Air Leap

Air Leap is the trading name of the Norwegian Virtual airline Air Leap AS and the Swedish airline Air Large European Aviation Project AB.

Air Leap (Sweden)
IATA ICAO Callsign
FL LPA LEAP
Founded2018[1]
Commenced operations2018
Hubs
Focus citiesVisby
Fleet size8
Destinations12
HeadquartersStockholm
Key peopleJon Melkersson (CEO)[2]
Websitewww.airleap.se
Air Leap (Norway)
(Virtual airline)
Founded2018 (as Next Move)
Operating basesØrland
Focus citiesOslo Gardermoen
HeadquartersOslo[3]
Key peopleHeine Richardsen (CEO)
Websitewww.airleap.no

History

Air Leap was founded by the same owners as the airline FlyViking. After FlyViking ceased operations in January 2018, the virtual airline Next Move was founded in March 2018 to continue operating the Ørland - Oslo Gardermoen route. Next Move was renamed Air Leap[4] after the company bought parts of the bankrupt Swedish airline Nextjet.[5] The parts of Nextjet became the Swedish Air Leap,[6] but lacked an Air operator's certificate (AOC) to operate the Swedish routes, which is why all flights in the beginning was operated by Denmark's Danish Air Transport (DAT), the Estonian NyxAir and the Dutch AIS Airlines, among others. On 11 June 2018 flights were resumed in Sweden. On 19 October 2018, the Swedish Transport Agency awarded Air Leap[7] Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and registered the company as the official operator of three Saab 340Bs. The first flight under new AOC took place on 21 October 2018 from Stockholm-Arlanda to Mariehamn.[8]

Air Leap (Sweden)

Destinations

This is a list of destinations operated by Air Leap (Sweden):[9]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
ÅlandMariehamnMariehamn Airport
FinlandTurkuTurku Airport
NorwayOsloOslo Airport, GardermoenSeasonal
SwedenÄngelholmÄngelholm–Helsingborg Airport
GothenburgGöteborg Landvetter Airport
HalmstadHalmstad Airport
JönköpingJönköping AirportTerminated
KarlstadKarlstad AirportTerminated
MalmöMalmö Airport
ÖrnsköldsvikÖrnsköldsvik AirportTerminated[10]
RonnebyRonneby Airport[11]
StockholmStockholm Arlanda AirportBase
StockholmStockholm Bromma AirportBase[12]
VisbyVisby AirportBase[13]

Fleet

As of August 2020, the Air Leap (Sweden) fleet consists of the following aircraft:[14]

Air Leap (Sweden) fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
ATR72-500 1 1 72
Saab 340B 4 — 33-34
Saab 2000 2 — 50 Operated by NyxAir [15]
1 — 50 Operated by Sveaflyg Scandinavia/Lipican Aer
Total 8 1

Air Leap (Norway)

Destinations
Country City Airport Notes Refs
NorwayOsloOslo Airport, Gardermoen
ØrlandØrland AirportBase
RørosRøros Airport

References
  1. Andersson, Jane (June 21, 2018). "Air Leap har inget tillstånd" – via www.svt.se.
  2. "Jon Melkersson blir ny VD för flygbolaget Air Leap AB" (in Swedish). mynewsdesk.com. 2019-11-28. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  3. "Air Leap". www.facebook.com.
  4. "Air Leap (Norway)". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  5. "Air LEAP" (in Norwegian). snl.no. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  6. "Air Leap (Sweden)". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  7. "Air Leap utökar kapaciteten på flera linjer" (in Swedish). mynewsdesk.com. 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  8. "Nyt svensk flyselskab har fået driftstilladelse" (in Danish). check-in.dk. 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  9. "Booking". ecom-airleap.worldticket.net. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  10. "Air Leap börjar trafikera sträckan Örnsköldsvik-Arlanda efter SAS" (in Swedish). mynewsdesk.com. 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  11. "Air Leap AB". Mynewsdesk.
  12. "Flygbolag öppnar nya linjer från Bromma och Arlanda". mitti.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  13. "Air Leap startar ny linje" (in Swedish). flygtorget.se. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
  14. "Air Leap Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  15. "NyxAir signs agreement with Swedish airline Air Leap". nyxair. 15 June 2020.
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