Landsflug
Landsflug (Air Domestic) was an airline based in Reykjavík, Iceland. It operated domestic passenger services out of its base at Reykjavik Airport.[1]
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| Founded | 2003 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2004 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 2008 | ||||||
| Hubs | Reykjavik Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Destinations | 5 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Reykjavik Airport | ||||||
| Website | landsflug.is | ||||||
History
The airline was established in 2004 and started operations on 1 October 2004,[1] taking over the domestic operations of Islandsflug.[2] The owners of City Star Airlines, a ticket sales office based in Aberdeen, Scotland, acquired the controlling shares of the airline in 2005 in order to acquire JAR OPS 1 licensed operator for its expanding Aberdeen operation. In March of 2007, Landsflug had 80 employees.[1] In 2008, the company was disestablished.[3]
Destinations
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Landsflug operated scheduled services to the following destinations: Vestmannaeyjar, Höfn, Sauðárkrókur, Bíldudalur and Gjögur. Landsflug was also contracted by the Icelandic government to operate medical emergency flights.[2]
Accidents
- 31 August 2004, a Dornier 228 belly-landed at Siglufjordur Airport. The aircraft was written off and stored at Reykjavik Airport before being moved to the Flugsafn (Air Museum) in Akureyri in 2010.
Fleet
In March of 2007 the Landsflug fleet included:[1]
References
- "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 104.
- Landsflug Archived 2007-06-09 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 24 November 2006
- "Landsflug has stopped all flight operations". Landsflug website. Archived from the original on 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
