Free Spirit Airlines

Free Spirit Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
– – –
Founded 2012
Commenced operations 30 April 2015
Hubs Essendon Airport
Fleet size 2
Parent company West Wing Aviation
Headquarters Essendon Fields, Victoria, Australia
Key people Roman Badov, Founder
Website freespiritairlines.com.au

Free Spirit Airlines is a Melbourne-based airline that was founded in 2012 and commenced operations on 30 April 2015.[1][2] The company is headquartered in Essendon Fields, Melbourne, Australia.[1]

History

The Free Spirit Airline was first established in 2012 to provide economical alternatives for travelling.[3] Later in October 2014, planning for a service from Essendon to Burnie was established.[4] The airline gained its first aircraft, a Beechcraft 1900, from West Wing Aviation in March 2015 and was reported to launch later in April.[5] On 30 April 2015, the company launched with flights from Essedon Airport,[6] however delayed operations the next day after a competing airliner attempted to lure away employees.[7][8] The airline resumed operations on 7 May 2015 with its first flight from Essendon to Burnie.[9]

Destinations

The airline currently operates flights from its main hub at Essendon Airport, Melbourne to Burnie Airport in Tasmania and Merimbula Airport in New South Wales.[10]

Fleet

As of October 2015, the Free Spirit Airlines fleet consists of:[11]

Aircraft Total Notes
Beechcraft 1900 2 Acquired from West Wing Aviation

References

  1. 1 2 "Profile on Free Spirit Airlines | CAPA - Centre for Aviation". centreforaviation.com. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  2. ↑ "FREE SPIRIT AIRLINES PILOT CADETSHIP". www.fsacadet.info. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  3. ↑ "Our Company | Free Spirit Airlines". www.freespiritairlines.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  4. ↑ "Free Spirit planning Burnie air service". The Advocate. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  5. ↑ "Australia's Free Spirit acquires a Beechcraft 1900C". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  6. ↑ "Free Spirit Airlines Launches New Service to Burnie/Wynyard | Essendon Airport". www.essendonairport.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  7. ↑ "Merimbula flights delayed after flight crew 'poached'". ABC News. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  8. ↑ "Free Spirit Airline hits out at Rex". The Advocate. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  9. ↑ "Free Spirit Air launches flights between Essendon and Burnie". Mercury. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  10. ↑ "Free Spirit Airlines". www.freespiritairlines.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  11. ↑ "Our fleet | Free Spirit Airlines". www.freespiritairlines.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
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