Styrian Spirit Explained

Airline:Styrian Airways GmbH & Co KG
Destinations:11
Headquarters:Graz, Austria
Iata:Z2
Icao:STY
Callsign:STYRIAN
Founded:2002
Commenced:2003
Ceased:March 24, 2006
Hubs:Graz Airport
Fleet Size:5
Website:www.styrianspirit.com

Styrian Spirit was an airline based in Graz, Austria, the capital of Styria. It operated services to scheduled and charter destinations within Europe.

The airline also operated as Slovenian Spirit and Salzburg Spirit on routes to and from Salzburg and Maribor, Slovenia. Two of its aircraft were painted in Salzburg Spirit and Slovenian Spirit livery.

History

The airline was established on December 25, 2002, and started operations on March 24, 2003. It ceased operations on March 24, 2006, and filed for bankruptcy after failing to secure fresh financing.

On March 24, 2006, Styrian Spirit abruptly canceled all flights. The carrier later announced it was declaring bankruptcy.

Destinations

Styrian Spirit final destinations prior to airline closure (December 2005):[1]

Austria
Germany
France
Poland
United Kingdom
Slovenia
Switzerland

Fleet

The airline operated a fleet of 4 Bombardier CRJ-200s and 1 Bombardier CRJ-700.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20051230224615/http://www.styrianspirit.com/index.php?home_de Styrian Spirit website
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20050913132242/http://www.styrianspirit.com/index.php?fleet_de Styrian Spirit Fleet