Sterling Airlines
- Copenhagen Kastrup
- Stockholm- Arlanda
- Oslo - Gardermoen
Sterling Airlines was a Danish low cost airline based in Copenhagen.
History
In 1962, Sterling was founded as a charter airline Ejlif Krogager, founder of the tourism company tjaereborg, under the name of Sterling Airways and served initially mainly Mediterranean destinations with Douglas DC- sixth
Sterling was in the course of time one of the largest charter airline in Europe and continued its fleet of Boeing 727, Douglas DC -8, and Sud Aviation Caravelle in Europe, North Africa, North America and Sri Lanka. She also received the first charter airline overflight rights over the Soviet Union to destinations on the Black Sea.
In 1987, Sterling was able to celebrate its 25th anniversary, two years later, the company took part in the Portuguese Air Columbus.
1993 Sterling reported for the first time filed for bankruptcy and put in sequence all passenger flights a. In 1994, the operations were resumed as now all-cargo airline for TNT under the name Sterling European Airlines with three Boeing 727. After a management buy -out in 1995, the company came in 1996 in the possession of a Norwegian shipping company, after which she offered again as a charter passenger flights. 2000 first scheduled flights were taken to Spain.
In 2001 it was decided to restructure the existing charter company for low cost airline.
In 2005, the Icelandic FL Group, which also includes Icelandair and 16.8 % of easyJet belong Sterling. Later that year, it merged with Maersk Air to Sterling Airlines.
On October 29, 2008, the Company again reported insolvency. The reasons for this the company 's financial difficulties due to rising fuel prices, market stagnation and financial crisis from 2007 to particularly with regard to Iceland. The flight was closed down as a result. The business activities, naming rights and a part of the fleet were later acquired by the Danish airline Cimber Air from the bankruptcy estate, which occurred subsequently to its own bankruptcy in 2012 under the name Cimber Sterling. After the flight operations setting Cimber Sterling, a successor company was founded, but omitted the name and only called Cimber Sterling.
Destinations
Sterling Airlines flew from her three main bases in Copenhagen - Kastrup, Stockholm- Arlanda and Oslo Gardermoen about 40 destinations throughout Europe. The airports in Billund and Helsinki were important destinations in this region. Were served, for example, Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Budapest, Edinburgh, London, Milan, Paris and Tenerife.
Fleet
Before the air operation, the fleet consisted of Sterling Airlines with 26 aircraft from April 2008:
- 01 Boeing 737-300
- 04 Boeing 737-500
- 14 Boeing 737-700
- 07 Boeing 737-800