Fly Lili is a

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based at

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History

In April 2023, the company started its first regular charter flights, between Bucharest–Băneasa and

Antalya Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Tau ...

. Beginning in June 2024, the company also announced it would commence scheduled flights from

Brașov Brașov (, , ; , also ''Brasau''; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the county seat (i.e. administrative centre) of Brașov County. According to the 2021 Romanian census, ...

and

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to several European destinations such as

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and

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. However, in July 2024, Fly Lili suspended its flights to

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and

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after only a few days while cancelling or delaying several other routes. Shortly after, both operational issues due to a lack of available aircraft and a dispute between the airline and Romanian authorities regarding the registration of further aircraft have been reported. In December 2024, Fly Lili announced the termination of all scheduled operations from Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport by 9 January 2025, citing insufficient business figures. The airline plans to focus on charter operations instead.airways.cz - FLY LILI KONČÍ S PRAVIDELNÝMI LETY Z RUMUNSKÉHO BRAŠOVA
(Czech) 27 December 2024

Destinations

As of January 2025, Fly Lili operates leisure charter flights from Bucharest-Baneasa to destinations in

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and

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. Since 2025 Fly Lili is going to operate seasonal charter flights from

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(

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) to several destinations in

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and

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Former scheduled destinations

As of September 2024, Fly Lili operated scheduled flights to the following destinations, which ceased in January 2025.flylily.com - Book a flight
retrieved 2 October 2024 ; *

- Munich Airport *

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Nuremberg Airport Nuremberg Airport ( ) is an international airport of the Franconian metropolitan area of Nuremberg and the second-busiest airport in Bavaria after Munich Airport. The year 2018, with 4.5 million, was the year with the highest passenger volume t ...

Stuttgart Airport Stuttgart Airport () formerly is an international airport serving Stuttgart, the capital of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is christened in honor of Stuttgart's former mayor, Manfred Rommel, son of Erwin Rommel, and is the sixth ...

aerotelegraph.com
(German) 6 August 2024 ; *

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; *

- Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport base ; *

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Fleet

, Fly Lili operates the following aircraft:

References

External links

Official website
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