Central Connect Airlines (CCA) was
an
airline
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based in
Ostrava
Ostrava (; pl, Ostrawa; german: Ostrau ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic, and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 280,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four riv ...
,
Czech Republic
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. It operated leasing and charter services. Its main base was
Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava
Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava , formerly ''Ostrava-Mošnov International Airport'', is the airport of the city of Ostrava in the Czech Republic, a major economic and industrial centre. It is located to the southwest of the city and also act ...
.
Flight International
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3 April 2007
History
The airline was established in 2005, was wholly owned by the Central Connect Group (CCG) and had 110 employees as of December 2008.
In February 2012 the airline retired their last
Saab 340F.
On 18 June 2012 Central Connect Airlines ceased its regular operations due to financial difficulties. The airline served routes from Prague to Berlin, Stuttgart, Hanover, Ljubljana, Kraków and Zagreb in cooperation with
Czech Airlines
Czech Airlines j.s.c. (abbreviation: ČSA, cz, České Aerolinie, a.s.) is the flag carrier of the Czech Republic. Its head office is located in the Vokovice area of Prague's 6th district and its hub is Václav Havel Airport Prague. The c ...
. The routes were first taken over by the end of March 2012 from Czech Airlines. There were plans to reorganize the company.
[volaspheric]
19 June 2012
As of December 2013 Central Connect Airlines operated leasing and charter services
but didn't resume the scheduled routes for Czech Airlines.
In June 2014 it was announced that Central Connect Airlines would cease all remaining operations by 30 June 2014.
Destinations
Operated for Air100
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Helsinki
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Helsinki Airport
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(ended 30 June 2014)
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Pori
)
, website www.pori.fi
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Pori Airport
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(ended 30 June 2014)
Operated in partnership with
Czech Airlines
Czech Airlines j.s.c. (abbreviation: ČSA, cz, České Aerolinie, a.s.) is the flag carrier of the Czech Republic. Its head office is located in the Vokovice area of Prague's 6th district and its hub is Václav Havel Airport Prague. The c ...
Central Connect Airlines served the following destinations :
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Ostrava
Ostrava (; pl, Ostrawa; german: Ostrau ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic, and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 280,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four riv ...
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Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava
Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava , formerly ''Ostrava-Mošnov International Airport'', is the airport of the city of Ostrava in the Czech Republic, a major economic and industrial centre. It is located to the southwest of the city and also act ...
base (ceased 18 June 2012)
*
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
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Prague Ruzyně Airport
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(ceased 18 June 2012)
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Berlin
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Berlin Tegel Airport
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(ceased 18 June 2012)
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Hannover Airport
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(ceased 18 June 2012)
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Stuttgart Airport
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(ceased 18 June 2012)
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Ljubljana
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During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the ar ...
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Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport
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(ceased 18 June 2012)
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Kraków
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John Paul II International Airport (ceased 18 June 2012)
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Poznań
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Poznań-Ławica Airport (ceased 18 June 2012)
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Zagreb
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Zagreb Airport
Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport ( hr, Zračna luka Franjo Tuđman Zagreb) or Zagreb Airport ( hr, Zračna luka Zagreb) () is an international airport serving Zagreb, Croatia. It is the largest and busiest airport in Croatia. In 2019 it handled 3 ...
(ceased 18 June 2012)
Fleet
The Central Connect Airlines fleet included the following aircraft ():
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Saab 340B
The Saab 340 is a Swedish twin-engine turboprop aircraft designed and initially produced by Saab AB and Fairchild Aircraft. It is designed to seat 30-36 passengers and, as of July 2018, there were 240 operational aircraft used by 34 different op ...
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Defunct airlines of the Czech Republic
Airlines established in 2005
Airlines disestablished in 2014
2014 disestablishments in the Czech Republic
Czech companies established in 2005