Express Airways
d.o.o.
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was a
Slovenian
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airline
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headquartered in
Maribor
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and based at
Maribor Airport
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with a
German
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branch, ''Express Airways
GmbH'', located in
Düsseldorf
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. It mainly operated seasonal leisure flights from
Germany
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to
Croatia
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, anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland")
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,
Spain
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, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
and
Italy
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.
History
Express Airways was founded in 1999, operating
Fokker F27 Friendship
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,
Short 360
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and
Airbus A300
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aircraft configured as freighters on behalf of
FedEx
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.
In 2012, Express Airways also founded a flight training school in Slovenia.
[express-airways.com - About us](_blank)
retrieved 10 January 2016 Since then, the airline has also offered passenger flights. Panoramic flights over
Slovenia
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are also available.
In March 2016, the Slovenian aviation authority revoked the airline's operations license.
Destinations
As of March 2016, Express Airways served the following airports:
[express-airways.com - Flightplan](_blank)
retrieved 5 May 2016
;
Croatia
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*
Split
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Split Airport
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''seasonal''
;
Germany
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*
Düsseldorf
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Düsseldorf Airport
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''seasonal''
;
Slovenia
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*
Maribor
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-
Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport
Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport ( sl, Letališče Edvarda Rusjana Maribor) is an international airport in Maribor, Slovenia. The second biggest and second most important Slovenian airport, it is the only other airport besides the airport in Ljublj ...
''seasonal''
As of January 2016, Express Airways had announced several more routes between Germany, Spain and Croatia,
which however where cancelled in the meantime.
Fleet
The Express Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of August 2016:
References
External links
Official website
{{Portalbar, Slovenia, Companies, Aviation
Defunct airlines of Slovenia
Airlines established in 1999
Airlines disestablished in 2016
Slovenian companies established in 1999