FlyMe
IATA SH	ICAO FLY	Callsign Flybird
Founded		2003
Hubs		Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
Focus cities / secondary hubs		Malmö-Sturup Airport Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
Fleet size		6
Destinations		12
Headquarters		Gothenburg, Sweden
Key people
Website: http://www.flyme.com/

FlyMe is a low-cost airline based in Gothenburg, Sweden. It operates flights from Gothenburg, Stockholm and Malmö to destinations within Scandinavia. Its main base is Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, with hubs at Malmö-Sturup Airport (MMX) and Stockholm-Arlanda Airport. Beginning in April 2006 it widened its destination network and started daily services to European destinations. Image File history File links SHlogo. ... IATA airline designators are two-letter codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the worlds airlines. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ICAO airline code. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ... An Airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. ... Landvetter is an international airport serving the Gothenburg region in Sweden. ... In the airline industry, a focus city is a location that is not a hub, but from which the airline has flights to at least several destinations other than its hubs. ... Malmö-Sturup Airport (MMX) is Swedens third busiest airport, located approximately 28km from Malmö and 26km from Lund. ... Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (IATA: ARN, ICAO: ESSA),is an international airport located in Sigtuna Municipality, 42 km north of Stockholm and 31 km south of Uppsala. ... Gothenburg (Swedish: ) ) is a city and municipality on the west-coast of Sweden, in the County of Västra Götaland. ... Boeing 737-200 of low-cost Irish airline Ryanair A low-cost carrier or low cost airline (also known as a no-frills or discount carrier / airline) is an airline that offers generally low fares in exchange for eliminating many traditional passenger services. ... Gothenburg (Swedish: ) ) is a city and municipality on the west-coast of Sweden, in the County of Västra Götaland. ... Stockholm panorama from the City Hall is the capital of Sweden, located on the south east coast of Sweden. ... View over Malmö IPA: /málmø:/ is the third largest city in Sweden, situated in the southernmost province of SkÃ¥ne, near Copenhagen, Denmark. ... Scandinavia is a region in Northern Europe named after the Scandinavian Peninsula. ... Landvetter is an international airport serving the Gothenburg region in Sweden. ... Malmö-Sturup Airport (MMX) is Swedens third busiest airport, located approximately 28km from Malmö and 26km from Lund. ... Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (IATA: ARN, ICAO: ESSA),is an international airport located in Sigtuna Municipality, 42 km north of Stockholm and 31 km south of Uppsala. ... Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ...

In May 2006 FlyMe announced it's taking over Sterling Airlines and is planning to take over Norwegian Air Shuttle, a low-fares airline from Norway. Sterling Airlines A/S is a Danish airline, founded in 1994. ... Norwegian Boeing 737-300 LN-KKP Kirsten Flagstad Norwegian Air Shuttle is a Norwegian airline, with headquarters at Fornebu outside the countrys capital Oslo and its main base at Gardermoen (Oslo Airport) . Norwegian Air Shuttle is also referred to as Norwegian, which is the companys commercial brand. ...

It has signed agreement to buy 100% of Lithuanian carrier flyLAL by 2009. ...

Code Data

• IATA Code: SH
• ICAO Code: FLY
• Callsign: Flybird

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History

The airline was founded in mid 2003 and started operations on 1 March 2004. It employs 104 staff. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Services

FlyMe operates the following services (as of April 2006): 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Domestic scheduled destinations: Östersund, Gothenburg, Malmö and Stockholm.

• International scheduled destinations: Alicante, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Crete (Chania), Helsinki, London (Stansted), Malaga, Mallorca (Palma), Nice, Paris (Beauvais), Prague, Rhodes and Rome (Ciampino).

Östersund Municipality  listen? is a municipality in the middle of Sweden where the city Östersund is the seat with a population of 43,536. ... Gothenburg (Swedish: ) ) is a city and municipality on the west-coast of Sweden, in the County of Västra Götaland. ... View over Malmö IPA: /málmø:/ is the third largest city in Sweden, situated in the southernmost province of SkÃ¥ne, near Copenhagen, Denmark. ... Stockholm panorama from the City Hall is the capital of Sweden, located on the south east coast of Sweden. ... Alicante (Castillian Spanish) or Alacant (Valencian Catalan) is the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of the Alacantí, in the southern part of the Land of Valencia, Spain, a historic Mediterranean port. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 742,951(1 January 2005) Coordinates Website www. ... Barcelona is the capital city of Catalonia, an autonomous community in Spain. ... Crete (Greek Κρήτη Kriti; called Candia in the Venetian period and Turkish: Girit) is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea. ... Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki City manager Jussi Pajunen Official languages Finnish, Swedish Area  - total  - land ranked 342nd 185. ... } London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... Málaga, a port town in the province of Málaga in Andalusia, Southern Spain Malaga, a fortified wine originating in Málaga. ... Mallorca (in Catalan, Spanish, and English; also called Majorca in English) is one of the Balearic Islands (Catalan: Illes Balears, Spanish: Las Islas Baleares), which are located in the Mediterranean Sea and are part of Spain. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: [1] (Latin: Nice the city) Coordinates : , Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) Administration Département Alpes-Maritimes (06) Région Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur Mayor Jacques Peyrat (UMP) (since 1995) Intercommunality Community of Agglomeration Nice Côte dAzur City (commune) Characteristics... The Eiffel Tower, the international symbol of the city For other uses, see Paris (disambiguation). ... Prague (Czech: Praha (IPA: ), see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... Rhodes, Greek Ρόδος (pron. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC (mythical), early 1st millennium BC (archaeological) Region Latium Area  - City Proper  1285 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,553,873 almost 4,300,000 1. ...

Fleet

The FlyMe fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of April 2006): 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• 6 Boeing 737-300

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External links

• FlyMe
• FlyMe Fleet Detail