Sofia Airport serves as a base for an Irish low-cost airline founded in what year?
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Sofia Airport Sofia Airport (IATA: SOF, ICAO: LBSF) (Bulgarian: Летище София, "Letishte Sofiya" ) is the main international airport of Bulgaria located 10 km east from the centre of the capital city Sofia. In 2015 the airport surpassed 4 million passengers for the first time and handled a total of 4,088,943 passengers, a 7.2% increase compared to 3,815,158 passengers handled in 2014. In 2016, the number rose to almost 5 million passengers. The airport serves as the home base for BH Air, Bulgaria Air, and Bulgarian Air Charter and as a base for both Ryanair and Wizz Air. The Vrazhdebna Air Base of the Bulgarian Air Force is also located at the airport.
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Ryanair Ryanair Ltd. (/raɪə'ner/) is an Irish low-cost airline founded in 1984, headquartered in Swords, Dublin, Ireland, with its primary operational bases at Dublin and London Stansted airports. In 2016, Ryanair was the largest European airline by scheduled passengers flown, and carried more international passengers than any other airline. (, , NASDAQ: RYAAY )
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Cubana de Aviación Cubana de Aviación S.A., commonly known as Cubana, is a national airline based in Cuba, as well as the country's largest airline. It was founded in  1929 (1929-) , becoming one of the earliest airlines to emerge in Latin America. It has its corporate headquarters in Havana, and its main base is located at José Martí International Airport. Originally a subsidiary of Pan American World Airways and later a private company owned by Cuban investors, Cubana has been wholly owned by the Cuban government since May 1959 and celebrated its 80th anniversary in 2009.
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Taron Avia Taron Avia is an Armenian air carrier founded in 2007. The company has 2 Boeing 737-500 aircraft (EK73797,EK73776). The air company operates regular and charter flights from Gyumri Shirak Airport.
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Wind Jet Wind Jet S.p.A., was an Italian low-cost airline based in Catania, Italy. It was founded in 2003, following the disbandment of "Air Sicilia", by current CEO Antonino Pulvirenti, also owner of football team Calcio Catania. On 11 August 2012 the airline ceased operations until further notice due to financial troubles. At that time it was the third-largest Italian airline by passenger numbers, and operated national and European flights primarily from its hub in Catania.
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LTE International Airways Lte International Airways S.A. (Lte Volar Airlines) was a charter airline based in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. It operated passenger charter services throughout Europe. Its main base was Son Sant Joan Airport, Palma de Mallorca with hubs at Reina Sofía Airport, Tenerife, Gran Canaria International Airport, Lanzarote Airport, Fuerteventura Airport and Barcelona International Airport.
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Di Air DI Air is an airline based in Podgorica, Montenegro. It operates international charter flights from Podgorica and Tivat to neighbouring countries. Its main base is Podgorica Airport, with a hub at Tivat Airport.
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Latavio Latavio (Latvian Airlines) was an airline based in Riga International Airport (RIX), Riga, Latvia. It was founded in 1992, after emerging from Aeroflot. The fleet generally consisted of Soviet made Aeroflot airplanes.
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Rosneft-Baltika Rosneft-Baltika was a charter airline based in Rzhevka Airport near St Petersburg, Russia, which was founded in 1997. The airport was abandoned in 2007 with the runways now used for car parking, and none of their fleet has been spotted since, so it is assumed the airline is no longer in operation.
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Skynet Airlines Skynet Airlines was an airline from Ireland that was operational between 2001 and 2004.
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Belle Air Belle Air Sh.p.k (stylized as "belleair") was a privately owned Albanian low-cost airline headquartered in Tirana.
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Dubnica Air Dubnica Air is an airline based in Dubnica, Slovakia.
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Aerovis Airlines Aerovis Airlines is a cargo airline based in Kiev, Ukraine. It was established in 2003 and operates charter cargo services within Ukraine, the European Union, the Middle-East and Africa.
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ASL Airlines Hungary ASL Airlines Hungary Kft, formerly "Farnair Hungary", is an airline based on the property of Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Budapest, Hungary. It operates scheduled express cargo services, ad hoc charter services and relief missions. Its main base is Budapest Ferihegy International Airport.
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Ellinair Ellinair is a Greek airline headquartered in Thessaloniki operating scheduled and charter flights.
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Avianca Avianca S.A. (acronym in Spanish for "Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. "), Airways of the American Continent, is a Colombian airline that has been the national airline and flag carrier of Colombia since 5 December 1919, when it was initially registered under the name SCADTA. It is headquartered in Bogotá, D.C. with its main hub at El Dorado International Airport. Avianca also comprises a group of seven Latin American airlines, whose operations are combined to function as one airline using a code sharing system. Avianca is the largest airline in Colombia and second largest in Latin America. Avianca together with its subsidiaries has the most extensive network of destinations in Latin America. It is wholly owned by Synergy Group S.A., a South American holding company established by Germán Efromovich and specializing in air transport. It is listed on the Colombia Stock Exchange.
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Aermediterranea Aermediterranea was an Italian airline founded in 1981 as a subsidiary of Alitalia to replace Itavia on the Italian domestic scene. The airline was owned by Alitalia and ATI, and was later merged into ATI in 1985.
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Jes Air JES Air was founded in 1991 and was one of the first privately owned airlines in Bulgaria. The airline was supported with capital from Singapore-based companies. Its first route was Sofia–New York City, due to an agreement between the two countries, and it then expanded its destinations towards Canada and Asia. The company was famous for its delays, but despite this, passengers used the airline because of the cheap prices it offered.
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Level (airline) Level is a low-cost travel brand based at Barcelona–El Prat Airport in Spain. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the multinational airline holding company International Airlines Group (IAG) that operates under an independent brand name. Level is marketed as a low-cost long-haul carrier, and began operations in June 2017 with service from Barcelona to Los Angeles, Oakland, Buenos Aires and Punta Cana.
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Nex Aviation Nex Aviation was a charter airline, based in Galway, Ireland, which began operations on 1 July 2007, using two former Flightline BAe 146-200. The airline mainly flew from Waterford and Galway on behalf of the Irish regional operator, Aer Arann, during the summer months.
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Belgorod International Airport Belgorod International Airport (Russian: Международный Аэропорт Белгород ) (IATA: EGO, ICAO: UUOB) is an airport in Russia located 4 km north of Belgorod. It services narrow-body airliners (such as the Tupolev Tu-154, Tupolev Tu-204, Ilyushin Il-76, Boeing 737, Airbus A320, Boeing 757 etc.) and wide-body airliner Boeing 767. It conducts 24-hour flight operations. The airport was founded in 1954.
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Specavia Air Company Specavia (or Volgograd-Spetsavia, Russian Волгоград-СпецАвиа)) was a cargo airline based in Volgogrod, Russia. It was established in 1997 and ceased operations due to bankruptcy in 2006. Bankruptcy was blamed on a 50% drop in demand which led to a 20% fall in income in 2005. The airline ceased operations with debts of over 10 million roubles. Before operations ceased, Specavia specialised in crop-spraying but also carried out passenger and cargo charters as well as medical flights and search-and-rescue missions.