Estonian Air

Estonian Air

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IATA ICAO Callsign OV ELL Estonian
Founded	1991
Hubs	Tallinn Airport
Focus cities	none
Frequent-flyer program	EuroBonus
Alliance	Possible future member of Star Alliance
Fleet size	5
Destinations	19
Parent company	Estonian Air
Headquarters	Tallinn, Estonia
Key people	Børge Thornbech (CEO)
Website	http://www.estonian-air.com

Estonian Air is an airline based in Tallinn, Estonia. It is the national airline of Estonia and operates scheduled and charter services throughout Europe. Its main base is Tallinn Airport.

History

The airline was established and started operations on December 1 1991, shortly after Estonian independence. It was founded by the Estonian government from the remnants of the local Aeroflot Division. In 1995, Estonian leased two Boeing 737s to replaces its old Russian planes, and in 1996, after acquiring two more Fokker 50s, it was able to retire the Russian fleet entirely. It was partially privatized in 1996 and is owned by Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) (49%), Estonian government (34%) and Cresco (17%). It has 302 employees (at January 2005).

Services

As of spring 2006, Estonian Air flies to the following destinations:

• Belgium: Brussels
• Croatia: Dubrovnik
• Denmark: Copenhagen
• France: Paris
• Finland: Helsinki
• Germany: Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg
• Ireland: Dublin
• Italy: Milan
• Latvia: Riga (codeshare with airBaltic)
• Lithuania: Vilnius(codeshare with airBaltic)
• Norway: Oslo
• Russia: Moscow
• Spain: Barcelona
• Sweden: Stockholm
• Ukraine: Kiev, Simferopol
• United Kingdom: London Gatwick, Manchester

Fleet

The Estonian Air fleet consists of 5 Boeing 737-500 aircraft (at October 2005).

External links

• Estonian Air
• Estonian Air Fleet Detail
• Estonian Air Passenger Opinions

See also: List of Estonian companies