DAT (airline)

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| airline = DAT

| logo = Danish Air Transport logo.svg

| logo_size = 150

| subsidiaries = DAT LT
Nordic Regional Airlines (60%)

| fleet_size = 21https://dat-corporate.com/fleet/

| destinations = 16

| IATA = DX

| ICAO = DTR

| callsign = DANISH

| founded = {{start date|1989}}

| headquarters = Vamdrup, Denmark

| key_people = {{nowrap|Jesper Rungholm, President}}

| website = [http://www.dat.dk/home-30644.htm dat.dk]

| image =

| aoc = DK.AOC.043

| hubs = Copenhagen Airport

| focus_cities = Bornholm Airport

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DAT A/S,[https://dat.dk/media/wysiwyg/Privacy_Policy_ENG.pdf dat.dk - Privacy Policy] retrieved 20 June 2020 formerly named Danish Air Transport, is a Danish airline headquartered in Vamdrup, Kolding Municipality,"[https://www.dat.dk/en/contact/ Contact DAT] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420073331/https://www.dat.dk/en/contact/ |date=2015-04-20 }}." Danish Air Transport. Retrieved on April 23, 2014. "DAT A/S Lufthavnsvej 7A DK-6580 Vamdrup" operating scheduled and chartered passenger and cargo flights mainly from airports in Denmark.

History

DAT was founded as Danish Air Transport and started operations in 1989, initially as a cargo airline. Soon special operations like the transport of live horses or supplies for the Paris Dakar Rally in Africa were offered, too. Passenger charter flights were added in 1994, with the subsequent launch of scheduled services on 18 November, 1996.{{Cite web |title=Danish Air Transport - AirlinesHQ.com |url=https://airlineshq.com/airlines/denmark/danish_air_transport/index.htm |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=airlineshq.com}}

Since 2003, DAT also owns DAT LT which operates under its own Lithuanian AOC. Prior to 2020, the airline changed its legal name and brand from Danish Air Transport to the abbreviated DAT.[https://dat.dk/media/wysiwyg/Privacy_Policy_ENG.pdf dat.dk - Privacy Policy] retrieved 20 June 2020

In September 2021, DAT retired their sole McDonnell Douglas MD-83 which was the last aircraft of its type operated in Europe.[https://www.aerotelegraph.com/dat-dnaish-air-transport-die-letzte-europaeische-md-83-verabschiedet-sich aerotelegraph.com] (German) 27 September 2021

Destinations

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= Interline agreements =

DAT have Interline agreements with the following airlines:https://dat.dk/en/interline-partners/#:~:text=DAT%20has%20interline%20agreements%20with,international%20network%20of%20these%20airlines.

Air Greenland[https://www.airgreenland.dk/om/nyheder/bagagegennemcheck-til-roenne-og-soenderborg Air Greenland og Danish Air Transport indfører bagagegennemcheck til og fra Rønne og Sønderborg (danish)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529222932/http://www.airgreenland.dk/om/nyheder/bagagegennemcheck-til-roenne-og-soenderborg |date=29 May 2015 }}
Emirates
Finnair
Qatar Airways
Scandinavian Airlines
Widerøe

Fleet

As of January 2025, the DAT fleet consists of the following aircraft:https://dat-corporate.com/fleet/

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Aircraft !In Service !Orders !Passengers !Notes
Airbus A321-200 \|1 \|— \|198 \|
Airbus A320-200 \|5 \|— \|180 \|
ATR 72-600 \|2 \|— \|72 \|
ATR 72-200 \|5 \|— \|66 / 70 \|
ATR 42-500 \|2 \|— \|48 / 50 \|
ATR 42-300 \|5 \|— \|46 \|
Cessna Citation Excel \|1 \|— \| \|
Total !21 !— ! !

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Aircraft

!In Service

!Orders

!Passengers

!Notes

Airbus A321-200

|—

|198

Airbus A320-200

|—

|180