Kosova Airlines

Infobox Airline
airline=Kosova Airlines| logo=KosovaAirlines.jpg
logo_size=250
IATA=KSA
ICAO=KOS
callsign=/
parent=Hamburg International
founded=2004
headquarters=Pristina
hubs=
Pristina International Airport
Düsseldorf International Airport
Stuttgart Airport
Zurich International Airport
Geneva Airport
website= http://www.kosovaairlines.com|

Kosova Airlines is an airline that is based in Kosovo. The airline links Pristina to major European cities. The airline was established in autumn 2003 by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the Kosovo Government. On 10 May 2006, the only aircraft in the Kosova Airlines fleet, a Boeing 737-700, which was wet leased from the German airline Hamburg International, was returned to that airline, and Kosova Airlines ceased operating flights. The airline however continues to work with other airline companies flying to Pristina International Airport, such as Germanwings, LTU, Air Berlin and a few others.

Kosova Airlines Agency

Kosova Airlines (Eurokoha Reisen) is also the biggest tour agency in Kosovo, and offers charter flights to Pristina from all kind of destinations in Europe.
Kosova Airlines offers flights with these airlines from the following places:
*ATA Airlines (New York)
*Hello (Zurich, Geneva)
*Edelweiss Air (Zurich,Geneva)
*LTU International (Düsseldorf, Stuttgart)
*Germanwings (Cologne/Bonn, Hamburg, Stuttgart)
*Hamburg International (Munich)
*Air Berlin (Munich, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Hanover, EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg)
*Atlasjet (Antalya, Istanbul-Atatürk)
*SunExpress (Antalya)

Destinations

Kosova Airlines, during its time as an independent airline, flew to the following destinations:

*flagicon|Denmark Denmark
**Copenhagen
*flagicon|Germany Germany
**Cologne
**Dusseldorf
**Frankfurt
**Hamburg
**Hanover
**Munich
**Stuttgart
*Flagicon|Kosovo Kosovo
**Pristina
*flagicon|Sweden Sweden
**Gothenburg
*flagicon|Switzerland Switzerland
**Geneva
**Zurich

Hamburg International

The airline had wet leased a Boeing 737-700 (D-AHIF) from German airline Hamburg International as stated above. The aircraft arrived into the Kosova Airlines fleet on 1 December 2003 and remained in the fleet until 10 May 2006.

Livery

The livery of the leased aircraft was never painted in a full scheme. The aircraft has a dark blue tail like that on the original Hamburg International livery. In the middle of the tail was a dark yellow map of Kosovo. The fuselage was white and towards the cockpit had to Hamburg International logo. Underneath the passenger windows towards the cockpit side of the aircraft was written "Operated in cooperation with Kosova Airlines". [http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=0916023&WxsIERv=Obrvat%20737-73F&Wm=0&WdsYXMg=Unzohet%20Vagreangvbany%20%28Xbfbin%20Nveyvarf%29&QtODMg=Jnefnj%20-%20Bxrpvr%20%2F%20Serqrevp%20Pubcva%20%28JNJ%20%2F%20RCJN%29&ERDLTkt=Cbynaq&ktODMp=Whar%202005&BP=0&WNEb25u=Enqrx%20Barxfvnx&xsIERvdWdsY=Q-NUVS&MgTUQtODMgKE=&YXMgTUQtODMgKERD=637&NEb25uZWxs=2005-09-07%2005%3A08%3A34&ODJ9dvCE=&O89Dcjdg=29079%2F194&static=yes&width=1024&height=699&sok=JURER%20%20%28nveyvar%20%3D%20%27Unzohet%20Vagreangvbany%20%28Xbfbin%20Nveyvarf%29%27%29%20%20BEQRE%20OL%20cubgb_vq%20QRFP&photo_nr=6&prev_id=0926879&next_id=0913836]

References

External links

* [http://www.kosovaairlines.com/ Kosova Airlines official website]
* [http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Kosova%20Airlines.htm Fleet details of Kosova Airlines]
* [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?airlinesearch=Hamburg%20International%20%28Kosova%20Airlines%29&distinct_entry=true Pictures of Kosova Airlines]