HiSky

HiSky
IATA ICAO Callsign
H7 HYM SKY MOLDOVA
Founded27 September 2019; 4 years ago (2019-09-27)
AOC #MD 025
Operating basesChișinău
Fleet size1
Destinations4[1]
HeadquartersChișinău, Moldova
Key peopleIulian Scorpan (CEO)
Websitewww.hisky.aero
HiSky Europe
IATA ICAO Callsign
H4[2] HYS[3] SKY EUROPE[3]
AOC #RO-074
Operating bases
Fleet size7
Destinations21[4]
HeadquartersBucharest, Romania
Websitewww.hisky.aero

HiSky is a Moldovan low-cost airline headquartered in Chișinău, Moldova with its main base in Chișinău International Airport.

HiSky Europe is a Romanian low-cost airline headquartered in Bucharest, Romania with its main base in Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport and secondary bases are in Cluj International Airport and Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport.[2]

History

The company's CEO, Iulian Scorpan, is a former pilot of Air Moldova.[5]

In February 2020, the Moldovan aviation authorities stated that HiSky currently was not granted an air operator's certificate due to irregularities found during the certification process, and that an investigation has been launched.[6] One of the issues noted is that Cobrex Trans, the airline which was supposed to operate Airbus A320s on behalf of HiSky, does not have this aircraft type in its fleet yet.[6][7] According to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Republic of Moldova, as of 12 May 2020 HiSky was still not licensed for commercial operation.[8] At the same time, the company was offering tickets for flights originating from Chisinau over its own website. The airline had then stated its plans to launch flights in July with two Airbus A320 family aircraft from Air Lease Corporation.[9]

HiSky was forced to delay their route launches several times in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.[10][11] As of 18 September 2020, the airline removed their planned schedule entirely. However, on the 11th of December 2020, the airline obtained the operational certificate in Romania[3] and on 19 February 2021 the airline has obtained the operational certificate in Moldova.[12]

On 22 February 2021, the airline has announced it would start flying to Dublin and Lisbon from its first hub in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.[2] From 28 April 2021, HiSky Airlines launched new flights from Chisinau to Paris, from Paris and Frankfurt to Baia Mare, from April 29 from Dublin to Iasi, from May 1 from Frankfurt to Satu Mare and from Chisinau to Frankfurt.[13]

Destinations

As of April 2024, HiSky operates to the following destinations

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Belgium Brussels Brussels Airport [14]
Egypt Hurghada Hurghada International Airport Seasonal Charter [15]
Sharm El Sheikh Sharm El Sheikh International Airport Seasonal Charter [15]
France Beauvais Beauvais–Tillé Airport [16]
Bordeaux Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport [17]
Germany Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Airport [18]
Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport [19]
Ireland Dublin Dublin Airport [19]
Israel Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport [16]
Italy Bergamo Milan Bergamo Airport [20]
Venice Venice Marco Polo Airport [21]
Moldova Chișinău Chișinău International Airport Base [16]
Morocco Agadir Agadir–Al Massira Airport Seasonal Charter [15]
Portugal Lisbon Lisbon Airport Terminated [19]
Romania Baia Mare Maramureș Airport [15]
Brașov Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport Seasonal Charter [22]
Bucharest Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport Base [23]
Cluj-Napoca Cluj International Airport Base [19]
Constanța Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport Seasonal Charter [24]
Iași Iași International Airport [25]
Oradea Oradea International Airport Seasonal Charter [15]
Satu Mare Satu Mare International Airport Seasonal Charter [15]
Târgu Mureș Târgu Mureș International Airport Terminated [26]
Timișoara Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport Base [23]
Russia Moscow Moscow Domodedovo Airport Suspended [16]
Saint Petersburg Pulkovo Airport Suspended [16]
Spain Málaga Málaga Airport Seasonal [27]
Palma de Mallorca Palma de Mallorca Airport Seasonal Charter
Tunisia Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport Seasonal Charter [15]
Turkey Antalya Antalya Airport Seasonal Charter [15]
Istanbul Istanbul Airport [16]
United Kingdom London London Stansted Airport [16]
United States New York City John F. Kennedy International Airport Begins 7 June 2024 [28]

Fleet

HiSky Airbus A319-100

As of April 2024, HiSky operates the following aircraft:[29]

