FLN FRISIA-Luftverkehr GmbH Norddeich, doing business as Inselflieger (German: Islandflyer), is a small airline from Germany based in Norden, Lower Saxony,[1] which was founded on 14 June 1969.[2]
Destinations
As of November 2020, FLN operated scheduled flights between Norddeich and Juist, Harle and Wangerooge as well as on-demand charter flights to other East Frisian Islands.[3]
In 2025, FLN announced it would terminate scheduled flights between Juist and Norddeich due to decreasing passenger numbers, which prefer to use the newly established express ferries.[4] The airline subsequently also announced it would remove four aircraft from its fleet.[5]
Fleet
As of June 2019, the FLN Frisia Luftverkehr fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[6]
| Aircraft | In service | Passengers |
|---|---|---|
| Britten-Norman Islander | 9 | 9 |
| Total | 9 |
Accidents and incidents
- FLN had to write off two of its Britten-Norman Islander aircraft after crash landings (on 12 January 1979 at Juist and on 18 May 1983 at Schleswig), neither resulting in any fatalities.[7]
References
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 83.
- ^ "FLN: press release on the airline's 40th birthday" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-27. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
- ^ inselflieger.de - Timetables (German) retrieved 17 November 2020
- ^ juistnews.de - FLN ends route to Juist (German) 28 January 2025
- ^ aerotelegraph.com - "FLN also shrinks its fleet" (German) 1 February 2025
- ^ "FLN Frisia Luftverkehr fleet". Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ Entry on FLN Frisia Luftverkehr at the Aviation Safety Network
External links
Media related to FLN Airline at Wikimedia Commons
