Air Leap Explained

Airline:Air Leap (Sweden)
Iata:FL
Icao:LPA
Callsign:LEAP
Founded:2018[1]
Commenced:2018
Ceased:24 January 2022
Fleet Size:6
Destinations:13
Headquarters:Stockholm
Key People:Jon Melkersson (CEO)[2]
Airline:Air Leap (Norway)
(Virtual airline)
Founded:2018 (as Next Move)
Headquarters:Oslo[3]
Key People:Heine Richardsen (CEO)

Air Leap was[4] the trading name of the Norwegian Virtual airline Air Leap AS and the Swedish airline Air Leap Aviation AB.

History

Air Leap was founded by the same owners as the airline FlyViking. After FlyViking ceased operations in January 2018, the virtual airline Next Move was founded in March 2018 to continue operating the Ørland - Oslo Gardermoen route. Next Move was renamed Air Leap[5] after the company bought parts of the bankrupt Swedish airline Nextjet.[6] The parts of Nextjet became the Swedish Air Leap,[7] but lacked an Air operator's certificate (AOC) to operate the Swedish routes, which is why all flights in the beginning were operated by Denmark's Danish Air Transport (DAT), the Estonian NyxAir and the Dutch AIS Airlines, among others.

On 11 June 2018 flights were resumed in Sweden. On 19 October 2018, the Swedish Transport Agency awarded Air Leap[8] Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and registered the company as the official operator of three Saab 340Bs. The first flight under new AOC took place on 21 October 2018 from Stockholm-Arlanda to Mariehamn.[9]

On 24 January 2022, the company suspended operations and filed for reorganization, citing financial issues as a result of a lack of government aid from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Destinations

This is a list of destinations operated by Air Leap:[10]

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
ÅlandMariehamnMariehamn Airport
FinlandTurkuTurku Airport
NorwayOsloOslo Airport, Gardermoen
ØrlandØrland Airport
RørosRøros Airport
SwedenÄngelholmÄngelholm–Helsingborg Airport
GothenburgGöteborg Landvetter Airport
HalmstadHalmstad Airport
JönköpingJönköping Airport
KarlstadKarlstad Airport
MalmöMalmö Airport
ÖrnsköldsvikÖrnsköldsvik Airport[11]
RonnebyRonneby Airport[12]
StockholmStockholm Arlanda Airport
StockholmStockholm Bromma Airport
SundsvallSundsvall–Timrå Airport
VisbyVisby Airport[13]

Fleet

As of January 2022, prior to the suspension of all operations, the Air Leap fleet consists of the following aircraft:[14]

+ Air Leap (Sweden) fleet
AircraftIn ServiceOrdersPassengersNotes
ATR72-5001 - 72
Saab 340B4 - 33-34
Total5 -

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Air Leap har inget tillstånd. Jane. Andersson. June 21, 2018. www.svt.se.
  2. Web site: Jon Melkersson blir ny VD för flygbolaget Air Leap AB . mynewsdesk.com . sv . 2019-11-28 . 2020-02-02.
  3. Web site: Air Leap. www.facebook.com.
  4. Web site: Solheim. Marita. 2022-01-24. Flyselskapet Air Leap innstiller alle flyvninger. 2022-01-24. NRK. nb-NO.
  5. Web site: Air Leap (Norway) . ch-aviation.com . 2018-11-15.
  6. Web site: Air LEAP . snl.no . no . 2018-11-15.
  7. Web site: Air Leap (Sweden) . ch-aviation.com . 2018-11-15.
  8. Web site: Air Leap utökar kapaciteten på flera linjer . mynewsdesk.com . sv . 2018-10-23 . 2018-11-15.
  9. Web site: Nyt svensk flyselskab har fået driftstilladelse . check-in.dk . da . 2018-10-24 . 2018-11-15.
  10. Web site: Booking. 2020-09-28. ecom-airleap.worldticket.net.
  11. Web site: Air Leap börjar trafikera sträckan Örnsköldsvik-Arlanda efter SAS . mynewsdesk.com . sv . 2019-10-31 . 2019-10-31.
  12. Web site: Air Leap AB. Mynewsdesk.
  13. Web site: Air Leap startar ny linje . flygtorget.se . sv . 2019-05-02 . 2019-05-18.
  14. Web site: Air Leap Fleet Details and History. 2020-09-28. www.planespotters.net.

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