Andorra Airlines is a Spanish

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headquartered in

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and based at

Andorra–La Seu d'Urgell Airport Andorra–La Seu d'Urgell Airport ( ca, Aeroport Andorra–La Seu d'Urgell, es, Aeropuerto Andorra–La Seu d'Urgell; ) is a public airport owned by the government of Catalonia and hosts general aviation and commercial flights. It is located in t ...

, serving the

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Andorra , image_flag = Flag of Andorra.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Andorra.svg , symbol_type = Coat of arms , national_motto = la, Virtus Unita Fortior, label=none (Latin)"United virtue is stro ...

History

The airline was founded in 2015 by businessman Jorge Soriano and two partners with plans to start operations by 2016 from

which opened in 2010. Its aim is to connect

with major Spanish and European destinations as there were no scheduled flight connections aside from

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operations. This was delayed by several years due to the

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of the investment fund in charge of the funding of the company.travelnews.ch
(German) 26 April 2021 In 2020, the company announced plans to inaugurate flights to

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...

and

Palma de Mallorca Palma (; ; also known as ''Palma de Mallorca'', officially between 1983–88, 2006–08, and 2012–16) is the capital and largest city of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is situate ...

using

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s. Andorra Airlines since has made the first official charter flight to Madrid on 20 April 2021.

Destinations

As of October 2021, Andorra Airlines serves the following destinations: ;Spain *

La Seu d'Urgell La Seu d'Urgell (; es, Seo de Urgel, formerly in ca, Urgell}) is a town located in the Catalan Pyrenees in Spain. La Seu d'Urgell is also the capital of the comarca Alt Urgell, head of the judicial district of la Seu d'Urgell and the seat of Bi ...

base *

Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport ( es, link=no, Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas ) , commonly known as Madrid–Barajas Airport, is the main international airport serving Madrid in Spain. At in area, it is the second-largest ai ...

Palma de Mallorca Airport Palma de Mallorca Airport ( ca, Aeroport de Palma de Mallorca, es, link=no, Aeropuerto de Palma de Mallorca; ; also known as Son Sant Joan Airport or ''Aeroport de Son Sant Joan'') is an international airport located east of Palma, Mallorca, ...

Fleet

As of October 2021, the Andorra Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:planespotters.net - Andorra Airlines
retrieved 3 October 2021

References

Airlines of Spain Airlines established in 2015 2015 establishments in Catalonia Aviation in Andorra {{Andorra-stub