Air Åland AB was the provincial

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, with its head office on the grounds of Mariehamn Airport in

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. It operated scheduled services from Åland to

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and

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. Its main base was Mariehamn Airport.

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27 March 2007 Starting from 1 July 2012, its operations were handed over to the Sweden-based company NextJet.

History

The airline was founded on 14 January 2005 as Flyg & Far Åland and started operation on 29 October 2005, with a broad base of owners within the trade and business of the Åland islands. The airline never had an own AOC (Air Operator Certificate), the flight operations were operated through the years by different air operators. The goal of the owners was to maintain air traffic with good quality for a low price to mainland Finland and Sweden. Operations started on 29 October 2005. Starting from 1 July 2012, its operations were handed over to the Sweden-based company NextJet.

Destinations (before 2012)

In January 2011, Air Åland served the following destinations: * **

( Helsinki-Vantaa Airport) * **

(

Stockholm-Arlanda Airport Stockholm Arlanda Airport is the main international airport serving Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. It is located in Sigtuna Municipality, north of Stockholm and nearly southeast of Uppsala. The airport is located within Stockholm County. ...

) * **

( Mariehamn Airport) hub

Fleet (before 2012)

In 2010, the Air Åland fleet consisted of 2 Saab 340A operated by Nextjet.

References

External links

Air Åland Fleet
{{DEFAULTSORT:Air Aland Defunct airlines of Finland Airlines established in 2005 Airlines disestablished in 2012 Aviation in Åland Finnish companies established in 2005 2005 establishments in Finland 2012 disestablishments in Finland