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| Founded | 27 November 2015[1] | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1 June 2016[1] | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 17 October 2018 | ||||||
| Hubs | Larnaca International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Cobalt Elements[2] | ||||||
| Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
| Destinations | 23 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Nicosia, Cyprus[1] | ||||||
| Key people | Petros Souppouris (CEO) | ||||||
| Employees | 350 approx (2017)[3] | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Cobalt Air[1] was a Cypriot airline headquartered in Nicosia[1] based out of Larnaca International Airport.
The airline operated its maiden flight on 1 June 2016 from Larnaca to Athens.[4] It was the second Cypriot airline after Tus Airways to be established since the dissolution of flag carrier Cyprus Airways in 2015.[5] From June 2017 until October 2018, it was the second largest airline at Larnaca International Airport with 8.2% of weekly capacity after Aegean Airlines, and was predicted to become the largest airline by summer 2018 following expansion and the subsequent reduction by Aegean in Larnaca.[6] However, Cobalt Air ceased all operations on 17 October 2018 facing financial difficulties.[7]
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- ^ "Cobalt Elements". cobaltelements.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
- ^ "COBALT AERO". Linkedin. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
- ^ "COBALT – the new airline of Cyprus – conquers the skies". cyprus-mail.com. 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
- ^ Leonidou, John (2016-03-02). "First Cobalt Air flights in June". Archived from the original on April 4, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
- ^ Ford, Johnathan (2017-06-15). "Cobalt, Cyprus' leading airline, prepares to go long-haul". anna.aero. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
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