Windrose Airlines

Windrose Airlines
Wind Rose Aviation
Авіакомпанія Роза Вітрів
IATA ICAO Callsign
7W[1] WRC WIND ROSE
Founded 28 October 2003
Operating bases Boryspil International Airport
Fleet size 12
Company slogan Wind of your freedom
Headquarters Kiev, Ukraine
Key people Vladimir Kamenchuk
Website windrose.aero

Windrose Airlines, legally Wind Rose Aviation Company, is a Ukrainian charter airline based at Boryspil International Airport. Founded on 28 October 2003, the airline's headquarters is in Kiev; it operates charter flights to destinations in Western Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

History

The airline was established in 2003 to provide charter flights to destinations in Europe and the Middle East. It is most probably part of the Privat Group of billionaire Igor Kolomoysky which also owns PrivatBank, Ukraine International Airlines, Dniproavia as well as formerly owned now-defunct airlines Cimber Sterling, Donbassaero and AeroSvit.[2]

In 2006, regular flights to Moscow and Kaliningrad in Russia were initiated. In 2008 the company expanded its route network, then sharply reduced it.[3] Since 2008, Windrose Airlines has focused on charter flights. From 2010 to the present day, the airline has been licensed to operate regular flights, should the need arise. The airline was the first to carry out flights basing its aircraft at various airports in Ukraine.

Destinations

Windrose Airlines operates charter flights to and from the following destinations:[4]

Austria
Bulgaria
Egypt
Finland
Israel
Italy
Montenegro
Romania
Spain
Slovenia
Turkey
Ukraine

Fleet

Windrose Airlines Airbus A320-200

The Windrose Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of October 2017):[5]

Windrose Airlines Fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 1 — 180
Airbus A321-200 4 1 218
Embraer 145 7 — 50
Total 12 —

References

  1. ↑ "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ukraine Billionaire To Expand Aviation Empire". 11 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Wind Rose Aviation".
  4. ↑ "Destinations - WINDROSE". Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Wind Rose Airlines Fleet". Retrieved 27 June 2017.

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