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#REDIRECT [[Small Planet Airlines]] |
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{{about|the former German airline|the Lithuanian sister company|Small Planet Airlines|the Cambodian sister company|Small Planet Airlines (Cambodia)|the Polish sister company|Small Planet Airlines (Poland)}} |
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{{Infobox airline |
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| airline = Small Planet Airlines (Germany) |
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| IATA = 5P |
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| ICAO = LLX |
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| callsign = GERMANJET |
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| founded = 2015 |
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| commenced = May 2016<ref name="first flight"/> |
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| ceased = 31 October 2018<ref>{{cite news | author = Nick Wenzel | title = Small Planet Airlines Germany suspends operations | newspaper = International Flight Network | date = November 2, 2018 | url = https://ifn.news/posts/small-planet-airlines-germany-suspends-operations/ | accessdate = November 5, 2018}}</ref> |
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* {{nowrap|[[Cologne Bonn Airport]]}} |
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* [[Düsseldorf Airport]] |
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* [[Hannover Airport]] |
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* [[Hamburg Airport]] |
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* [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol]]</div> |
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| fleet_size = 7 |
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| parent = [[Small Planet Airlines]] |
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| headquarters = [[Berlin]], [[Germany]] |
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| key_people = <div> |
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* Andreas Wobig, [[CEO]] |
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* Oliver Pawel</div> |
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| website = {{URL|smallplanet.aero}} |
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'''Small Planet Airlines [[GmbH]]''' was<ref name="aerotelegraph"/> a [[Germany|German]] [[charter airline]] headquartered in [[Berlin]] and a subsidiary of now-defunct [[Small Planet Airlines]] from [[Lithuania]].<ref name="first flight"/> |
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==History== |
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The airline was founded in 2015 and operated its first charter services out of [[Düsseldorf Airport]] using its parent's licence by October 2015.<ref name="first flight"/> Along with its owner, [[Small Planet Airlines]] from [[Lithuania]], which owns 80% of the German airline, and sister airline [[Small Planet Airlines (Poland)]], it belonged to the ''Small Planet Group''. The headquarters in [[Berlin]] is expected to have up to 15 employees while each aircraft will be operated by 5 crews of 6; together that gives an expected overall employee count of around 75.<ref name=www.berliner-zeitung.de>{{cite web|title=SMALL PLANET AIRLINE Berlin bekommt eine neue Fluggesellschaft|url=https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/berlin/small-planet-airline-berlin-bekommt-eine-neue-fluggesellschaft-23361106|website=www.berliner-zeitung.de|accessdate=2 March 2016}}</ref> |
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The airline received its own German operations license on 13 May 2016 and operated its first flight ([[Bremen]] to [[Heraklion]]) on the same day.<ref name="first flight">[http://www.airliners.de/small-planet-airlines-flugbetriebslizenz/38583 airliners.de - "Small Planet Airlines takes off with German license"] 13 May 2016</ref> In January 2018, Small Planet Airlines Germany welcomed its one-millionth passenger.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smallplanet.aero/en/about-small-planet-airlines/news/news/small-planet-airlines-germany-celebrates-its-one-millionth-passenger-/32858|title=Small Planet Airlines Germany celebrates its one-millionth passenger|website=www.smallplanet.aero}}</ref> |
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On 18 September 2018 Small Planet Airlines Germany filed for [[bankruptcy]] while planning to continue its operations during a restructuring.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smallplanet.aero/de/ber-small-planet-airlines/nachrichten/naujienos/small-planet-airlines-gmbh-stellt-insolvenzantrag-zur-restrukturierung-weiterfhrung-des-flugbetriebes-in-deutschland-sterreich-der-schweiz-und-den-niederlanden/72996|title=Small Planet Airlines GmbH stellt Insolvenzantrag zur Restrukturierung – Weiterführung des Flugbetriebes in Deutschland, Österreich, der Schweiz und den Niederlanden|website=www.smallplanet.aero}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airliners.de/deutsche-small-planet-airlines-insolvezantrag/46862|title=Deutsche Small Planet rutscht in die Insolvenz|website=www.airliners.de}}</ref> Shortly after, [[TUI Group|TUI]] announced plans to replace their charter operations at [[Paderborn Lippstadt Airport]] with services operated by [[TUI fly Deutschland]] with more takeovers to be likely.<ref>[https://www.touristik-aktuell.de/nachrichten/verkehr/news/datum/2018/10/11/paderborn-tui-fly-ersetzt-small-planet-airlines/ touristik-aktuell.de - Paderborn: TUI Fly ersetzt Small Planet Airlines] (German) 11 October 2018</ref> Shortly after, Small Planet lost the operations for TUI from [[Leipzig Halle Airport]] as well, this time to [[Germania (airline)|Germania]].<ref>[http://www.airliners.de/tui-small-planet/47290 airliners.de - "TUI plans without Small Planet for the winter"] (German) 18 October 2018</ref> |
