HollandExel was an airline based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.[1] It operated charter services for tour operators.

History

The airline was established in 2003 and started operations in January 2004. The airline was formed on the remains of the defunct Air Holland, taking over its fleet of Boeing 767-300ERs. It was formerly legally known as ATR Leasing VI and was established as a subsidiary of the Dutch holding company ExelAviation Group (EAG). The charter carrier operated mainly on behalf of TUI and Thomas Cook. Sister airlines were set up in Belgium under the name of BelgiumExel to operate long haul flights on behalf of Thomas Cook, and in the Dutch Antilles for scheduled flights to Amsterdam. However, after the latter pulled out of all contracts, HollandExel was on the verge of bankruptcy. It had been operating under bankruptcy protection together with the entire Exel Aviation Group since January 2005. While EAG has gone bankrupt, HollandExel was purchased by TUI which renamed it Arkefly, making it the Dutch inhouse charter airline for Arke, Holland International and Kras Vakanties.

Destinations

HollandExel operated an international scheduled service to Curaçao and charter services from Amsterdam to the following destinations:

•  Brazil
  • Porto Seguro - Porto Seguro Airport
  • Recife - Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport
  • Salvador de Bahia - Salvador International Airport
•  Cuba
  • Holguín - Frank País Airport
  • Varadero - Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport
•  Dominican Republic
  • Puerto Plata - Gregorio Luperón International Airport
  • Punta Cana - Punta Cana International Airport
•  India
  • Goa - Dabolim Airport
•  Jamaica
  • Montego Bay - Sangster International Airport
•  Mexico
  • Cancún - Cancún International Airport
•  Netherlands
  • Amsterdam - Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
•  Sri Lanka
  • Colombo - Bandaranaike International Airport

Fleet

HollandExel operated the following aircraft:

• 3 Boeing 767-300ER (transferred to Arkefly in April 2005)

References

• Airline Codes Website
• Flight International, 5–11 April 2005

Citations

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to HollandExel.

• HollandExel (Archive)

На других языках

[ru] HollandExel