Andorra Airlines
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| Founded | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Focus cities | Andorra–La Seu d'Urgell |
| Headquarters | Barcelona, Spain |
| Key people | Jorge Soriano, Chairman & CEO |
| Website | www |
Andorra Airlines is a Spanish virtual regional airline headquartered in Barcelona and based at Andorra–La Seu d'Urgell Airport, serving the microstate of Andorra.[1]
History
[edit]The airline was founded in 2015 by businessman Jorge Soriano and two partners. They had plans to start operations by 2016 from Andorra–La Seu d'Urgell Airport, which opened in 2010 in Catalonia. Its aim was to connect Andorra with major Spanish and European destinations as at the time the country lacked scheduled flights. This was delayed by several years due to the bankruptcy of the investment fund in charge of the funding of the company.[2]
Destinations
[edit]Andorra has been called the 'largest country without an airport' as it is served from the Andorra–La Seu d'Urgell Airport, which is in nearby Catalonia.
As of July 2021, Andorra Airlines had plans to operate flights from its base at La Seu to Madrid, Palma de Mallorca and Porto.[3] In 2020, the company announced plans to inaugurate flights to Madrid and Palma de Mallorca using ATR turboprops.[4] In February 2021, a Canaryfly ATR 72 with Andorra Airlines stickers arrived at La Seu Airport. At the time, the company planned to have the aircraft based there for a few months.[5] On 20 April 2021, the company made its first charter flight.[2] A pilot scheme by Andorra Airlines competitor Air Nostrum, to operate year-round flights to Palma de Mallorca was trialled in 2023, and the success of the scheme, with 70% occupancy on planes, led that company to announce plans to operate the route year round from 2026.[4]
Fleet
[edit]Andorra Airlines lacks an AOC and doesn't operate any aircraft. During 2021, it marketed flights operated by Canaryfly using an ATR 72.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Andorra Airlines". ch-aviation. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Jetzt fliegt sogar eine Andorra Airlines". travelnews.ch (in German). 26 April 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ a b Manzano, Carlos (27 July 2021). "Nuevo intento del exconcejal imputado del PP de Sabadell para hacer despegar Andorra Airlines". Crónica Global (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Andorra-La Seu d'Urgell airport to offer year-round flights to Mallorca". www.catalannews.com. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ Ortega Figueiral, Javier (21 February 2021). "Alas canarias para Andorra". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2024.
