AlbaStar

AlbaStar S.A., styled as AlbaStar, is a Spanish charter and scheduled airline[2] based at Palma de Mallorca Airport.[3] It is owned by Italian and Eritrean shareholders.

This article is about the Spanish charter airline. For the Slovenian sailplane manufacturer, see Albastar Ltd.

AlbaStar
IATA ICAO Callsign
AP LAV ALBASTAR[1]
Founded30 November 2009
Commenced operations31 July 2010
Hubs
Fleet size5
HeadquartersPalma, Spain
Key peoplePino D'Urso
Employees250
Websitewww.albastar.es

History

It was founded in November 2009 by a joint venture between Italian and British entrepreneurs from the tourism and transport sector.

On 30 July 2010, it received an Air Operator's Certificate (E-AOC-106) and the Licence for the operation of passenger and cargo transport and on 31 July 2010 it began its own flight activity.

Destinations

As of October 2020, AlbaStar operates the following routes:

Country City Airport Notes Refs
ItalyCataniaCatania–Fontanarossa Airport
TrapaniTrapani–Birgi Airport
BrindisiBrindisi Airport
CuneoCuneo International Airport
MilanMilan Malpensa AirportHub
NaplesNaples International Airport
ParmaParma Airport
RomeLeonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport
ComisoComiso Airport

Fleet
AlbaStar Boeing 737-800

As of August 2021 the AlbaStar fleet consists of the following aircraft:[4]

Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-800 5 — 189
Total 5 —

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Spain's AlbaStar to offer scheduled Italy-Lourdes flights". ch-aviation. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Albastar fleet access-date: 25. August 2021


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