Cimber Air

Infobox_Airline
airline=Cimber Air
IATA=QI
ICAO=CIM
callsign=CIMBER
parent=Cimber Holding A/S
founded=1949
headquarters=Sønderborg, Denmark
key_people= CEO and owner Jørgen Nielsen
hubs=Billund Airport
frequent_flyer=EuroBonus
lounge=Scandinavian Lounge
alliance=Star Alliance partner
fleet_size=23
destinations=17
website= http://www.cimber.dk/

Cimber Air A/S is an airline based in Sønderborg, Denmark, operating scheduled domestic and international services in co-operation with Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and Lufthansa. Its main bases are Copenhagen Airport and Sønderborg Airport, with a hub at Billund Airportcite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 66 | date= 2007-04-03] .

History

The airline was established on 1 August 1950 and started operations in 1950. It was founded by the late Captain Ingolf Nielsen. Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) purchased 26% of Cimber Air in May 1998 and expanded its codeshare agreement. In March 2003, SAS sold the stake back to Cimber Air Holding. Cimber Air Germany is a handling company based in Kiel. Cimber Air is wholly owned by Cimber Air Holding (Nielsen family) and has 368 employees (at March 2007). It was one of the very few operators of the revolutionary VFW-614 regional airliner jet airliner.

Destinations

Domestic scheduled destinations

The Cimber Air average fleet age is 8 years in July 2006.Fact|date=May 2007

References

External links

* [http://www.cimber.dk/ Cimber Air]