Belair (airline)

Belair
IATA ICAO Call sign
4T[1] BHP BELAIR
Founded
  • 1925 (1925)
    (as Balair I)
  • January 1953 (1953-01)
    (as Balair II)
  • 16 October 2001 (2001-10-16)
    (as Belair)
Commenced operations
  • June 1957 (1957-06)
    (as Balair II)
  • 1 January 1993 (1993-01-01)
    (as BalairCTA)
  • 1 November 1997 (1997-11-01)
    (as Balair)
  • 3 November 2001 (2001-11-03)
    (as Belair)
Ceased operations
  • 1 January 1931 (1931-01-01)
    (as Balair I; merged with Ad Astra Aero to form Swissair)
  • 27 October 2017 (2017-10-27)
    (as Belair)
Operating bases
Frequent-flyer program
AllianceOneworld (affiliate; 2012–2017)
Parent company
HeadquartersOpfikon, Zürich, Switzerland

Belair, legally Belair Airlines AG, was[2] a Swiss charter airline headquartered in Glattbrugg operating out of Zürich Airport and EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg. It was a subsidiary of Air Berlin and operated under the Air Berlin brand name until 31 March 2017. During the 2017 summer season, it flew on behalf of its sister company Niki and was shuttered by then-bankrupt Air Berlin on 28 October 2017.[2]

  1. ^ "IATA – Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
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