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Helvetic Airways (Previously Odette Airways) is a Swiss regional airline headquartered in Kloten with its fleet stationed at Zurich Airport.[4] It operates flights to destinations in Europe and Northern Africa, mainly leisure markets, on its own behalf,[5] as well as scheduled flights on behalf of Swiss International Air Lines and Lufthansa,[6] using their fleet of Embraer 190s and Embraer 190-E2s.

Helvetic Airways

IATA ICAO Callsign 2L[1] OAW HELVETIC
Founded	2003
AOC #	CH.AOC.1033[2]
Hubs	Bern Airport Zurich Airport
Fleet size	16
Destinations	34
Parent company	Helvetic Airways AG
Headquarters	Kloten, canton of Zürich, Switzerland
Key people	Bruno Jans, CEO Tobias Pogorevc, CFO
Employees	About 400[3]
Website	helvetic.com

History

Helvetic Airways was established in the autumn of 2003, as a rebranding and extension of the existing airline Odette Airways, to serve destinations in South-Eastern Europe. Switzerland's first budget carrier began operating in November, with a Fokker 100 flying to three destinations. By 2004, the fleet had grown to seven aircraft.

In December 2006, the carrier unveiled a new look for its aircraft. Since then, all the Fokker 100s have livery in red-white-silver grey colours, with the Swiss cross on the tailfin.

In October 2010, the Swiss news media announced a new base in Bern Airport.[7]

On 18 February 2013, in the 2013 Belgian diamond heist, eight men armed with automatic weapons and dressed in police uniforms seized 120 small parcels, containing an estimated $50 million (£32,000,000) worth of diamonds from a Helvetic Airways Fokker 100 passenger plane, loaded with passengers preparing for departure to Zurich. The men drove two vehicles through a hole they had cut in the airport's perimeter fence to Flight LX789, which had just been loaded with diamonds from a Brink's armoured van. The men were able to execute the operation within five minutes with no injuries and without firing a shot.[8]

In December 2014,[9] Helvetic Airways began to take over seven Embraer 190s, which were freed by Niki changing their fleet.[10]

Since March 2016, there is a wet-lease contract with Lufthansa for the route Zurich-Munich.[11]

In 2018, Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) expanded its partnership with Helvetic Airways, announcing that it will deploy up to eight Helvetic Airways Embraer E190-E2 aircraft or similar equipment on its route network, from 2019 onwards.[12] On 14 June 2019, the last Helvetic Airways Fokker 100 left the fleet. Shortly after, on 29 October 2019, the carrier took delivery of its first Embraer E190-E2 aircraft.[13]

Destinations

Scheduled destinations as of September 2019 (not included are the routes served for Swiss International Air Lines on a long-term wet-lease contract):[14]

Country	City	Airport	Notes	Refs
Cyprus	Larnaca	Larnaca International Airport	Seasonal	[14]
Finland	Kuusamo	Kuusamo Airport	Terminated
France	Bordeaux	Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport	Terminated
	Calvi	Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport	Terminated
	Lourdes	Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport Charter	Terminated
Germany	Rostock	Rostock–Laage Airport	Terminated
Greece	Heraklion	Heraklion International Airport	Seasonal	[14]
	Kos	Kos International Airport	Seasonal	[14]
	Preveza	Aktion National Airport Charter	Terminated
	Rhodes	Rhodes International Airport Charter	Terminated
	Santorini	Santorini (Thira) International Airport	Seasonal	[14]
Ireland	Limerick	Shannon Airport	Terminated
Italy	Olbia	Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
Kosovo	Pristina	Pristina International Airport Adem Jashari Charter	Terminated
Luxembourg	Luxembourg	Luxembourg Findel Airport
North Macedonia	Ohrid	Ohrid "St. Paul the Apostle" Airport Charter
	Skopje	Skopje International Airport Charter	Terminated
Norway	Tromsø	Tromsø Airport, Langnes Charter	Terminated
Spain	Jerez de la Frontera	Jerez Airport		[14]
	Palma de Mallorca	Palma de Mallorca Airport	Seasonal	[14]
Switzerland	Bern	Bern Airport	Hub	[14]
	Sion	Sion Airport
	Zürich	Zürich Airport	Hub	[14]
Switzerland France Germany	Basel Mulhouse Freiburg	EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg	Hub	[14][15]
Turkey	Antalya	Antalya Airport	Seasonal	[16]

Fleet

Current fleet

As of February 2022, the Helvetic Airways fleet includes the following aircraft:[17][18]

Helvetic Airways fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers	Notes
Embraer 190	4	—	112	operated for Swiss International Air Lines
Embraer 190-E2	8	—	110	Purchase rights for additional 12 aircraft.[19]
Embraer 195-E2	4	—	134
Total	16	—

Historic fleet

• Airbus A319-100[20]
• Fokker 100[18]
• McDonnell Douglas MD-83[21]

References

External links

Media related to Helvetic Airways at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Helvetic Airways

Helvetic Airways AG ist eine schweizerische Regionalfluggesellschaft mit operativem Sitz in Kloten und Basis auf dem Flughafen Zürich.

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- [en] Helvetic Airways

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[es] Helvetic Airways

Helvetic Airways es una aerolínea de bajo costo de Suiza, fundada en el otoño de 2003, como ampliación de la ya existente Odette Airways, fundada en el año 2001 en Zúrich.

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[fr] Helvetic Airways

Helvetic Airways (code AITA : 2L ; code OACI : OAW) est une compagnie aérienne suisse basée à l'aéroport international de Zurich. Elle exploite des vols en Europe et en Afrique du Nord, principalement pour son propre compte, mais elle effectue aussi des vols pour le compte de Swiss International Air Lines.

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[it] Helvetic Airways

Helvetic Airways, spesso chiamata anche helvetic.com, è una compagnia aerea regionale svizzera, fondata nell'autunno 2003 come ampliamento della già esistente Odette Airways, fondata nel 2001 a Zurigo, che con un MD-83 della Crossair operava i voli degli immigrati verso l'Europa del sud e dell'est.

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[ru] Helvetic Airways

Helvetic Airways — швейцарская авиакомпания со штаб-квартирой в коммуне Клотен[1], работающая в сфере чартерных и бизнес-перевозок в Европе и Северной Америке[2]. Также выполняет регулярные пассажирские перевозки под брендом национальной авиакомпании Swiss International Air Lines на её самолётах Fokker 100.

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