Hamburg International

Infobox Airline
airline = Hamburg International

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fleet_size = 8
destinations = 37
IATA = 4R
ICAO = HHI
callsign = HAMBURG JET
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founded = July 1998
headquarters = Hamburg, Germany
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hubs = Hamburg Airport, Munich Airport, Saarbrücken Airport
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website = http://www.hamburg-international.de/

Hamburg International (Luftverkehrsgesellschaft mbH) is an independent airline based in Hamburg, Germany. It operates passenger charter services from Germany and Luxembourg for European tour operators and to Mediterranean holiday resorts from smaller cities in Europe. It also undertakes specialised ad hoc charters and subservices. Its main base is Hamburg Airport, with hubs at Luxembourg-Findel International Airport, Saarbrücken Airport and Friedrichshafen Airport.cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 89 | date= 2007-04-03]

History

The airline was established in July 1998 and started operations on 28 April 1999. It is wholly owned by its management and local venture capitalists and has 215 employees (at March 2007).

Destinations

Hamburg International operates following scheduled and charter services (at January 2008): Fact|date=June 2007

*Domestic destinations:
**Berlin (Berlin-Tegel International Airport)
**Dresden
**Erfurt
**Hamburg
**Hannover
**Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden
**Leipzig
**Munich
**Saarbrücken
**Stuttgart

*International destinations:
**Accra
**Agadir
**Aktyubinsk (summer 2008)
**Ankara
**Arrecife
**Bergen (summer 2008)
**Berne (winter 2008 / 2009)
**Bourgas (summer 2008)
**Debrecen (Debrecen International Airport) (summer 2008)
**Djerba
**Erbil (Erbil International Airport)
**Fuerteventura
**Funchal
**Gran Canaria
**Heraklion
**Hurghada
**Istanbul (Atatürk International & Sabiha Gokcen (summer 2008))
**Izmir
**Corfu (summer 2008)
**Kostanay (summer 2008)
**La Palma
**Larnaca
**London Gatwick (winter 2008 / 2009)
**Luxembourg
**Luxor
**Malaga
**Palma de Mallorca
**Petropavlovsk (summer 2008)
**Prishtina
**Sármellék (Sármellék International Airport, summer 2008)
**Sharm Al Sheikh
**Split
**Sulaymaniyah (Sulaimaniyah International Airport)
**Tel Aviv (summer 2008
**Tenerife
**Harstad/Narvik, Evenes (summer)
**Kirkenes (summer 2008)
**Tromsø (summer 2008)
**Varna (summer 2008)

Fleet

The Hamburg International fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of June 2008):

*5 Airbus A319-100
*1 Boeing 737-300
*2 Boeing 737-700

As of June 2008, the average age of the Hamburg International fleet is 4.9 years ( [http://www.airfleets.net/ageflotte/Hamburg%20International.htm] ).

On order:
*8 Airbus A319-100 [cite news |publisher= Airbus Press Centre |url=http://www.airbus.com/en/presscentre/pressreleases/pressreleases_items/08_01_24_hamburg_international.html |title=Hamburg International orders two additional aircraft and receives its first Airbus A319 |date=4 January 2008 |accessdate=2008-01-24]
*4 Airbus A320-200 [cite news |publisher= Airbus Press Centre |url=http://www.airbus.com/en/presscentre/pressreleases/pressreleases_items/08_01_24_hamburg_international.html |title=Hamburg International orders two additional aircraft and receives its first Airbus A319 |date=4 January 2008 |accessdate=2008-01-24]

References

External links

* [http://www.hamburg-international.de/ Hamburg International]
* [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=4R&al_op=1 Hamburg International Fleet]