Ernest Airlines

Ernest Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
EG ERN ERNEST
Founded16 October 2015
Commenced operations1 July 2016
Ceased operations10 January 2020
HubsMilan Malpensa Airport
HeadquartersMilan, Italy
Key peopleChady El Tannir
Websiteflyernest.com

Ernest Airlines (registered as Ernest S.p.A.[1][2]) was an Italian low-cost carrier,[3] headquartered in Milan. The airline briefly operated a fleet of Airbus A320 family aircraft to over 20 destinations, mainly from its main base at Milan Malpensa Airport. Operations commenced in July 2016, but ceased in January 2020.

History

Founded on 16 October 2015 as Fly Ernest, Ernest Airlines was granted an AOC and an Operating License as an Italian Air Carrier on 11 April 2017. The company commenced operations serving the Italian-Albanian market, and entered the Ukrainian market on 20 October 2017.[4] It has since also added destinations to Romania and Spain from Italy to its schedule.[5] In 2017 the airline rebranded from Fly Ernest to Ernest Airlines. The company slogan was Fly with style in great company.

On 29 December 2019, the Italian Civil Aviation Authority announced that it would be suspending the airline's AOC on 13 January 2020 due to a lack of required guarantees.[6] On 11 January, the airline fully suspended their operations. As of 11 August, the carrier announced plans to restart operations as a regional carrier pending governmental agreement; the plans included converting their fleet from an all-Airbus A320 family to ATR72-600s, to fly to over 70 destinations.[7] The future resumption of services was due for consideration in the Milan Court in September 2020,[8] but no services were resumed.

Destinations

Ernest Airlines operated to over 20 destinations in 5 countries. The airline operated most of their flights out of their main hub at Milan–Malpensa Airport.[citation needed]

Fleet

An Ernest Airlines Airbus A320-200

Ernest operated the following aircraft at the time of closure:[9]

Ernest Airlines fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A319-100 1 — 141
Airbus A320-200 3 3 180
Total 4 4

See also

References

  1. ^ "Overview - Fly Ernest". Routes online. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Airline information - Fly Ernest". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Ernest - Europe's latest LCC - takes off from Tirana". anna.aero. 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
  4. ^ "Minecraft billionaire's airline sets out low-cost ambitions". routesonline.com. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Ernest Airlines announces the launch of new European destinations from summer 2018 - Ufuture". Ufuture. 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  6. ^ aerotelegraph.com 29 December 2019
  7. ^ "Ernest Airlines announce plans to resume operations". Travel Radar. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  8. ^ Will, Luke (11 August 2020). "Ernest Airlines Announce Plans to Resume Services". Travel Radar. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 17.

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