Nordica (airline)

Nordica

IATA ICAO Callsign EE EST REVAL
Founded	September 25, 2015 (2015-09-25)
Commenced operations	November 8, 2015 (2015-11-08)
Operating bases	Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport
Frequent-flyer program	Miles & More
Subsidiaries	Regional Jet
Fleet size	6+1
Destinations	19
Parent company	AS Nordic Aviation Group
Headquarters	Tallinn, Estonia
Key people	Jaan Tamm (CEO)
Website	www.flynordica.com

Nordica is the state-owned Estonian flag carrier headquartered in Tallinn and based at Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport. As of November 2016, all Nordica flights are operated by LOT Polish Airlines under their AOC.^[1]

History

The company was founded on 25 September 2015 by the decision of the Estonian Government,^[2] following the liquidation of the previous national carrier, Estonian Air. Operations started on 8 November 2015. Its first flight left Tallinn for Amsterdam on 8 November 2015, the first flight with Estonian service on the same route was on 20 January 2016.

In March 30, 2016 (2016-03-30) the new brand name, Nordica, was announced.^[3][4][5]

In the first year Slovenian Adria Airways operated most of the Nordicas flights while Nordica built up its own fleet and crew. From 19 November 2016 Nordica is about to enter into a strategic partnership with LOT Polish Airlines, using the latter's commercial platform, ticketing system and flight code.^[6]

Destinations

Fleet

Nordica Bombardier CRJ900

Nordica is currently in the process of building its own fleet. As of May 2016, the Nordica fleet consists of the following aircraft:^[7] Nordica is also using one of LOT's Embraer 175.

References

External links

Media related to Nordica at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website

Airlines of Estonia
Active airlines	Airest Nordica Smartlynx Airlines Estonia
Defunct airlines	Aero Airlines Air Livonia Avies Copterline Enimex Estonian Air