Orange2Fly
IATA ICAO Callsign
O4[1] OTF ORANGESKY[2]
FoundedSeptember 2015
Ceased operationsSeptember 2021[3]
Fleet size1[4]
Destinationscharter
HeadquartersAthens, Greece
Websiteorange2fly.com

Orange2Fly was[3] a Greek charter airline offering wet lease, charter and ad hoc flights[5][6] headquartered at Athens International Airport, until it ceased all operations in September 2021.

History

Orange2Fly Airbus A320-200

The airline was founded in September 2015 by Greek investor Pantelis Sofianos. It received its first aircraft, an Airbus A320-200, in June 2016 and started operations on 20 July 2016. The airline's fleet had grown to include four Airbus A320 aircraft by December 2018.[citation needed]

In early 2020, Orange2fly ended all flights at Pristina International Airport Adem Jashari, where it operated four scheduled routes to Germany and Switzerland and was the fifth largest airline in 2019.[7]

The company was granted court protection from creditors in October 2020.[8][9] As of January 2021, Orange2fly suspended all operations with plans for a restructuring.[10] In February 2021, the Greek government declined to offer a loan.[11] In September 2021, the company filed for bankruptcy and shut down.[12][3]

Destinations

Orange2Fly offered charter services on behalf of tour operators and other airlines and also used to operate scheduled routes from Pristina which have since ceased.[7]

Fleet

As of January 2021, the Orange2Fly fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[4]

Orange2Fly Fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Seats Notes
Airbus A320-200 1 — 180 stored[4]
Total 1 — —

References

  1. ^ "Airline and Location Code Search". IATA. 2020-09-18. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  2. ^ "JO 7340.2H – Contractions" (PDF). FAA. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b c aviation.direct (German) 22 September 2021
  4. ^ a b c planespotters.net – Orange2fly retrieved 30 January 2021
  5. ^ "About us". Orange2Fly. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Greece's orange2fly takes delivery of first aircraft". ch.aviation. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  7. ^ a b exyuaviation.com – Air Mediterranean to be based in Pristina 29 January 2021
  8. ^ "Orange 2 Fly droht das aus". 23 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Greece's orange2fly loan declined, given creditor protection".
  10. ^ ch-aviation.com – orange2fly retrieved 30 January 2021
  11. ^ "Κινδυνεύει με κατάρρευση η αεροπορική Orange2Fly - Δεν εγκρίθηκε η αίτηση δανείου". 18 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Orange2fly: Κατέθεσε αίτηση πτώχευσης η ελληνική εταιρεία charter". 22 September 2021.

External links

Media related to Orange2fly at Wikimedia Commons

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