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Founded | March 2015 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 12 August 2015 | ||||||
Operating bases | Nelson Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
Destinations | 4 | ||||||
Headquarters | Nelson, New Zealand | ||||||
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Website | originair.co.nz |
Originair is an airline based in Nelson, New Zealand, that operates domestic flights in New Zealand. It was founded in 2015 by local businessman Robert Inglis, who had previously founded Air Nelson and Origin Pacific Airways. Originair commenced operations on 12 August 2015 with flights between Nelson and Palmerston North; it started flights between Nelson and Wellington the following month. The airline began its operations with one British Aerospace Jetstream 31 aircraft, and now operates a fleet of four aircraft, following the addition of another 2 Jetstream 32 aircraft.[3]