Danish Air Transport
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Founded | 1989 | ||||||
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AOC # | DK.AOC.043 | ||||||
Hubs | Billund | ||||||
Subsidiaries | DOT LT | ||||||
Fleet size | 14 | ||||||
Destinations | 8 (scheduled) | ||||||
Company slogan | The flexible choice. | ||||||
Headquarters | Vamdrup, Denmark | ||||||
Key people | Jesper Rungholm, President | ||||||
Website | dat.dk |
Danish Air Transport A/S, often abbreviated DAT, is a Danish airline headquartered in Vamdrup, Kolding Municipality,[1] operating scheduled and chartered passenger and cargo flights.
DAT also owns Danu Oro Transportas which has a fleet of ATR aircraft and operates under its own AOC.
History
Danish Air Transport was founded and started operations in 1989, initially as a cargo airline. Soon special operations like the transport of live horses or supplies for the Paris Dakar Rally in Africa were offered, too. Passenger charter flights were added in 1994, with the subsequent launch scheduled services on 18 November 1996.
Destinations
As of January 2017, Danish Air Transport operates scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:[2]
City | Country | IATA | ICAO | Airport |
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Aalborg | Denmark | AAL | EKYT | Aalborg Airport |
Billund | Denmark | BLL | EKBI | Billund Airport |
Bornholm | Denmark | RNN | EKRN | Bornholm Airport |
Copenhagen | Denmark | CPH | EKCH | Copenhagen Airport |
Esbjerg | Denmark | EBJ | EKEB | Esbjerg Airport |
Karup | Denmark | KRP | EKKA | Midtjyllands Airport |
Oslo | Norway | OSL | ENGM | Oslo Airport, Gardermoen |
Stavanger | Norway | SVG | ENZV | Stavanger Airport, Sola |
Stord | Norway | SRP | ENSO | Stord Airport, Sørstokken |
Several more destinations are served as passenger or cargo charters as well as on behalf of other airlines. Funchal, Madeira as well.
Fleet
As of August 2017, the Danish Air Transport fleet consists of the following aircraft:[3]
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |
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Airbus A320-200 | 3 | — | 180 | 180 | |
Airbus A321-200 | 1 | — | 212 | 212 | Operated for Czech Airlines |
ATR 42-300 | 2 | — | 46 | 46 | |
ATR 42-500 | 1 | — | 48 | 48 | |
ATR 72-200 | 4 | — | 66 68 70 |
66 68 70 |
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ATR 72-500 | 1 | — | 72 | 72 | Operated for Air Nostrum |
ATR 72-600 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 72 | |
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 1 | 2 | 165 | 165 | 3-ex Meridiana MD82. |
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 1 | — | 165 | 165 | OY-RUE, Coca-Cola Paint |
Total | 15 | 3 |
- ATR-42 on airport apron at night
- ATR-72 in snow fall
- DAT Airbus A320-200
References
- ↑ "Contact DAT." Danish Air Transport. Retrieved on April 23, 2014. "Danish Air Transport A/S Lufthavnsvej 7A DK-6580 Vamdrup"
- ↑ dat.dk - Our destinations retrieved 6 January 2017
- ↑ https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Danish-Air-Transport