Fischer Air

air FISCHER, previously Fischer Air, was an airline headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic.[1] It operated charter services for tour operator Fischer to over 30 destinations in Europe and Africa, as well as charter flights for other clients. Its main base was Ruzyně International Airport, Prague. In 2005 it was rebranded as Charter Air. Charter Air was not a success since a month later it was bankrupt. In October 2018 it announced its restart as "air FISCHER" as of April 2019.[2] As of October 30, 2019, there were doubts reported about the airline being relaunched.[3]

Fischer Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
8F FFR Fischer
Founded1996 (as Fischer Air)
2018 (as air Fischer)
Commenced operations1997
Ceased operations2005 (as Charter Air)
Fleet size3
Parent companyK&K Capital Group,
Václav Fischer
HeadquartersPrague, Czech Republic
Key peopleVáclav Fischer
Websitehttps://web.archive.org/web/20030213054603/http://www.fischer.cz/ (defunct)
Grounded Boeing 737-300s in Fischer Air livery, Ruzyně, March 2010

History

The airline was established on 26 July 1996 and started operations on 30 April 1997. It was founded by Václav Fischer, the owner of the Czech tour company, Fischer. It was owned by the K&K Capital Group (75%) and Václav Fischer (25%). In 2005 it was rebranded as Charter Air to avoid confusion with its new Polish charter subsidiary, Fischer Air Polska.

Services

Fischer Air flew to many holiday destinations in the Mediterranean and North Africa, including Sharm el-Sheikh. It also operated a scheduled service to Malta.

Fleet

3x Boeing 737-300 ( OK-FUN, OK-FAN, OK-FIT )

none as of November 2006.

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References
  1. Homepage. Fischer Air. 13 February 2003. Retrieved on 4 September 2009.
  2. Czechia's Fischer Air eyes restart as air FISCHER. ch-aviation, 10 October 2018.
  3. Launch of Czechia's air FISCHER in doubt ch-aviation, 30 October 2019.
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