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HiSky is a Moldovan-Romanian low-cost airline headquartered in Chisinau, Moldova. The airline main bases are Chișinău International Airport and Henri Coandă International Airport and secondary base in Cluj-Napoca.[1]

HiSky
IATA ICAO Call sign
H4[1] HYS[2] Sky Europe[2]
Founded27 September 2019; 4 Years ago.
Hubs
Fleet size7[3]
Destinations22
HeadquartersChișinău, Moldova
Key peopleIulian Scorpan, CEO
Websitehisky.md

History

The company's CEO, Iulian Scorpan, is a former pilot of Air Moldova.[4]

In February 2020, the Moldavian 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.[5] 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.[5][6] According to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Republic of Moldova, as of 12 May 2020 HiSky was still not licensed for commercial operation.[7] 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.[8]

HiSky was forced to delay their route launches several times in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10] 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[2] and on 19 February 2021 the airline has obtained the operational certificate in Moldova.[11]

On 22 February 2021, the airline has announced it would start flying to Dublin and Lisbon from its first hub in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.[1] From 28 April 2021, HiSky Airlines launched new flights from Chisinau to Paris, from Paris and Frankfurt to Baia Mare, from April 29th from Dublin to Iasi, from May 1st from Frankfurt to Satu Mare and from Chisinau to Frankfurt.[12]

Destinations

As of April 2023, HiSky operates to the following destinations

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Belgium Brussels Brussels Airport [13]
Egypt Hurghada Hurghada International Airport Seasonal Charter [14]
Sharm El Sheikh Sharm El Sheikh International Airport Seasonal Charter [14]
France Beauvais Beauvais–Tillé Airport [15]
Germany Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport [16]
Ireland Dublin Dublin Airport [16]
Israel Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport [15]
Italy Bergamo Orio al Serio International Airport [17]
Venice Venice Marco Polo Airport [18]
Moldova Chișinău Chișinău International Airport Base [15]
Morocco Agadir Agadir–Al Massira Airport Seasonal charter [14]
Portugal Lisbon Lisbon Airport Terminated [16]
Romania Baia Mare Maramureș Airport [14]
Brașov Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport Seasonal charter [19]
Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport Base [20]
Cluj-Napoca Cluj International Airport [16]
Constanța Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport Seasonal charter [21]
Iași Iași International Airport [22]
Oradea Oradea International Airport Seasonal charter [14]
Satu Mare Satu Mare International Airport Seasonal charter [14]
Târgu Mureș Târgu Mureș International Airport Terminated [23]
Timișoara Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport [20]
Russia Moscow Moscow Domodedovo Airport Suspended [15]
Saint Petersburg Pulkovo Airport Suspended [15]
Spain Málaga Málaga Airport Seasonal [24]
Palma de Mallorca Palma de Mallorca Airport Seasonal charter
Tunisia Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport Seasonal charter [14]
Turkey Antalya Antalya Airport Seasonal charter [14]
Istanbul Istanbul Airport Terminated [15]
United Kingdom London London Stansted Airport [15]

Fleet

 
HiSky Airbus A319-100

As of September 2023, the HiSky fleet consists of the following aircraft:[25][26]

HiSky fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Airbus A319-100 1 144 144
Airbus A320-200 4 180 180
Airbus A321LR 2 220 220 [27]
Airbus A330-200 1 30 265 295 [28]
Total 7 1

References

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

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