Great Dane Airlines Explained

Airline:Great Dane Airlines
Iata:DW
Icao:GDE[1]
Callsign:GREAT DANE
Fleet Size:3
Destinations:16
Founded:2018[2]
Commenced:21 June 2019
Ceased:11 October 2021
Headquarters:Aalborg, Denmark
Bases:Aalborg Airport

Great Dane Airlines A/S was a Danish airline based in Aalborg, Denmark. Founded in 2018, the airline launched operations with its first chartered and scheduled flights in June 2019. Great Dane Airlines ceased operations on 11 October 2021, when the airline filed for bankruptcy.

History

Established in 2018,[2] the airline offered charter flights for a range of Danish tour operators, initially with fleet of two 118-seat Embraer 195 aircraft bought from Stobart Air,[3] [4] staffed by eight pilots and twelve cabin crew.[5] The airline operated its maiden flight on 14 June 2019, which was a charter flight from Aalborg to Rhodes,[6] while its first scheduled flight was from Aalborg to Dublin on 21 June 2019.[7]

The airline was initially co-owned by Thomas Hugo Møller and by Huy Duc Nguyen, who resigned from his position as a board member, executive and owner in March 2019 after a newspaper revealed exaggerations in his résumé.[8] In March 2019, Eigild Bødker Christensen invested in Great Dane Airlines (via SEBC II ApS), leaving Great Dane Airlines co-owned by Thomas Hugo Møller (10%) and Eigild Bødker Christensen (90%).[9]

Between September 2020 and May 2021, the airline wet-leased two of its aircraft to startup airline Bamboo Airways.

On 11 October 2021, Great Dane Airlines filed for bankruptcy and ceased operations.[10]

Destinations

Great Dane Airlines operated charter flights to the following destinations:[11]

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
CroatiaSplitSplit Airport
RijekaRijeka Airport
ZadarZadar Airport
DenmarkAalborgAalborg Airport[12]
GreeceCreteChania International Airport
RhodesRhodes International Airport
PrevezaPreveza Airport
IrelandDublinDublin Airport
ItalyBolognaBologna International Airport
NaplesNaples International Airport
NorwayLakselvLakselv Airport
PortugalMadeiraFunchal Airport
LisbonLisbon International Airport
SpainPalma de MallorcaPalma de Mallorca Airport
TurkeyAlanyaGazipaşa Airport
United KingdomEdinburghEdinburgh Airport

Fleet

At the time of shutdown in October 2021, Great Dane Airlines operated the following aircraft:[13] [14]

+ Great Dane Airlines fleetAircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNotes
Embraer 1953—118
Total3—

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Airline Code Full Details. Aviation Codes Central. 16 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Vores Historie. Our History. DA. Great Dane Airlines. 4 July 2019. 15 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190415075725/https://greatdaneairlines.dk/voreshistorie. dead.
  3. Embraer Welcomes Great Dane Airlines to the E-Jets Family of Operators . Embraer . 14 May 2019 . en.
  4. News: Ole Kirchert . Christensen . Danmark har fået et nyt flyselskab . Denmark has got a new airline . DA . Check-In.dk . Travelmedia Nordic ApS . 14 February 2019 . 24 April 2019 .
  5. News: David . Nikel . Meet Scandinavia's Newest Airline . Forbes . 17 February 2019 . 24 April 2019 .
  6. News: Nyt flyselskab fik plaskvåd start i Aalborg . New airline receives water salute in Aalborg . Nordjyske . Peter . Witten . 14 June 2019 . 3 July 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190615161956/https://nordjyske.dk/nyheder/aalborg/nyt-flyselskab-fik-plaskvaad-start-i-aalborg/2e94c590-9036-4be7-833a-7a1190dc3b9d . 15 June 2019 . da.
  7. Tourism Ireland welcomes new Great Dane Airlines flight from Aalborg to Dublin . . 3 July 2019.
  8. News: Efter cv-snyd: Medejer af Great Dane Airlines trækker sig . After misleading CV: Co-owner of Great Dane Airlines withdraws . Nordjyske . 3 March 2019 . 24 April 2019 . Danish .
  9. News: Kassen er tom efter skævert: Rigmand skyder millioner ind i nordjysk flyselskab . DA . Elise . Rasmussen . . 22 November 2019.
  10. Web site: Great Dane Airlines begærer sig konkurs. Great Dane Airlines is filing for bankruptcy. DA. Christensen. Ole Kirchert. Check-In.dk. 11 October 2021. 11 October 2021.
  11. Web site: Destinations. Great Dane Airlines. 24 February 2020. 12 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200512083015/https://greatdaneairlines.dk/destinationer/. dead.
  12. News: Great Dane Airlines outlines scheduled operations. Jim. Liu. Routesonline. UBM (UK) Ltd.. 22 March 2019. 22 March 2019.
  13. Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One) . Airliner World . October 2019 . 13.
  14. Web site: Great Dane Airlines Fleet Details and History. Planespotters.net. 16 July 2019.

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