GullivAir

GullivAir (Bulgarian: Гъливер) is a Bulgarian airline headquartered in Sofia.[1][2][3]

GullivAir
IATA ICAO Callsign
G2[1] GBG[1] VAGABOND
Founded2016
Commenced operationsDecember 2020
Operating bases
Fleet size3
Destinations7
HeadquartersSofia, Bulgaria[1]
Key peopleYanko Ivanov, CEO
Websitegullivair.com

History

GullivAir received its operational license from Bulgarian authorities in September 2020[3] and started operations with a single Airbus A330-200 inherited from Shaheen Air with ad hoc charter services in autumn 2020.[2] They have started regular scheduled charters from Bulgaria and Romania to long-haul destinations in the Dominican Republic and the Maldives from December 2020 and also applied to start flights to New York.[3][2] The airline also announced plans to phase in additional Airbus A330s and ATR 72 aircraft.[2]

GullivAir's first scheduled destination out of Sofia became Burgas.[4] The inauguration flight took place on 15th of August 2021. The airline will inaugurate international flights to Skopje and Albania from the end of March 2022. The airline also plans adding domestic flights to Ruse.[5]

Destinations
Country City Airport Notes Refs
BulgariaSofiaSofia AirportHub[2][1]
Dominican RepublicPunta CanaPunta Cana International AirportSeasonal Charter[6]
MaldivesMaléVelana International AirportSeasonal Charter[7]
RomaniaBucharestHenri Coandă International AirportHub[2][1]
Sri LankaHambantotaMattala Rajapaksa International AirportSeasonal Charter[8]
ThailandPhuketPhuket International AirportSeasonal Charter[9]

Fleet
Gullivair Airbus A330-200

As of July 2022, GullivAir operates the following aircraft:[3][10]

GullivAir Fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Airbus A330-200 1 — — 326 326[2] [11]
2[12] — 18 251 269 [12]
Total 3 —

References
  1. ch-aviation.com - GullivAir retrieved 6 January 2021
  2. "GullivAir, Bulgaria's New Long Haul Airline". One Mile at a Time. 15 December 2020.
  3. simpleflying.com - GullivAir – The Bulgarian Startup Hoping To Fly A330s To New York 16 December 2020
  4. "GullivAir стартира всекидневни полети София - Бургас - София". 12 August 2021.
  5. "Българска авиокомпания обмисля да лети между София и Русе". 26 May 2021.
  6. Bobon, Gabriel (2 December 2020). "Exclusiv: Karpaten Turism va opera chartere pe ruta București - Punta Cana din ianuarie 2021".
  7. Bobon, Gabriel (23 November 2020). "Karpaten introduce al treilea charter din București spre Maldive în ianuarie".
  8. "Premieră: Zboruri charter din București spre Sri Lanka în sezonul de iarnă 2021/22". 2 November 2021.
  9. "Директни полети от София до остров Пукет тръгват през есента".
  10. "GullivAir LZ-ONE (Airbus A330 - MSN 811) (Ex AP-BMI PH-AOH ) | Airfleets aviation". www.airfleets.net.
  11. "GullivAir Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net.
  12. "GullivAir will receive two additional Airbus A330 and three ATRs". boardingpass.ro. 13 February 2021.


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