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Niki (airline)
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| Niki | ||
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| IATA HG |
ICAO NLY |
Callsign NIKI |
| Founded | 2003 | |
| Hubs | Vienna International Airport, Salzburg Airport | |
| Frequent flyer program | Top Bonus | |
| Alliance | Cooperation with Air Berlin | |
| Fleet size | 7 | |
| Destinations | 13 | |
| Headquarters | Vienna, Austria | |
| Key people | Niki Lauda | |
| Website: http://www.flyniki.com | ||
Niki is an airline based in Vienna, Austria. It operates services to leisure destinations in Europe and Egypt from Vienna, Salzburg and Friedrichshafen on behalf of tour operator Neckermann Reisen. Its main base is Vienna International Airport.[1]
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Niki Lauda, ex-Grand Prix driver, had been ousted from Lauda Air by boardroom politics in November 2000. In 2003 Niki Lauda acquired the former Aero Lloyd Austria operation. The airline started operations on 28 November 2003 with the temporary name FlyNiki. On 9 January 2004, Niki announced cooperation with Air Berlin. The two airlines considered their cooperation a "low fares alliance".[citation needed]
The airline is owned by Air Berlin (24%) and Niki Lauda and has 197 employees (at March 2007).[1].
Niki Lauda owns pilot license and from time to time acts a capitain of the Niki airline flights.
Niki operates services to leisure destinations in Europe and Egypt from Vienna, Salzburg, Linz and Graz on behalf of tour operator Neckermann Reisen.
International scheduled destinations (at May 2007):[citation needed]
- Heraklion (Heraklion International Airport, "Nikos Kazantzakis")
- Kos (Kos Island International Airport)
- Rhodes (Rhodes International Airport, "Diagoras")
- Zakynthos (Zakynthos International Airport, "Dionysios Solomos")
- Fuerteventura (El Matorral Airport)
- Lanzarote (Arrecife Airport)
- Las Palmas (Gran Canaria International Airport)
- Palma de Mallorca (Son Sant Joan Airport)
- Tenerife (Reina Sofía Airport)
The Niki fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2007)[1] :
- 1 Airbus A319-100
- 5 Airbus A320-200 (plus 3 on order)
In June 2007 it was reported that Niki had received its first 150-seat Airbus A319-112 aircraft (OE-LEK), the first of the Airbus A320 family with a new cabin derived from the Airbus A380.[2]
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