Hamburg International

Hamburg International Luftverkehrsgesellschaft mbH & Co. Betriebs KG was an independent passenger airline based in Hamburg-Nord, Hamburg, Germany,[2] operating scheduled charter services for European tour operators, as well as ad hoc charters and subservices. Its main base was Hamburg Airport, with further bases at Friedrichshafen Airport, Munich Airport and Saarbrücken Airport.[1]

For the airport, see Hamburg Airport.
Hamburg International
IATA ICAO Callsign
4R HHI HAMBURG JET
FoundedJuly 1998
Commenced operations28 April 1999
Ceased operations20 October 2010
Operating bases
Fleet size9
HeadquartersHamburg-Nord, Hamburg, Germany
Employees215 (2007)[1]
Websitehamburg-international.de

History

The airline was established in July 1998 and started operations on 28 April 1999. It was wholly owned by its management and local venture capitalists and had 215 employees (at March 2007).[1]

After several charter contracts were revoked, Hamburg International went bankrupt on 19 October 2010. All aircraft were returned to their lessors, and all flights were cancelled with immediate effect.[3][4]

Fleet
A Hamburg International Airbus A319-100 departing Düsseldorf Airport in 2009

Over the years, Hamburg International operated the following aircraft types:[5]

Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Airbus A319-100 10 2008 2010
Boeing 737-300 1 2006 2009
Boeing 737-700 6 2001 2010

See also

References
  1. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 89.
  2. "Contact." Hamburg International. Retrieved on July 7, 2010. Archived October 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Hamburg International am Boden" (in German). airliners.de. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  4. Official declaration of insolvency (in German)
  5. "Hamburg International Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved April 7, 2023.

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