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| Founded | 2003 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2004 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 2 March 2007 | ||||||
| Hubs | Göteborg Landvetter Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Malmö Airport Stockholm-Arlanda Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
| Destinations | 25 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Gothenburg,Sweden | ||||||
| Website | flyme.com | ||||||
Fly Me Europe AB, operating asFlyMe, was alow-cost airline based inGothenburg,Sweden.[1] It operated flights from Gothenburg,Stockholm andMalmö to destinations withinEurope. Its main hub wasGöteborg Landvetter Airport, with hubs atMalmö Airport andStockholm-Arlanda Airport. Beginning in April 2006, it widened its destination network and started daily services toEuropean destinations. Majority owner of the business was English BillionaireJohn Robert Porter and his Norwegian business partnerChristen Ager-Hanssen. They also had a majority interest in another airlineGlobal Supply Systems a British all cargo carrier. FlyMe acquired in late 2006 a 25% stake in Global Supply Systems holding company Riverdon ltd with the aim to create a low cost long haul product.
The airline ceased operations on 2 March 2007.[2]
The airline was founded in 2003 and started operations on 1 March 2004.[2] It employed 104 staff.
On 2 March 2007, FlyMe announced that it would file for bankruptcy due to an unwillingness by its banks to release further funding; this decision was based on proceeds from arights issue by its parent company. FlyMe accordingly cancelled all its flights.
Before its grounding, FlyMe operated to the following destinations:
The FlyMe fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of August 2006):[3]
The average age of the FlyMe fleet was 16.7 years as of February 2007.[4]
