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Niki
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'''Niki''' is a scheduled, international, passenger
airline based at
Vienna Airport in
Austria. It operates as a
budget airline mainly from
Germany and
Austria.
Code Data
*
International Air Transport Association IATA Code: '''HG'''
*
International Civil Aviation Organisation ICAO Code: '''NLY'''
*
Callsign: Flyniki
History
Niki Lauda, ex-Grand Prix driver, had been ousted from
Lauda Air by boardroom politics in November
2000. In 2003 Niki Lauda acquired the former
Aero Lloyd Austria operation. The airline started operations on
28 November 2003 with the temporary name FlyNiki.
On
9 January,
2004, Niki announced cooperation with
Air Berlin. The two airlines considered their cooperation a "low fares
Airline alliance alliance". Air Berlin now holds 24% of Niki and Niki Lauda holds the rest of the shares.
Services
Niki operates services to leisure destinations in
Europe and
Egypt from Vienna,
Salzburg and
Friedrichshafen on behalf of tour operator
Neckermann Reisen.
International scheduled destinations (at January
2005):
Fuerteventura,
Las Palmas,
Lisbon,
London,
Palma de Mallorca,
Paris,
Rome,
Seville,
Tenerife and
Zürich.
Fleet
The Niki fleet consists of the following aircraft (at April 2005):
*4
Airbus A320 Airbus A320-200 (further 10 on order)
*1
Airbus A321 Airbus A321-200
External links
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Niki
-
FlyNiki Fleet Detail
-
Niki Passenger Opinions
''See also:''
List of low-cost airlines
Category:Airlines of Austria
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