DAT A/S, formerly named ''Danish Air Transport'', is a Danish

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headquartered in

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, Kolding Municipality, operating scheduled and chartered passenger and cargo flights mainly from airports in Denmark.

History

DAT was founded as ''Danish Air Transport'' and started operations in 1989, initially as a

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. Soon special operations like the transport of live horses or supplies for the

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in Africa were offered, too. Passenger charter flights were added in 1994, with the subsequent launch of scheduled services on 18 November, 1996. Since 2003, DAT also owns DAT LT which has a single ATR aircraft and operates under its own

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. Prior to 2020, the airline changed its legal name and brand from ''Danish Air Transport'' to the abbreviated ''DAT''. In September 2021, DAT retired their sole

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which was the last aircraft of its type operated in Europe.

Destinations

As of April 2022, DAT operates scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations. Some more destinations are served as leisure or freight charters as well as on behalf of other airlines. DAT was also awarded ( PSO) routes in

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, Italy, operated under the brand '' Volidisicilia''. The contract ran from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2022.

Fleet

As of March 2022, the DAT fleet consists of the following aircraft:planespotters.net
retrieved 2 December 2020

References

External links

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Official website
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