier, Estonian Air. Operations started on 8 November 2015. Its first flight left Tallinn for Amsterdam on 8 November 2015, the first flight with Estonian service on the same route was on 20 January 2016.

On 30 March 2016, the new brand name Nordica was announced.[7][8][9]

In the first year Slovenian Adria Airways operated most of Nordica's flights while Nordica built up its own fleet and crew. 19 November 2016 Nordica entered into a strategic partnership with LOT Polish Airlines, using the latter's commercial platform, ticketing system and flight code.[10]

Destinations

Nordica serves the following destinations as of March 2017.[11]

Nordica destinations as of 2017

Fleet

Nordica Bombardier CRJ900

Nordica is currently in the process of building its own fleet. As of May 2016, the Nordica fleet consists of the following aircraft:[12]

Nordica fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
P Y Total
ATR 72-600 2 2 — 68 68 4 will be operated for Scandinavian Airlines and sometimes on Nordica routes
Boeing 737-400 — 1 — — — Will be leased for two months from September
Bombardier CRJ700 2 — 4 66 70
Bombardier CRJ900 8 — 2 86 88
Total 13 3

References

  1. ↑ "Regional Jet AOC" (PDF). Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Nordica is spreading its wings - our new strategic partner is LOT Polish Airlines". nordica.ee. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "IATA IOSA EE". Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Star Alliance". nordica.ee. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Regional Jet OÜ takes over ATR production for SAS". Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Nordic Aviation Group takes over Estonian Air routes". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 7 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Ettevõttest". Nordic Aviation Group.
  8. ↑ Dron, Alan (11 March 2016). "Estonia’s Nordic Aviation rebrands as Nordica". Air Transport World.
  9. ↑ Tubalkain, Marge (28 March 2016). "Nordica: oleme kriitikast üllatunud". Postimees.
  10. ↑ "Estonian Nordica enters into strategic partnership with Polish LOT". 4 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "Where we fly". nordica.ee. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  12. ↑ - Nordica lennupark täienes kuuenda lennukiga

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