Belle Air Europe was a privately owned

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, founded in 2009 as a subsidiary by

Belle Air Belle Air Sh.p.k (stylized as ''belleair'') was a privately owned Albanian low-cost airline headquartered in Tirana. History Belle Air was founded in 2005. It ceased operations on 24 November 2013 stating economic difficulties. Their fleet has ...

, having its head office in

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. On 26 November 2013 Belle Air Europe ceased operations due to financial difficulties, just two days after the parent company Belle Air suspended operations as well.

Destinations

Belle Air Europe operated international flights on scheduled service to several cities in

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, Sweden, Switzerland out of

Pristina International Airport Adem Jashari Prishtina International Airport Adem Jashari ( sq, Aeroporti Ndërkombëtar i Prishtinës Adem Jashari, ), also referred to as Pristina International Airport ( sq, Aeroporti Ndërkombëtar i Prishtinës), is an international airport in Prishtina ...

and to a smaller extent out of Skopje "Alexander the Great" Airport.

Fleet

As of November 2013, the Belle Air Europe fleet consisted of the following aircraft with an average age of 6.4 years:

References

External links

Official website
{{IATA members, europe Defunct airlines of Italy Defunct European low-cost airlines Airlines established in 2009 Airlines disestablished in 2013 Italian companies established in 2009 Italian companies disestablished in 2013