A former Helvetic Airways Fokker 100 in the airline's former livery in 2004.
Helvetic Airways was established in the autumn of 2003, as a rebranding and extension of the existing airline Odette Airways, to serve destinations in South-Eastern Europe. Switzerland's first budget carrier began operating in November, with a Fokker 100 flying to three destinations. By 2004, the fleet had grown to seven aircraft.
In December 2006, the carrier unveiled a new look for its aircraft. Since then, all the Fokker 100s have livery in red-white-silver grey colours, with the Swiss cross on the tailfin.
In October 2010, the Swiss news media announced a new base in Bern Airport.[7]
On 18 February 2013, in the 2013 Belgian diamond heist, eight men armed with automatic weapons and dressed in police uniforms seized 120 small parcels, containing an estimated $50 million (£32,000,000) worth of diamonds from a Helvetic Airways Fokker 100 passenger plane, loaded with passengers preparing for departure to Zurich. The men drove two vehicles through a hole they had cut in the airport's perimeter fence to Flight LX789, which had just been loaded with diamonds from a Brink's armoured van. The men were able to execute the operation within five minutes with no injuries and without firing a shot.[8]
In December 2014,[9] Helvetic Airways began to take over seven Embraer 190s, which were freed by Niki changing their fleet.[10]
In 2018, Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) expanded its partnership with Helvetic Airways, announcing that it will deploy up to eight Helvetic Airways Embraer E190-E2 aircraft or similar equipment on its route network, from 2019 onwards.[12] On 14 June 2019, the last Helvetic Airways Fokker 100 left the fleet. Shortly after, on 29 October 2019, the carrier took delivery of its first Embraer E190-E2 aircraft.[13]
Destinationsedit
Scheduled destinations as of September 2019 (not included are the routes served for Swiss International Air Lines on a long-term wet-lease contract):[14]
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Helvetic Airways previously named Odette Airways is a Swiss regional airline headquartered in Kloten with its fleet stationed at Zurich Airport 4 It operates flights to destinations in Europe and Northern Africa mainly leisure markets on its own behalf 5 as well as scheduled flights on behalf of Swiss International Air Lines and Lufthansa 6 using their fleet of Embraer 190s and Embraer 190 E2s Helvetic AirwaysIATA ICAO Callsign2L 1 OAW HELVETICFounded2003 21 years ago 2003 AOC CH AOC 1033 2 HubsBasel MulhouseBernZurichFleet size16Destinations34Parent companyHelvetic Airways AGHeadquartersKloten canton of Zurich SwitzerlandKey peopleBruno Jans CEOTobias Pogorevc CFOEmployeesAbout 400 3 Websitewww wbr helvetic wbr com wbr en Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 3 Fleet 3 1 Current fleet 3 2 Historic fleet 4 References 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp A former Helvetic Airways Fokker 100 in the airline s former livery in 2004 Helvetic Airways was established in the autumn of 2003 as a rebranding and extension of the existing airline Odette Airways to serve destinations in South Eastern Europe Switzerland s first budget carrier began operating in November with a Fokker 100 flying to three destinations By 2004 the fleet had grown to seven aircraft In December 2006 the carrier unveiled a new look for its aircraft Since then all the Fokker 100s have livery in red white silver grey colours with the Swiss cross on the tailfin In October 2010 the Swiss news media announced a new base in Bern Airport 7 On 18 February 2013 in the 2013 Belgian diamond heist eight men armed with automatic weapons and dressed in police uniforms seized 120 small parcels containing an estimated 50 million 32 000 000 worth of diamonds from a Helvetic Airways Fokker 100 passenger plane loaded with passengers preparing for departure to Zurich The men drove two vehicles through a hole they had cut in the airport s perimeter fence to Flight LX789 which had just been loaded with diamonds from a Brink s armoured van The men were able to execute the operation within five minutes with no injuries and without firing a shot 8 In December 2014 9 Helvetic Airways began to take over seven Embraer 190s which were freed by Niki changing their fleet 10 Since March 2016 there is a wet lease contract with Lufthansa for the route Zurich Munich 11 In 2018 Swiss International Air Lines SWISS expanded its partnership with Helvetic