Team Lufthansa
Alliance of regional airlines mainly in Germany
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::summary Alliance of regional airlines mainly in Germany ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| airline | Team Lufthansa |
| logo | [[File:Team Lufthansa Logo (1996-2004).png |
| logo_alt | The logo of the airline alliance 'Team Lufthansa' from when it was founded (1996), and when it ceased operations (2003 [replaced by Lufthansa Regional] |
| IATA | LH |
| ICAO | DLH |
| callsign | LUFTHANSA |
| founded | April 1996 |
| ceased | 16 October 2003 |
| parent | Lufthansa Group |
| :: |
| airline = Team Lufthansa | logo = [[File:Team Lufthansa Logo (1996-2004).png|100px]] | logo_alt = The logo of the airline alliance 'Team Lufthansa' from when it was founded (1996), and when it ceased operations (2003 [replaced by Lufthansa Regional] | IATA = LH | ICAO = DLH | callsign = LUFTHANSA | founded = April 1996 | ceased = 16 October 2003 | parent = Lufthansa Group Team Lufthansa was an alliance of regional airlines which flew niche routes on behalf of Lufthansa. It was replaced with Lufthansa Regional in 2003.
Overview
Team Lufthansa was founded in 1996 by Lufthansa in the wake of the deregulation of the airline market as new competitors like Deutsche BA challenged established airlines. Besides connecting point-to-point destinations, the alliance also provided Lufthansa flights on niche routes from Frankfurt and Munich.
The founding members were later expanded by the accession of Rheintalflug, Air Littoral and Cirrus Airlines and since consisted of airlines from Germany, Denmark, Austria and France.
The alliance ceased to exist in 2003, when Lufthansa reorganized its regional network as Lufthansa Regional.
Members
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Fokker_50,Team_Lufthansa(Contact_Air_Interregional)_AN0447439.jpg" caption="A [[Fokker 50]] of [[Contact Air]], operating as part of Team Lufthansa in 2003."] ::
The member airlines of Team Lufthansa were:
- Denmark Cimber Air
- Germany Augsburg Airways
- Germany Contact Air
- Germany Cirrus Airlines
- France Air Littoral
- Austria Rheintalflug
References
References
- [https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/offener-himmel-ueber-europa-a-c73e33cb-0002-0001-0000-000008674666?context=issue spiegel.de] (German) 9 March 1997, retrieved 1 May 2021
- [https://www.zeit.de/1997/47/Umschichtungen_bei_Regionalfliegern/komplettansicht zeit.de] (German) 14 November 1997, retrieved 1 May 2021
- [https://www.welt.de/print-welt/article502963/Eugen-Block-kehrt-ins-Luftfahrtgeschaeft-zurueck.html welt.de] (German) 17 February 2000, retrieved 1 May 2021
- (16 Oct 2003). "Lufthansa Regional replaces Team Lufthansa".
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