Air Via

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Air Via
IATA VL	ICAO VIM	Callsign -
Founded		1990
Hubs		Sofia International Airport Varna International Airport
Fleet size		4
Destinations
Headquarters		Sofia, Bulgaria
Key people
Website: http://www.air-via.com/

Air VIA (Bulgarian Airways) is an airline based in Sofia, Bulgaria. It operates mainly holiday charter services for tour operators. Its main bases are Sofia International Airport and Varna International Airport.^[1]

Contents 1 History 2 Fleet 3 External links 4 References

[edit] History

The airline was founded and started operations in 1990 as Varna International Airways using a Tupolev Tu-154M aircraft. It was established by a group of private Bulgarian investors and operates charter flights for BG Tours (Germany), Jetair (Belgium), Neckermann Deutschland, Prodintour (France) and TUI Deutschland. It has 142 employees.^[1]

In December 2003 it was reported that Air Via was considering an order for up to 10 Tupolev Tu-214 aircraft. In February 2005 Air VIA was considering replacing its Tupolev Tu-154M fleet by either Boeing 737-400s or McDonnell Douglas MD-80s. Finally, Air Via decided to replace the Tupolevs with Airbus A320-200 aircraft.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Fleet

As of June 2007 the Air Via fleet includes:^[1]

• 4 Airbus A320-200

[edit] External links

• Air Via

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Flight International 27 March 2007

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