Moldavian Airlines was an

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with its head office on the property of Chişinău International Airport in Chişinău in

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. It operated scheduled international services from Chişinău to destinations in Romania and Italy. Its main base was Chişinău International Airport.

History

Moldavian Airlines was established on 26 July 1994 and started operations on 19 August 1994. It was the first private airline in Moldova. It became a joint Swiss-Moldovan company in November 1999, forming a partnership with

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, a

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based in

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. The Moldavian Airlines

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permitted the transport of passengers, goods and mail (at July 2007). In 2005, Moldavian Airlines transported 91,200 passengers. In 2006, 89,200 passengers were transported. In 2007 50,000 passengers were transported to Budapest. In 2008 the passenger number declined to 45,700 passengers. The airline shut down and ceased all operations in 2014.

Destinations

Moldavian Airlines carried out flights for

, a

n airline based at Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport.

Fleet

The Moldavian Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

References

External links

Official website
{{Airlines of Moldova Defunct airlines of Moldova Airlines established in 1994 Airlines disestablished in 2014 1994 establishments in Moldova 2014 disestablishments in Moldova Companies based in Chișinău