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Helvetic Airways
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Helvetic Airways is a low-cost airline based in Zürich, Switzerland. It operates low-cost flights to European destinations, mainly leisure markets, but also selected business. Its main base is Zurich International Airport.
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| Helvetic Airways | ||
|---|---|---|
| IATA 2L |
ICAO OAW |
Callsign Helvetic |
| Founded | 2003 (as Helvetic Airways AG) | |
| Hubs | Zürich Airport | |
| Fleet size | 4 | |
| Destinations | 20 | |
| Parent company | Helvetic Airways AG | |
| Headquarters | Zürich, Switzerland | |
| Key people | Bruno Dobler(CEO), Peter R. Jeitler(CFO) | |
| Website: http://www.helvetic.com | ||
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The airline was established in 2001 and started operations on 15 February 2002. It was founded as Odette Airways and was re-branded as Helvetic Airways in September 2003. The first flight as Helvetic Airways took off in November 2003. It discontinued service on its Zurich-London Luton route on June 2006 and will discontinue service to Barcelona in late July 2006.
Helvetic Airways operates services to the following international destinations (as of February 2007):
The Helvetic Airways fleet includes the following aircraft (at January 2007):
| Aircraft | Number | Orders | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fokker 100 | 4 |
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