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OLT Express

This article is about the Polish airline. For the German sister carrier of that name, see OLT Express Germany.
OLT Express
IATA ICAO Callsign
— YAP/JEA WHITEKEKO/JETAIR
Founded2009 (as Yes Airways)
Ceased operations31 July 2012
AOC #PL-004/11[1]
Hubs
Fleet size13
Parent companyAmber Gold (company)
HeadquartersGdańsk/Warsaw, Poland
Key peopleJarosław Frankowski (CEO)
Websitewww.oltexpress.com

OLT Express Poland (ICOA: YAP) was a Polish charter airline, formally known as Yes Airways. On 31 July 2012 it suspended all charter services, less than a week after the scheduled sister airline OLT Express Regional cancelled all its services. Stranded customers were returned home on LOT services.[2] All leased aircraft were repossessed by lessors, and even some wet lease pilots were released back to their employer airlines.[3] Its sister airline, OLT Express Regional (ICOA: JEA), filed for bankruptcy on 27 July 2012 after its licence was suspended by the Polish Aviation Authority.[4][5]

Yes Airways was founded in 2009 and was based in Warsaw. It began operations in late April 2011.[6] It flew from regional airports in Poland on behalf of tour operators and was the first Polish airline to have Airbus aircraft in its fleet. In early 2012, YES Airlines was rebranded as OLT Express Poland by its new owners, Amber Gold, who also controlled OLT Express Germany and OLT Express Regional.[7] The airline's main hub was located at Warsaw Chopin Airport.[8]

On 31 July 2012 OLT Express Poland followed its sister airline OLT Express Regional in suspending all services. All leased aircraft were returned to their owners. The third sister company, OLT Express Germany, announced they are seeking an external investor to support operations, and fund the earlier announced takeover of Contact Air.[9]

OLT Express Airbus A320 at Warsaw Chopin Airport
An OLT Express ATR 42
OLT Express bus line from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to the city center
  1. ^ "Wykaz posiadaczy Certyfikatu Przewoźnika Lotniczego (AOC)" (in Polish). Civil Aviation Office. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Holidaymakers stranded as OLT Express suspends charters - Thenews.pl :: News from Poland". Thenews.pl. 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  3. ^ "Updated: Air Malta suffers lease setback". timesofmalta.com. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  4. ^ "Unknown".[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "OLT Express bez koncesji. Spółka złoży wniosek o upadłość? - WPROST". Wprost24.pl. 2012-07-27. Retrieved 2014-02-08.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Start Yes Airways" (in Polish). Business Traveller Poland. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  7. ^ Anna Żuchlińska (29 December 2011). "Yes Airways to już OLT Express Poland" (in Polish). Pasazer.com. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  8. ^ "Lotnisko w Gdańsku atrakcyjne jako baza. Teraz dla OLT Express" (in Polish). Rynek Infrastruktury. 22 February 2012. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  9. ^ "OLT Express to take over Contact Air operations | CAPA". Centre for Aviation. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
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