Comtel Air
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| Founded | 1989 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2011 | ||||||
| Hubs | Vienna International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Destinations | 4 | ||||||
| Parent company | Comtel Air Luftverkehrs GmbH | ||||||
| Headquarters | Vienna, Austria | ||||||
| Website | comtelair.at | ||||||
Comtel Air was an Austrian company executive aviation and commercial airline service based at Vienna.
History
Financial concerns were raised in November 2011, when a Comtel Air flight, from Amritsar in India, to Birmingham in the UK, was delayed in Vienna, Austria, for refueling the aircraft, and passengers were required to pay the approximately GB£20,000 bill.[1][2][3]
Destinations
As of November 2011, Comtel Air served six cities in five countries:[4]
- Vienna - Vienna Airport (base)
- Amritsar - Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport (charter)
Fleet
Comtel Air operated the following:[5]
- 1 Boeing 757-200 (operated by Mint Airways)
- 1 Dassault Falcon 2000
References
- ^ Staff writers (16 November 2011). "Airline denies demanding £20k from passengers for fuel". BBC News. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ^ The Press Association (16 November 2011). "Air passengers 'held to ransom'". Virgin Media. Retrieved 16 November 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Holidaymakers 'held to ransom' after airline refuses to complete flight". The Telegraph. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ^ "Comtel destinations". Comtel Air. Archived from the original on November 10, 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ^ "Comtel fleet". Comtel Air. Archived from the original on 31 March 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
External links
Media related to Comtel Air at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- BBC News; Passenger films 'ransomed' Comtel flight to Birmingham