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On 31 October 2018, Small Planet Airlines Germany ceased all operations and returned most of the aircraft to their lessors while its parent company still negotiated the sale of its remaining assets.<ref name="aerotelegraph">[https://www.aerotelegraph.com/btrieb-eingestellt-small-planet-gibt-flugzeuge-an-leasingfirmen-zurueck aerotelegraph.com - Small Planet gibt Flugzeuge an Leasingfirmen zurück] 2 November 2018</ref> In November 2018, these were planned to be bought up by ''SF Aviation Holding'' which also owns ''VLM Airlines Brussels'',<ref>https://www.aerotelegraph.com/small-planet-deutschland-geht-an-vlm</ref> however shortly after this deal fell through.<ref>[https://www.aerotelegraph.com/small-planet-uebernahme-ist-gescheitert aerotelegraph.com - "Übernahme von Small Planet ist gescheitert"] (German) 27 November 2018</ref> On 28 November 2018 it was announced that Small Planet Airlines Germany had declared [[bankruptcy]].<ref>[http://www.austrianaviation.net/detail/sachwalter-bestaetigt-small-planet-deutschland-aus/ austrianaviation.net - "Sachwalter bestätigt Small-Planet-Deutschland-Aus"] (German) 28 November 2018</ref> |
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==Destinations== |
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Since May 2016, the company operated charter flights to various Southern European leisure destinations from its bases on behalf of travel groups like [[Thomas Cook]] and [[TUI Group|TUI]].<ref name="first flight"/> |
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==Fleet== |
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[[File:D-ABDB_Small_Planet_Airlines_Germany_Airbus_A320-214_landing_at_Schiphol_(EHAM-AMS)_runway_18R_pic2.JPG|thumb|Small Planet Airlines (Germany) [[Airbus A320 family|Airbus A320-200]]]] |
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As of May 2018, Small Planet Airlines GmbH operated the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/65096-small-planet-airlines-germany-adds-dry-leased-a321s|title=Small Planet Airlines Germany adds dry-leased A321s}}</ref> |
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{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center" |
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! Aircraft |
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! In Service |
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! On order |
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! Passengers |
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! Notes |
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|[[Airbus A320 family|Airbus A320-200]] |
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|5 |
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|0 |
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|180 |
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|[[Airbus A320 family|Airbus A321-200]] |
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|2 |
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|0 |
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|220 |
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!Total |
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!7 |
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!0 |
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</center> |
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{{clear}} |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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{{Commonscat inline|Small Planet Airlines Germany}} |
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*[http://www.smallplanet.aero/de/ Official website] |
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{{Portalbar|Germany|Aviation}} |
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{{Airlines of Germany}} |
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[[Category:Defunct airlines of Germany]] |
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[[Category:Airlines established in 2015]] |
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[[Category:Airlines disestablished in 2018]] |
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[[Category:2015 establishments in Germany]] |
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[[Category:German companies disestablished in 2018]] |
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[[Category:German companies established in 2015]] |
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[[Category:Defunct charter airlines]] |
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