Air Kärnten was an

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

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airline An airline is a company that provides civil aviation, air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines use aircraft to supply these services and may form partnerships or Airline alliance, alliances with other airlines for ...

which never started operations.

History

The company was founded in November 2014 and was named after the Austrian state of

Carinthia Carinthia (german: Kärnten ; sl, Koroška ) is the southernmost States of Austria, Austrian state, in the Eastern Alps, and is noted for its mountains and lakes. The main language is German language, German. Its regional dialects belong to t ...

or ''Kärnten'' in German. It planned to launch two weekly scheduled flights from Klagenfurt to London-Southend in May 2015 alongside several charter services. It announced charter flights from Klagenfurt to

Girona Girona (officially and in Catalan language, Catalan , Spanish: ''Gerona'' ) is a city in northern Catalonia, Spain, at the confluence of the Ter River, Ter, Onyar, Galligants, and Güell rivers. The city had an official population of 103,369 in ...

Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...

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 ...

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

Rhodes Rhodes (; el, Ρόδος , translit=Ródos ) is the largest and the historical capital of the Dodecanese islands of Greece. Administratively, the island forms a separate municipality within the Rhodes regional unit, which is part of the So ...

and Kos as well as from

Graz Airport Graz Airport , known as ''Flughafen Graz'' in German, is a primary international airport serving southern Austria. It is located near Graz, the second-largest city in Austria, in the municipalities of Feldkirchen and Kalsdorf, south of Graz ci ...

Preveza Preveza ( el, Πρέβεζα, ) is a city in the region of Epirus, northwestern Greece, located on the northern peninsula at the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf. It is the capital of the regional unit of Preveza, which is part of the region of Epiru ...

. However, on 31 March 2015, Air Kärnten cancelled their planned scheduled route from Klagenfurt to London Southend Airport ahead of its start due to low demand - it just received nine bookings since the announcement of the route. In February 2015, it has been reported that several Austrian travel agencies did not sell holiday packages requiring Air Kärnten flights until the airline gained a license for their planned flight operations. The airline announced the likely start of operations as a virtual airline as the licence might not be granted ahead of the start of operations. Air Kärnten planned to lease a 50-seater Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft to operate their services. However, as of March 2015, a change of the desired aircraft type had been expressed. The airline additionally announced the lease of a Fokker 100 for some flights. The first flights should have commenced by 30 April 2015, however the website of Air Kärnten had been shut down a few weeks prior to this date without further information and the flights have been removed from the schedule of Klagenfurt Airport, where Air Kärnten was supposed to be based. Therefore, the state of Air Kärnten remained unclear. As of February 2017, there were no new signs of activity.

Destinations

As of April 2015, Air Kärnten planned to operate the following route network: ; *

Graz Graz (; sl, Gradec) is the capital city of the Austrian state of Styria and second-largest city in Austria after Vienna. As of 1 January 2021, it had a population of 331,562 (294,236 of whom had principal-residence status). In 2018, the popul ...

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Klagenfurt Klagenfurt am WörtherseeLandesgesetzblatt 2008 vom 16. Jänner 2008, Stück 1, Nr. 1: ''Gesetz vom 25. Oktober 2007, mit dem die Kärntner Landesverfassung und das Klagenfurter Stadtrecht 1998 geändert werden.'/ref> (; ; sl, Celovec), usually ...

- Klagenfurt Airport base ; * Kos -

Kos Island International Airport Kos International Airport ( el, Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Κω; also known as Hippocrates) is an international airport on the island of Kos in Greece. It is located near Andimachia Village, and is operated by Fraport AG, all operat ...

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Aktion National Airport Aktion National Airport is an airport serving Preveza and Lefkada in Greece. It is also known as Preveza Airport. It is also used by NATO and Hellenic Air Force Command. The airport commenced operations in 1968. History In December 2015, the pr ...

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Rhodes International Airport Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" (Greek: Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Ρόδου "Διαγόρας"), or Diagoras International Airport , is located on the West side of the island of Rhodes in Greece. The facility is located ju ...

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Naples International Airport Naples International Airport ( it, Aeroporto Internazionale di Napoli) is the intercontinental airport serving Naples and the Southern Italian region of Campania. According to 2019 data, the airport is the fifth-busiest airport in Italy and ...

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- Lisbon Portela Airport ''seasonal'' ; *

Girona–Costa Brava Airport Girona–Costa Brava Airport (Catalan: ''Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava'', Spanish: ''Aeropuerto de Gerona-Costa Brava'') is an airport located southwest of the city of Girona, next to the small village of Vilobí d'Onyar, in the north-east of ...

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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, ...

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Fleet

As of April 2015, Air Kärnten planned to utilize the following aircraft:

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Air Karnten Airlines established in 2014 Airlines disestablished in 2015 2015 disestablishments in Austria Defunct airlines of Austria Economy of Carinthia Economy of Klagenfurt Austrian companies established in 2014