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| Founded | 1999 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2016 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Maribor Airport[1] | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Destinations | 3 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Maribor,Slovenia | ||||||
| Key people | Kaan Tuncer,CEO | ||||||
| Website | express-airways.com | ||||||
Express Airwaysd.o.o. was aSlovenianairline headquartered inMaribor and based atMaribor Airport[1] with aGerman branch,Express AirwaysGmbH, located inDüsseldorf.[2] It mainly operated seasonal leisure flights fromGermany toCroatia,Spain andItaly.[3]
Express Airways was founded in 1999, operatingFokker F27 Friendship,Short 360 andAirbus A300 aircraft configured as freighters on behalf ofFedEx.[1] In 2012, Express Airways also founded a flight training school in Slovenia.[1] Since then, the airline has also offered passenger flights. Panoramic flights overSlovenia are also available.
In March 2016, the Slovenian aviation authority revoked the airline's operations license.[4]
As of March 2016, Express Airways served the following airports:[3]
Croatia
Germany
Slovenia
As of January 2016, Express Airways had announced several more routes between Germany, Spain and Croatia,[3] which however where cancelled in the meantime.
The Express Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of August 2016:[5]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-300 | 1 | — | ||
| Tecnam P2006T | 1 | — | For flight training | |
| Total | 2 | |||
