Ernest Airlines
| Ernest SpA | |
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| IATA code : | EG |
| ICAO code : | ERN |
| Call sign : | ERNEST |
| Founding: | 2016 (as Fly Ernest) |
| Operation stopped: | 2020 |
| Seat: |
Milan , Italy
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| Turnstile : | |
| Home airport : | Milan Malpensa Airport |
| Company form: | Spa |
| Fleet size: | 4th |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Website: | flyernest.com |
| Ernest SpA ceased operations in 2020. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Ernest Airlines is an Italian low-cost airline based in Milan and based at Milan Malpensa Airport . The airline ceased operations after a license revocation by the Italian aviation authority in January 2020.
history
The company was founded in 2016 under the name Fly Ernest as a virtual airline to establish connections from Italy to Albania . Initially, the company worked with Mistral Air , which operated the flights.
On April 11, 2017, the company received an Air Operator Certificate and at the same time changed its name to Ernest Airlines . At the same time, an Airbus A319 was the first aircraft to be leased.
At the end of 2019, it was announced that the Italian air traffic control authority would initially withdraw the airline's license on January 13, 2020.
Destinations
Ernest Airlines operates flights to Tirana and Ukraine from various destinations in Italy .
fleet
As of January 2020, the Ernest Airlines fleet consists of four aircraft with an average age of 11.5 years.
| Aircraft type | number | Aircraft registration | Remarks | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A319-100 | 1 | EI-FVG "Felix" | leased from BBAM | 141 |
| Airbus A320-200 | 3 | EI-GCC "Lucas" | leased from Macquarie AirFinance | 180 |
| EI-LIN | inactive, leased from ALC | |||
| EI-LIX "Fredrik" | inactive, leased from ICBC | |||
| total | 4th | |||
See also
Web links
- Ernest Airlines' website (Italian, Albanian, English)
- Photos of Ernest Airlines on airliners.net
Individual evidence
- ↑ Flightglobal, Italy's Ernest Airlines eyes international expansion, April 25, 2017 (in English), accessed January 1, 2018
- ↑ aerotelegraph.com - Fly Ernest: New airline connects Albania and Italy, July 4, 2016, accessed on May 26, 2017
- ↑ Stefan Eiselin: License suspended: Ernest Airlines has to cease operations. In: aeroTELEGRAPH. December 29, 2019, accessed December 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Destinations. In: flyernest.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018 .
- ^ Ernest Fleet Details and History. Retrieved January 6, 2020 .
