Fly Lili

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| airline = Fly Lili

| logo = Fly_Lili_Logo.svg

| logo_size = 250px

| image = Hannover Airport Fly Lili Airbus A320-232 YR-LIB (DSC09477).jpg

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| IATA = FL

| ICAO = LIL{{Cite web|url=https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airlines/fly-lili-lil|title=Fly Lili Airline Profile | CAPA|website=centreforaviation.com}}

| callsign = LILIES{{Cite web|url=https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/cnt_html/chap3_section_3.html|title=Three−Letter Designator/Aircraft Company/Telephony Decode|website=faa.gov}}

| founded = {{start date and age|2021|||df=yes}}{{Cite web|url=https://boardingpass.ro/fly-lili-romania-se-pregateste-pentru-debutul-operatiunilor-aeriene/|title=Fly Lili (România) se pregătește pentru debutul operațiunilor aeriene|first=Gabriel|last=Bobon|date=May 23, 2022}}

| commenced = {{start date and age|2023|04||df=yes}}

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| hubs = Bucharest–Băneasa

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| frequent_flyer = Lilicoin{{cite web | url=https://www.flylili.com/en/lilicoin | title=FlyLili - Lilicoin }}

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| fleet_size = 3

| destinations = charter

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| revenue = {{increase}} €9.56 million (2023){{Cite web|url=https://www.risco.ro/verifica-firma/fly-lili-cui-21659471|title=Date Firma FLY LILI S.R.L.|publisher=RisCo|access-date=June 3, 2024}}

| net_income = {{nowrap|{{decrease}}-€2.82 million (2023)}}

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| website = {{URL|www.flylili.com}}

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Fly Lili is a Romanian airline based at Aurel Vlaicu International Airport in Bucharest.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bihorjust.ro/fly-lili-romania-zboara-si-de-la-oradea/|title=Fly Lili România zboară și de la Oradea|date=April 22, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/LIL |title=Fly Lili on ch-aviation.com |website=ch-aviation.com}}

History

In April 2023, the company started its first regular charter flights, between Bucharest–Băneasa and Antalya.{{Cite web|url=https://boardingpass.ro/primul-charter-regulat-operat-de-la-aeroportul-baneasa-a-decolat-joi/|title=GALERIE FOTO: primul charter regulat operat de la aeroportul Băneasa a decolat joi|first=Vlad|last=Marcu|date=April 20, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://magnanews.ro/2023/04/primul-charter-operat-regulat-de-la-aeroportul-baneasa-a-decolat-joi-spre-antalya/|title=Primul charter operat regulat de la aeroportul Băneasa a decolat joi spre Antalya - MagnaNews|date=April 22, 2023|website=magnanews.ro}}{{Cite web|url=https://2mnews.ro/exclusiv-compania-aeriana-fly-lili-a-pierdut-ajutorul-de-stat-de-740-000-de-euro-de-la-aeroportul-international-maramures-insa-partile-au-ramas-in-contact-pentru-operarea-curselor-catre-munchen-si/|title=EXCLUSIV - Compania aeriană Fly Lili a pierdut ajutorul de stat de 740.000 de euro de la Aeroportul Internațional Maramureș, însă părțile au rămas în contact pentru operarea curselor către München și Roma|date=February 19, 2023}}

Beginning in June 2024, the company also announced it would commence scheduled flights from Brașov and Sibiu to several European destinations such as Barcelona and Rome.https://www.flylili.com/{{Cite web |last=Stănescu |first=Ruxandra |date=2024-05-30 |title=Fünf neue Flugziele mit FlyLili – Hermannstaedter Zeitung |url=https://www.hermannstaedter.ro/2024/05/fuenf-neue-flugziele-mit-flylili/ |access-date=2024-06-01 |language=de-DE}} However, in July 2024, Fly Lili suspended its flights to Munich and Stuttgart after only a few days while cancelling or delaying several other routes.{{cite web|url=https://www.aerotelegraph.com/fly-lili-pausiert-fluege-von-brasov-nach-muenchen-und-stuttgart|website= aerotelegraph.com|title= Fly Lili pauses flights from Brasov to Munich and Stuttgart|language=DE|date=3 July 2024}} Shortly after, both operational issues due to a lack of available aircraft and a dispute between the airline and Romanian authorities regarding the registration of further aircraft have been reported.[https://www.aerotelegraph.com/hickhack-um-den-holperstart-von-fly-lili aerotelegraph.com] (German) 17 July 2024

In December 2024, Fly Lili announced the termination of all scheduled operations from Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport by 9 January 2025, citing insufficient business figures. The airline plans to focus on charter operations instead.[https://www.airways.cz/zprava/fly-lili-konci-s-pravidelnymi-lety-z-rumunskeho-brasova/ airways.cz - FLY LILI KONČÍ S PRAVIDELNÝMI LETY Z RUMUNSKÉHO BRAŠOVA] (Czech) 27 December 2024

Destinations

As of January 2025, Fly Lili operates leisure charter flights from Bucharest-Baneasa to destinations in Turkey, Egypt and Tunisia.

Since 2025 Fly Lili is going to operate seasonal charter flights from David Ben Gurion International Airport (Tel Aviv, Israel) to several destinations in Europe and Middle East.{{cite news |last1=Sipinski |first1=Dominik |title=Romania's Fly Lili launches Tel Aviv charters |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/149938-romanias-fly-lili-launches-tel-aviv-charters |access-date=4 February 2025 |publisher=ch-aviation GmbH |date=4 February 2025}}{{cite news |last1=אזולאי |first1=רואי |title=הבשורה של אשת טורס: טיסות ישירות ל-12 יעדים בשת״פ עם חברת התעופה האירופאית |url=https://passportnews.co.il/article/194775 |access-date=4 February 2025 |work=פספורטניוז |publisher=PassportNews |date=3 February 2025 |language=he}}{{cite news |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Fly Lili NS25 Israel Charter Network Additions |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250327-flns25 |access-date=27 March 2025 |work=AeroRoutes |date=27 March 2025 |language=en-CA}}

=Former scheduled destinations=

As of September 2024, Fly Lili operated scheduled flights to the following destinations, which ceased in January 2025.[https://www.flylili.com/ flylily.com - Book a flight] retrieved 2 October 2024{{better source needed|date=October 2024}}

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Munich - Munich Airport
Nuremberg - Nuremberg Airport
Stuttgart - Stuttgart Airport[https://www.aerotelegraph.com/fly-lili-steuert-mit-airbus-a319-drei-deutsche-ziele-an aerotelegraph.com] (German) 6 August 2024

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Rome - Rome Fiumicino Airport

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Brașov - Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport base

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Istanbul - Istanbul Airport

Fleet

{{As of|2024|12}}, Fly Lili operates the following aircraft:{{cite web | url= https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Fly-Lili | title=Planespotters.net |date=29 December 2024}}

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rowspan="2" \|Aircraft ! rowspan="2" \|In service ! rowspan="2" \|Orders ! colspan="3" \|Passengers ! rowspan="2" \|Notes
C !Y !Total
Airbus A319-100 \|1 \|4 \| \|150 \|150 \|
Airbus A320-200 \|2 \|— \|— \|180 \|180 \|
Total !3 !4 ! colspan="4" \|

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|+ Fly Lili fleet

rowspan="2" |Aircraft

! rowspan="2" |In service

! rowspan="2" |Orders

! colspan="3" |Passengers

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!Total

Airbus A319-100

|150

Airbus A320-200

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