Contact Air
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| Contact Air | ||
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| IATA C3 |
ICAO KIS |
Callsign CONTACTAIR |
| Founded | 1974, by Gunther Eheim | |
| Hubs | Stuttgart Airport | |
| Frequent flyer program | Lufthansa Miles & More | |
| Alliance | Lufthansa Regional | |
| Fleet size | 13 | |
| Destinations | 13 | |
| Headquarters |  Stuttgart, Germany |
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| Key people | Gunther Eheim | |
| Website: http://www.contactair.de | ||
Contact Air Flugdienst is a regional airline headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. It operates scheduled services as part of the Lufthansa Regional system. Its main base is Stuttgart Airport[1].
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[edit] History
The airline was established and started operations in 1974. It was established by Gunther Eheim as a worldwide passenger and executive charter airline, operating a fleet of Dassault Falcon 20 and Bombardier Learjet aircraft. It became the first partner airline in the Team Lufthansa regional group in April 1996. On 16 October 2003 the airline introduced the new Lufthansa Regional brand and began operating as such in early 2004. It is wholly owned by Gunther Eheim[1].
[edit] Destinations
Contact Air operates the following services (at May 2008):
- Domestic scheduled destinations:Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Leipzig/Halle, Munich, Nuremberg, Paderborn and Stuttgart.
- International scheduled destinations: Brussels, Gothenburg, Graz, London City Airport, Prague and Turin.
- Swiss International scheduled destinations: Stuttgart, Venice, Warsaw
[edit] Fleet
The Contact Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (at May 2008) [1] :
- 5 ATR 42-500
- 6 ATR 72-500
- 2 Fokker 100 operating for Swiss International Air Lines
In May 2008, Contact Air fleet age is 8.1 years old[2].
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-03, p. 68.
- ^ Contact Air Fleet Age
[edit] External links
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