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| Founded | 2019 | ||||||
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| AOC # | RO-067[2] | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Parent company | Memento Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Otopeni, Ilfov County, Romania | ||||||
| Key people | Anastasios Raftopoulos (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Animawings (stylised as AnimaWings) is a Romanian airline headquartered in Otopeni, Romania. It is based at Henri Coandă International Airport in Bucharest and operates regular and charter commercial flights. From summer of 2024, the airline will serve business and leisure destinations from 10 cities across Romania.[3]
History
In March 2020, it was announced Aegean Airlines had taken a 25% stake in the airline.[4] The major part of the airline (75%) is owned by the Memento Group, a tour operator. In July 2020, the airline secured its Air Operating Certificate (OAC) and launched operations operating charter flights.[5] In January 2021, the airline began selling tickets on its own website from 11 airports in Romania to destinations in Africa, Europe and Middle East.[6]
In October 2021, Aegean Airlines increases its stake to 51%.[7]
In February 2024, after 8 months of negotiations, the Romanian Competition Council approved Memento Group's purchase of the shares back from Aegean, now owning 100% of the airline.[8]
Destinations
Following Memento Group's acquisition of Animawings, the airline is set to announce its new route network on 24 March.[when?] Currently, it operates scheduled flights to the following destinations:[9][10][11]
Fleet
As of May 2024[update], Animawings operates the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | Ref. | ||
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| C | Y | Total | |||||
| Airbus A320-200 | 1 | — | — | 174 | 174 | To be returned to Aegean Airlines. | [16][17] |
| 1 | — | 180 | 180 | Leased from Dan Air. | [16] | ||
| Airbus A220-300 | — | 12 | 8 | 130 | 138 | The first 2 aircraft will arrive in the summer of 2024. | [18][19] |
| Airbus A320neo | — | TBA | [18] | ||||
| Total | 2 | 12 | |||||
References
- ^ a b c "Animawings-Airline Code Full Details". avcodes.co.uk.
- ^ "OPERATORI AERIENI ROMÂNI CERTIFICAŢI/AUTORIZAŢI ROMANIAN CERTIFIED/AUTHORIZED AIR OPERATORS 27.05.2022" (PDF). AUTORITATEA AERONAUTICĂ CIVILĂ ROMÂNĂ (in Romanian). 27 May 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "The Pandel brothers acquire AnimaWings, Aegean Airline's subsidiary in Romania". boardingpass.ro (in Romanian). 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Greece's Aegean Airlines takes stake in Animawings". ch-aviation. 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Romania's Animawings secures AOC, launches operations". ch-aviation. 24 July 2020.
- ^ "Romania's Animawings launches individual ticket sales". ch-aviation. 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Aegean Airlines Takes Majority Stake In Romania's Animawings". Aviationweek.com. 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
- ^ "AEGEAN transfers its share in Animawings to Memento Group". AEGEAN Group. 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Animawings' Destinations| Animawings - Official page". Animawings Airline. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ "Flight schedule". animawings.com.
- ^ "Romania's Animawings launches individual ticket sales". ch-aviation.com. 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Animawings: Flights from Bucharest to Mombasa, Kenya". boardingpass.ro. 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Animawings: charters from Bucharest to Agadir, Morocco". boardingpass.ro. 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Charter flights from Bucharest to Marrakech from March 2021". boardingpass.ro. 12 February 2021.
- ^ https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240823-a2nw24dwc
- ^ a b "Animawings Fleet Details and History".
- ^ Homma, Anton (2024-02-16). "Animawings has new owner and plans A220s/A320neos". www.scramble.nl. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ a b "The Pandel brothers acquire AnimaWings, Aegean Airline's subsidiary in Romania". boardingpass.ro (in Romanian). 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Animawings: Bucharest - Cluj, Iași, Oradea, Paris, Larnaca from September 2024". boardingpass.ro. 15 May 2024.
