Air Leap

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Air Leap (Sweden)
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IATA ICAO Callsign
FL LPA LEAP
Founded 2018[1]
Commenced operations 2018
Ceased operations 24 January 2022
Hubs
Focus cities
Fleet size 6
Destinations 13
Headquarters Stockholm
Key people Jon Melkersson (CEO)[2]
Website www.airleap.se
Air Leap (Norway)
(Virtual airline)
Founded 2018 (as Next Move)
Headquarters Oslo[3]
Key people Heine Richardsen (CEO)
Website www.airleap.no

Air Leap was[4] the trading name of the Norwegian Virtual airline Air Leap AS and the Swedish airline Air Leap Aviation AB.

History

Air Leap was founded by the same owners as the airline FlyViking. After FlyViking ceased operations in January 2018, the virtual airline Next Move was founded in March 2018 to continue operating the Ørland - Oslo Gardermoen route. Next Move was renamed Air Leap[5] after the company bought parts of the bankrupt Swedish airline Nextjet.[6] The parts of Nextjet became the Swedish Air Leap,[7] but lacked an Air operator's certificate (AOC) to operate the Swedish routes, which is why all flights in the beginning were operated by Denmark's Danish Air Transport (DAT), the Estonian NyxAir and the Dutch AIS Airlines, among others.

On 11 June 2018 flights were resumed in Sweden. On 19 October 2018, the Swedish Transport Agency awarded Air Leap[8] Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and registered the company as the official operator of three Saab 340Bs. The first flight under new AOC took place on 21 October 2018 from Stockholm-Arlanda to Mariehamn.[9]

On 24 January 2022, the company suspended operations and filed for reorganization, citing financial issues as a result of a lack of government aid from the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

Destinations

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Air Leap ATR 72-500
File:Air Leap, SE-ISG, Saab 340B (49734074708).jpg
Air Leap Saab 340B

This is a list of destinations operated by Air Leap:[10]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Åland Mariehamn Mariehamn Airport
Finland Turku Turku Airport
Norway Oslo Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
Ørland Ørland Airport
Røros Røros Airport
Sweden Ängelholm Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport Terminated
Gothenburg Göteborg Landvetter Airport Terminated
Halmstad Halmstad Airport
Jönköping Jönköping Airport Terminated
Karlstad Karlstad Airport Terminated
Malmö Malmö Airport Terminated
Örnsköldsvik Örnsköldsvik Airport [11]
Ronneby Ronneby Airport Terminated [12]
Stockholm Stockholm Arlanda Airport Base
Stockholm Stockholm Bromma Airport Base
Terminated
Sundsvall Sundsvall–Timrå Airport Terminated
Visby Visby Airport Base [13]

Fleet

As of January 2022, prior to the suspension of all operations, the Air Leap fleet consists of the following aircraft:[14]

Air Leap (Sweden) fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
ATR72-500 1 — 72
Saab 340B 4 — 33-34
Total 5 —

References

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