HiSky fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Airbus A319-100 1 — — 144 144
Total 1 —
HiSky Europe Airbus A320-200

As of April 2024, HiSky Europe operates the following aircraft:[30]

HiSky Europe fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Airbus A320-200 4 — — 180 180
Airbus A321LR 2 — — 220 220 [31]
Airbus A330-200 1 — 24 250 274 [32]
Total 7 —

References

  1. ^ "HiSky on ch-aviation". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  2. ^ a b c "HiSky will operate scheduled and charter flights from Cluj Napoca". boardingpass.ro. 22 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Exclusive: HiSky has obtained the air operator certificate in Romania". boardingpass.ro. 11 December 2020.
  4. ^ "HiSky Europe on ch-aviation". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  5. ^ hisky.md - About us retrieved 1 March 2020
  6. ^ a b aerotelegraph.com - "HiSky - Authority warns from new airline that wants to serve Düsseldorf" (German) 1 March 26 February 2020
  7. ^ planespotters.net - Cobrex Trans retrieved 1 March 2020
  8. ^ "Certified air operators :: Civil Aviation Authority Republic of Moldova". Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  9. ^ https://hisky.md/hisky-isi-mareste-flota.php In Romanian
  10. ^ routesonline.com - HiSky revises operation from August 2020 22 July 2020
  11. ^ routesonline.com - HiSky further delays service launch to mid-Sep 2020 20 August 2020
  12. ^ "HiSky has obtained the air operator certificate in Moldova too". boardingpass.ro. 19 February 2021.
  13. ^ http://www.hisky-airlines.ru/news/raspisanie-novyh-rejsov-hisky-airlines-na-vesnu-leto-2021-goda/ Flight schedule for spring 2021 (in Russian)
  14. ^ "HiSky: București - Bruxelles BRU din noiembrie 2022". 8 September 2022.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h "ISKY AND AMARA TOUR LAUNCH CHARTER FLIGHTS TO MOROCCO, EGYPT, TUNISIA AND TURKEY". hisky.aero. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g "HISKY LAUNCHES REGULAR FLIGHTS FROM CHISINAU TO 9 DESTINATIONS IN EUROPE AND ASIA". hisky.aero. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  17. ^ "HiSky Europe expands Bucharest network from late-Dec 2023". AeroRoutes. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  18. ^ "HiSky late-Sep 2023 Chisinau network expansion". AeroRoutes. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  19. ^ a b c d "HISKY OPENS ITS OPERATIONAL BASE IN CLUJ". hisky.aero. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  20. ^ "HISKY WILL COMMENCE FLYING FROM MILAN BERGAMO AIRPORT FROM 20 DECEMBER 2021 • SACBO S.p.A." milanbergamoairport.it. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  21. ^ "DIN AVION, DIRECT PE GONDOLĂ. VIZITEAZĂ VENEȚIA LA PREȚ DE UN LUNCH, DE LA DOAR 29€!". hisky.aero. 4 November 2022.
  22. ^ Colțea, Radu (8 February 2023). "16 iunie 2023, ora 15.30: primul zbor". bzb.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  23. ^ a b "HiSky announces three routes from Bucharest: Cluj, Timișoara and Tel Aviv!". en.airlinestravel.ro. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  24. ^ Ionescu, Maria (24 June 2023). "Astăzi aterizează primul zbor charter Tel Aviv-Constanța din acest sezon estival". Ordinea.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  25. ^ "HiSky va zbura din Iași spre Dublin din aprilie 2021". boardingpass.ro. 5 March 2021.
  26. ^ NEOADVANCED. "HiSky". hisky.aero. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  27. ^ "HiSky a suspendat temporar două rute spre și dinspre București". boardingpass.ro. 26 January 2023.
  28. ^ "HiSky launches first direct Bucharest-New York flights after more than 20 years". Romania Insider. 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  29. ^ "HiSky Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  30. ^ "HiSky Europe Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  31. ^ "HiSky - Companie aeriană, cu zboruri regulate și charter din Republica Moldova și România".
  32. ^ "HiSky scrie istorie în aviație: Introduce în operare un Airbus A330, cu autonomie de peste 14 ore de zbor".

External links

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