Hello (airline)
Defunct charter airline of Switzerland (2003–2012)
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::summary Defunct charter airline of Switzerland (2003–2012) ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox airline"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| airline | Hello AG |
| logo | Hello (airline) logo.png |
| logo_size | 200 |
| IATA | HW |
| ICAO | FHE |
| callsign | FLYHELLO |
| parent | Hello AG |
| founded | |
| commenced | |
| ceased | |
| headquarters | EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg |
| Saint-Louis, Haut-Rhin, France | |
| key_people | Robert Somers (CEO) |
| founder | Moritz Suter |
| bases | {{ubl |
| website | hello.ch |
| :: |
| airline = Hello AG | logo = Hello (airline) logo.png | logo_size = 200 | IATA = HW | ICAO = FHE | callsign = FLYHELLO | parent = Hello AG | founded = | commenced = | ceased = | headquarters = EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg Saint-Louis, Haut-Rhin, France | key_people = Robert Somers (CEO) | founder = Moritz Suter | bases = {{ubl| | Basel/Mulhouse | Zürich}} | fleet_size = | destinations = | website = hello.ch
Hello AG was a Swiss charter airline offering holiday flights to destinations around the Mediterranean Sea out of EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg, Geneva Airport and Zürich Airport.
The airline's head office was on the property of EuroAirport.
History
The airline was established in 2003 in Basel by Moritz Suter, who founded Crossair which later became Swiss International Air Lines in 2002, and launched operations on 6 August 2004. Originally being intended as a regional scheduled carrier, it was relaunched on 1 May 2005 as a charter airline. In December 2011, the company had 140 employees. The airline's head office was located at the General Aviation site at the EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg in Saint-Louis, Haut-Rhin, France, near Basel.
The airline went bankrupt and ceased all flight operations on 21 October 2012.
Destinations
Africa
Cape Verde
- Boa Vista: Rabil Airport
- Sal: Amílcar Cabral International Airport
Egypt
- Hurghada: Hurghada International Airport
- Luxor: Luxor International Airport
- Marsa Alam: Marsa Alam International Airport
- Sharm el-Sheikh: Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport
Morocco
- Agadir: Al Massira Airport
- Marrakesh: Marrakesh Menara Airport
Europe
Cyprus
- Larnaca: Larnaca International Airport
Greece
- Corfu: Corfu International Airport
- Heraklion: Heraklion International Airport
- Kefalonia: Kefalonia Island International Airport
- Kos: Kos Island International Airport
- Rhodes: Rhodes International Airport
- Zakynthos: Zakynthos International Airport
North Macedonia
- Ohrid: Ohrid Airport
- Skopje: Skopje Alexander the Great Airport
Portugal
- Funchal: Madeira Airport
Spain
- La Palma: La Palma Airport
- Mallorca: Palma de Mallorca Airport
- Tenerife: Tenerife South Airport
Switzerland
- Basel: EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg Main Base
- Zurich: Zurich Airport Base
Turkey
- Antalya: Antalya Airport
Fleet
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Hello_Air_Airbus_A320-214;HB-JIX@ZRH;02.07.2011_602br(5897610048).jpg" caption="Hello [[Airbus A320-200"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/HB-JIA@ZRH,30.06.2007-473cq_-Flickr-_Aero_Icarus.jpg" caption="Hello [[McDonnell Douglas MD-90"] ::
Fleet at closure
The Hello fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of April 2012):
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| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Total | 5 | — |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A320-200 | 5 | — | 174 / 180 | |||
| :: |
Previously retired fleet
Hello previously also operated the following aircraft: ::data[format=table]
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDonnell Douglas MD-90 | 6 | 2004 | 2011 | replaced by Airbus A320-200s |
| :: |
References
References
- (2007-04-03). "Directory: World Airlines". [[Flight International]].
- link. (10 November 2010 ". ([https://archive.today/20120804025856/http://www.hello.ch/typo3temp/pics/3e859246f3.png Direct image link]) [[Hello (airline)). Hello]]. Retrieved on 1 July 2010.
- link. (2011-07-06)
- link. (2011-07-06)
- link. (2010-11-10 ." ([https://archive.today/20120804025856/http://www.hello.ch/typo3temp/pics/3e859246f3.png Direct image link]) Hello. Retrieved on 1 July 2010.)
- "Airline-Pleite: Hello in Konkurs – das sind Ihre Rechte".
- [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/portal/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=HLL ch-aviation.ch - Hello]
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