GullivAir (Bulgarian: Гъливер) is a Bulgarian airline headquartered in Sofia.[1][2]
History
GullivAir received its operational license from Bulgarian authorities in September 2020 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.[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.[3] The inauguration flight took place on 15 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.[4] Plans for regular routes did not materialize and the airline shifted its business to the ACMI market, GullivAir operating flights for airlines such as flyadeal, Corsair International, Air Greenland, Surinam Airways, TUI fly Deutschland and other.
Destinations
GullivAir operates flights to the following scheduled and charter destinations:
| Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | Sofia | Sofia Airport | Hub | [2][1] |
| Dominican Republic | Punta Cana | Punta Cana International Airport | Seasonal Charter | [5] |
| Maldives | Malé | Velana International Airport | Seasonal Charter | [6] |
| Romania | Bucharest | Henri Coandă International Airport | Hub | [2][1] |
| Sri Lanka | Hambantota | Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport | Seasonal Charter | [7] |
| Thailand | Phuket | Phuket International Airport | Seasonal Charter | [8] |
Fleet
Current fleet
As of August 2024, GullivAir operates the following aircraft:[9]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A330-200 | 2 | — | — | 326 | 326 | |
| Total | 2 | — | ||||
Historical fleet
GullivAir also used to operate the following aircraft, which have meanwhile been phased out:[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c d e f ch-aviation.com - GullivAir retrieved 6 January 2021
- ^ a b c d e f "GullivAir, Bulgaria's New Long Haul Airline". One Mile at a Time. 15 December 2020.
- ^ "GullivAir стартира всекидневни полети София - Бургас - София". 12 August 2021. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Българска авиокомпания обмисля да лети между София и Русе". 26 May 2021.
- ^ Bobon, Gabriel (2 December 2020). "Exclusiv: Karpaten Turism va opera chartere pe ruta București - Punta Cana din ianuarie 2021".
- ^ Bobon, Gabriel (23 November 2020). "Karpaten introduce al treilea charter din București spre Maldive în ianuarie".
- ^ "Premieră: Zboruri charter din București spre Sri Lanka în sezonul de iarnă 2021/22". 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Директни полети от София до остров Пукет тръгват през есента".
- ^ "GullivAir LZ-ONE (Airbus A330 - MSN 811) (Ex AP-BMI PH-AOH ) | Airfleets aviation". www.airfleets.net.
