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XL Airways Germany GmbH was[1] a German charter airline headquartered in Mörfelden-Walldorf, Hesse, operating charter and ad-hoc lease services, mostly out of Frankfurt Airport. The airline belonged, together with now defunct XL Airways France, to ALMC hf (formerly Straumur Investment Bank) from Iceland.

XL Airways Germany

IATA ICAO Callsign X4 GXL STARDUST
Founded	3 May 2006; 16 years ago (2006-05-03) (as Star XL German Airlines)
Ceased operations	3 January 2013; 9 years ago (2013-01-03)
Operating bases	Frankfurt Hannover
Fleet size	4
Parent company	ALMC hf
Headquarters	Mörfelden-Walldorf, Germany
Key people	Bertolt Flick (CEO)
Website	xlairways.de

History

The airline was founded as Star XL German Airlines by Eimskip from Iceland and received its air Operator's Certificate on 3 May 2006. On 30 October of the same year, the Avion leisure business was bought out and re-organized by the XL Leisure Group, resulting in the airline changing its name to XL Airways Germany.^{[citation needed]}

On 11 September 2008, BBC News Channel reported that XL Leisure Group had filed for administration due to rising fuel prices, although initially Simon Calder confirmed the group's website was still taking bookings, the group folded the next morning. Operations of the German and French airline subsidiaries were not affected, however. On 12 September 2008, Straumur Investment Bank acquired XL Airways Germany and its French sister company, XL Airways France.^{[citation needed]}

The company filed for bankruptcy on 27 December 2012; operations for the winter season had already been suspended on 14 December.[1] The company officially closed on 3 January 2013.[2]

Destinations

XL Airways Germany served the following destinations in December 2012:[3]

Country	City	IATA	ICAO	Airport	Notes	Refs
Egypt	Hurghada	HRG	HEGN	Hurghada International Airport	Seasonal
	Sharm el-Sheikh	SSH	HESH	Sharm El Sheikh International Airport	Seasonal
Germany	Cologne/Bonn	CGN	EDDK	Cologne Bonn Airport
	Düsseldorf	DUS	EDDL	Düsseldorf Airport
	Erfurt	ERG	EDDE	Erfurt–Weimar Airport
	Frankfurt	FRA	EDDF	Frankfurt Airport	Base
	Hahn	HHN	EDFH	Frankfurt–Hahn Airport
	Hamburg	HAM	EDDH	Hamburg Airport
	Hanover	HAJ	EDDV	Hannover Airport	Base
	Leipzig/Halle	LEJ	EDDP	Leipzig/Halle Airport
	Munich	MUC	EDDM	Munich Airport
	Münster/Osnabrück	FMO	EDDG	Münster Osnabrück International Airport
	Nuremberg	NUE	EDDN	Nuremberg Airport
	Paderborn	PAD	EDLP	Paderborn Lippstadt Airport
	Saarbrücken	SCN	EDDR	Saarbrücken Airport
	Stuttgart	STR	EDDS	Stuttgart Airport
Greece	Heraklion	HER	LGIR	Heraklion International Airport
Kosovo	Pristina	PRN	BKPR	Pristina International Airport
North Macedonia	Skopje	SKP	LWSK	Skopje International Airport
Morocco	Marrakesh	RAK	GMMX	Marrakesh Menara Airport
Portugal	Faro	FAO	LPFR	Faro Airport
Spain	Fuerteventura	FUE	GCFV	Fuerteventura Airport
	Menorca	MAH	LEMH	Menorca Airport
Tunisia	Enfidha	NBE	DTNH	Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport
Turkey	Adana	ADA	LTAF	Adana Şakirpaşa Airport
	Antalya	AYT	LTAI	Antalya Airport	Seasonal
	Elazığ	EZS	LTCA	Elazığ Airport	Seasonal
	Gaziantep	GZT	LTAJ	Oğuzeli Airport	Seasonal
	Kayseri	ASR	LTAU	Erkilet International Airport
	Malatya	MLX	LTAT	Malatya Erhaç Airport
	Samsun	SZF	LTFH	Samsun-Çarşamba Airport
	Trabzon	TZX	LTCG	Trabzon Airport

Fleet

Fleet at airline's closing

As of December 2012, the XL Airways Germany fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[4]

XL Airways Germany fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers	Notes
Boeing 737-800	4	—	189
Total	4	—

Formerly operated

Previously, the fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

XL Airways Germany historical fleet

Aircraft	Total	Introduced	Retired	Notes
Airbus A320-200	4	2006	2008	2 leased from USA3000 Airlines 1 leased from Air New Zealand, later crashed as Flight 888T

Accidents and incidents

• On 27 November 2008, while executing XL Airways Germany Flight 888T, an Airbus A320-200 registered to XL Airways Germany crashed into the Mediterranean Sea near Canet-en-Roussillon on the French coast. The plane was owned by Air New Zealand and leased to XL Airways Germany registered as D-AXLA (formerly ZK-OJL), and was undertaking a technical flight immediately prior to a scheduled handover back to Air New Zealand. At the time of the accident the plane was painted in Air New Zealand livery. All seven people on board — two Germans (captain Norbert Kaeppel and first officer Theodore Ketzer from XL Airways) and five New Zealanders (one pilot, three aircraft engineers and one member of the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand) - were killed.[5][6][7]

See also

• List of defunct airlines of Germany

References

External links

Media related to XL Airways Germany at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in German and Dutch)^{[dead link]}

На других языках

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[de] XL Airways Germany

XL Airways Germany war eine deutsche Charterfluggesellschaft mit Sitz in Mörfelden-Walldorf und technischer Basis auf dem Flughafen Frankfurt am Main.

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- [en] XL Airways Germany

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[es] XL Airways Germany

XL Airways Germany fue una aerolínea charter alemana con sede en Mörfelden-Walldorf, Hesse, que operaba servicios charter y de alquiler ad-hoc, principalmente fuera del Aeropuerto de Frankfurt. La aerolínea pertenecía, junto con la ya desaparecida XL Airways France, al Straumur Investment Bank de Islandia.

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[fr] XL Airways Germany

XL Airways Germany était une compagnie aérienne (code OACI : GXL). La compagnie est fondée sous le nom de Star Europe le 4 mai 2006 sur les bases d'Aero Flight en difficultés. Elle disparait à son tour en décembre 2012.

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