Airways announcing that it will deploy up to eight Helvetic Airways Embraer E190 E2 aircraft or similar equipment on its route network from 2019 onwards 12 On 14 June 2019 the last Helvetic Airways Fokker 100 left the fleet Shortly after on 29 October 2019 the carrier took delivery of its first Embraer E190 E2 aircraft 13 Destinations editScheduled destinations as of September 2019 not included are the routes served for Swiss International Air Lines on a long term wet lease contract 14 Country City Airport Notes RefsCyprus Larnaca Larnaca International Airport Seasonal 14 Finland Kuusamo Kuusamo Airport TerminatedFrance Bordeaux Bordeaux Merignac Airport TerminatedCalvi Calvi Sainte Catherine Airport TerminatedLourdes Tarbes Lourdes Pyrenees Airport Charter TerminatedGermany Rostock Rostock Laage Airport TerminatedGreece Heraklion Heraklion International Airport Seasonal 14 Kos Kos International Airport Seasonal 14 Preveza Aktion National Airport Charter TerminatedRhodes Rhodes International Airport Charter TerminatedSantorini Santorini Thira International Airport Seasonal 14 Ireland Limerick Shannon Airport TerminatedItaly Olbia Olbia Costa Smeralda AirportKosovo Pristina Pristina International Airport Adem Jashari Charter TerminatedLuxembourg Luxembourg Luxembourg AirportNorth Macedonia Ohrid Ohrid St Paul the Apostle Airport CharterSkopje Skopje International Airport Charter TerminatedNorway Tromso Tromso Airport Langnes Charter TerminatedSpain Jerez de la Frontera Jerez Airport 14 Palma de Mallorca Palma de Mallorca Airport Seasonal 14 Switzerland Bern Bern Airport Hub 14 Sion Sion AirportZurich Zurich Airport Hub 14 SwitzerlandFranceGermany BaselMulhouseFreiburg EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg Hub 14 15 Turkey Antalya Antalya Airport Seasonal 16 Fleet edit nbsp Helvetic Airways Embraer 190 nbsp Helvetic Airways Embraer 190 E2Current fleet edit As of October 2023 update Helvetic Airways operates the following aircraft 17 18 Helvetic Airways fleet Aircraft In service Orders Passengers NotesEmbraer 190 4 112 Operated for Swiss International Air LinesEmbraer 190 E2 8 110 Purchase rights for additional 12 aircraft 19 Embraer 195 E2 4 134Total 16 Historic fleet edit In the past Helvetic Airways has operated the following types of aircraft Airbus A319 100 20 Fokker 100 18 McDonnell Douglas MD 83 21 References edit IATA Airline and Airport Code Search iata org Retrieved 11 April 2015 List of AOC Holders with Complex Airplanes PDF Federal Office of Civil Aviation 28 March 2018 Archived from the original PDF on 21 April 2018 Retrieved 20 April 2018 Information of Helvetic Airways Group helvetic com Retrieved 2 May 2017 Imprint Archived 29 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine Helvetic Airways Retrieved on 6 November 2009 Helvetic Airways AG P O Box 250 CH 8058 Zurich Airport Directory World Airlines Flight International 3 April 2007 p 90 Helvetic Airways fliegt fur Lufthansa TRAVEL INSIDE 24 March 2016 2011 startet Helvetic auch von Bern Belp aus Higgins Andrew 18 February 2013 Brazen Jewel Robbery at Brussels Airport Nets 50 Million in Diamonds New York Times Retrieved 20 February 2013 Helvetic Airways Fleet information of E 190 www helvetic com Helvetic Airways AG Retrieved 3 January 2017 A319 bekommen Niki Beklebung INSIDE TRAVEL 24 March 2016 Helvetic Airways fliegt fur Lufthansa aboutTravel abouttravel ch Retrieved 3 January 2017 SWISS and Helvetic Airways Expand their Collaboration Airline Suppliers 11 December 2018 Retrieved 12 August 2019 Nick Wenzel 29 October 2019 Helvetic Airways takes delivery of its first Embraer E190 E2 International Flight Network Retrieved 29 October 2019 a b c d e f g h i j Flugplan www helvetic com Retrieved 14 July 2018 Switzerland s Helvetic Airways to open Basel base in 3Q21 Ch Aviation 16 June 2021 Flights to Antalya AYT Helvetic Airways Helvetic Airways Flotte ZRH Spotter a b Helvetic Airways Fleet Details and History www planespotters net Retrieved 2 February 2022 Embraer lands seven new Regional Jet orders Ch Aviation 17 July 2018 About Travel in German www abouttravel ch 8 November 2016 Retrieved 1 June 2017 Helvetic Airways Fleet Details and History www planespotters net Retrieved 2 May 2017 External links edit nbsp Media related to Helvetic Airways at Wikimedia Commons Official websitePortals nbsp Switzerland nbsp Companies nbsp Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Helvetic Airways amp oldid 1178110994, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
