Hermes Aviation
{{Short description|Former airline of Malta}}
{{about|the Malta-based airline|the Greek airline, subsidiary of the French carrier Air Méditerranée|Hermes Airlines}}
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| IATA = H3
| ICAO = HME
| callsign = HERGO
| founded = 2014
| commenced = 2014
| ceased = 2015
| aoc = M-19[http://www.flyhermes.com/about-us.html FlyHermes About Us]
| bases = Malta International Airport
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Hermes Aviation, styled as flyhermes.com and known as Fly Hermes was a short-lived Maltese airline start-up, based at the Skypark Business Center, Malta International Airport in Luqa. Hermes Aviation provided scheduled and charter flights for passengers, cargo and mail.[http://www.flyhermes.com/contact-us.html Hermes Aviation Contact Us]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
History
Hermes Aviation was founded in 2014, with its first aircraft delivered on 31 May 2014 from the Italian carrier Blue Panorama Airlines.
During the summer 2014 peak season the aircraft was leased to Italian airline Mistral Air and based at Il Caravaggio International Airport in Bergamo, Italy, to operate charter service to leisure destinations in Greece and Spain.[http://www.flyhermes.com/all-news/277-lease-agreement-with-mistral-air-of-italy.html Lease Agreement with Mistral Air]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
The first scheduled services began on 15 December 2014, with routes from Turin to Malta via Comiso and Palermo.{{in lang|it}} [https://www.ansa.it/piemonte/notizie/2014/11/17/aeroporti-torinonuovi-voli-fly-hermes-per-comiso-e-palermo_0fa4d069-ab77-4689-b528-8886ff99029d.html Fly Hermes will start scheduled services from Turin] The service was halted in January 2015, following the revocation of the airline's AOC as a result of numerous delays and flight cancellations.{{cn|date=April 2024}}
Destinations
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| Italy | Comiso | Comiso Airport | align=center| | |
| Italy | Palermo | Falcone–Borsellino Airport | align=center| | |
| Italy | Turin | Turin Airport | align=center| | |
| Malta | Luqa | Malta International Airport | {{Airline hub}} | align=center| |
Fleet
File:Fly Hermes - 9H-HER.jpg]]
As of November 2014, the Hermes Aviation fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[http://www.flyhermes.com/fleet.html Hermes Aviation Our Fleet]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Hermes-Aviation |title=Hermes Aviation Fleet - Planespotter.net |access-date=2014-11-18 |archive-date=2014-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129024904/http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Hermes-Aviation |url-status=live }}
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|+ FlyHermes.com Fleet |
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! style="width:125px;"| Aircraft ! style="width:60px;" | In Service ! Passengers |
| Boeing 737-400
|1 |164 |
| Total
!1 ! |
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References
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External links
{{commons category inline|Fly Hermes}}
- {{Official website|http://www.flyhermes.com}}
{{Portalbar|Malta|Aviation}}
{{Airlines of Malta}}
Category:Defunct airlines of Malta
Category:Airlines established in 2014
Category:Airlines disestablished in 2015