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Slovak Airlines (Slovenské aerolínie a.s.) was an airline based in Bratislava, Slovakia.[3] Slovak Airlines operated on the market as an air transport company, operating regular and irregular passenger, cargo and postal transit. It was the flag carrier of the Slovak Republic operating a scheduled service to Moscow and to Brussels. It also offered international charter flights to Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Russia, Spain, Tunisia, and Turkey. The company also ran wet-lease operations. Its main hub was M. R. Štefánik Airport, Bratislava.

Slovak Airlines

IATA ICAO Callsign 6Q SLL SLOV LINE
Founded	24 June 1995; 27 years ago (1995-06-24)
Ceased operations	2 March 2007; 15 years ago (2007-03-02)
Hubs	Bratislava Airport
Fleet size	3 (May 2006)
Destinations	2 scheduled + 22 charter
Parent company	Austrian Airlines (2005—2007)
Headquarters	Bratislava, Slovakia
Profit	SKK –57 million (2006)[1]
Employees	147 (2006)[2]
Website	slovakairlines.sk/corpus/index_en.csp (archived)

The airline ceased operations in February 2007.[4][5]

History

After the famous historian event — Dissolution of Czechoslovakia on January 1, 1993, the Slovak Republic found itself in a specific situation in the area of air transport, in that no transport company remained and even in the past there had never been an effective network of airlines directly connecting Slovakia with the rest of the world.[6] Not a single aircraft or foreign embassy remained in Slovakia, which was a big problem in building international relations for the young republic.

A way out of the problem for the young government with Michal Kovak had been to build a transport company ensuring the connection of Slovakia with foreign countries and to resolve the entire conception of air transport, in particular in connection with tourism and the creation of an infrastructure.[7]

In 1995 the mission of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) on a visit to Slovakia proposed the creation of a national air transport company as one possibility of the development of civil aviation. After almost one year of intensive discussions experts agreed on the idea that it would be possible to create a strong, high quality airline company in Slovak conditions only in the form of a national airline company. The result of this endeavor was on 24 June 1995 the designation of the company Slovenské aerolínie as the national air transport company.[8] The business plan of Slovak Airlines began with the construction of a basic network of lines over a period of 5 years and started operations in May 1998. Within the framework of the Phare programme “Air Operation Safety Improvement”, Slovak Airlines was selected as one of three operators within the states of Eastern Europe as a sample transport company and consultant in the creation of a programme of improving safety of air transport in the Phare countries.

In January 2005 Austrian Airlines acquired the majority stake (62%) in the company. Slovak Airlines ceased operations after Austrian Airlines repossessed two aircraft having withdrawn financial support in January 2007. The company filed for bankruptcy on 2 March 2007.[9] Large portion of employees and offices was taken over by the now-defunct Seagle Air.[10]

Destinations

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The airline flew scheduled services from Bratislava to Brussels (7 weekly, codeshare with Austrian, Fokker 100) and Moscow Sheremetyevo (4 weekly, codeshare Aeroflot, Fokker 100).

In 2006 the airline flew the following charter flights from Bratislava (with Boeing 737-300):

• Bulgaria: Burgas
• Cyprus: Larnaca
• Egypt: Hurghada, Sharm el Sheik
• Greece: Heraklion, Chania, Karpathos, Korfu, Kos, Rhodos, Thessaloniki
• Jordan: Aqaba
• Montenegro: Tivat
• Spain: Palma de Mallorca
• Tunisia: Monastir
• Turkey: Antalya, Dalaman

And from Košice (with Boeing 737-300):

• Bulgaria: Burgas
• Egypt: Hurghada
• Greece: Heraklion, Chania, Korfu, Kos, Rhodos, Thessaloniki
• Montenegro: Tivat
• Turkey: Antalya

The airline also flew for Italian travel agencies a weekly Brescia - Rhodos service with the Boeing 737 - 300 aircraft. The smaller 100-seat Fokker 100 was used on the following charter flights for Greek travel agencies: Bratislava - Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki - Chania, Chios, Kos, Rhodos, Samos, Santorini.

Fleet

At the time it ceased operations in 2007 the Slovak Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[11]

• 2 Boeing 737-300
• 1 Fokker 100

Previously used aircraft

• Tupolev Tu-154M[12]
• Saab 340A
• Boeing 767-200

References

External links

• Slovak Airlines

На других языках

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[de] Slovak Airlines

Slovak Airlines (Slovenské aerolínie, a.s.) war als nationale Fluggesellschaft der Slowakei vorgesehen. Sitz des Unternehmens ist der Flughafen der Hauptstadt Bratislava. Ab dem Jahre 1995 wurde über die Gründung einer slowakischen Airline nachgedacht. Am 1. Mai 1998 fand der erste Flug nach Moskau statt.

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- [en] Slovak Airlines

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[es] Slovak Airlines

Slovak Airlines (Slovenske Aerolinie) (IATA: 6Q, ICAO: SLL) fue una aerolínea con su sede central en Bratislava, Eslovaquia. Fue la aerolínea nacional de Eslovaquia que operaba servicios regulares a Moscú, Bruselas y vuelos chárter internacionales a Rusia, España, Chipre, Turquía, Grecia, Bulgaria, Túnez e Italia. La compañía también realizaba operaciones de alquiler de aeronaves. Su base de operaciones fue el Aeropuerto Milan Rastislav Štefánik de Bratislava.

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[ru] Slovak Airlines

Slovak Airlines — бывшая словацкая частная авиакомпания, базирующаяся в Братиславе.[1]. Являлась национальным авиаперевозчиком Словакии, выполнявшим регулярные рейсы из Братиславы в Москву и Брюссель, а также на Кипр, в Грецию, Турцию, Болгарию, Италию, Испанию и Тунис.

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