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Ada Air

1991–2007 airline in Albania

Ada Air Sh.p.k was a regional airline based in Tirana, Albania, which operated from 1991 to 2007. It operated scheduled services from Albania to Bari, Italy, and overnight freight services for DHL. Its main base was Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1991Founded1

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103ce - Ada Air Albania Yakovlev 42; UR-42377@ZRH;11.08.2000 (5397363267)
Photo: Aero Icarus from Zürich, Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Ada Air Sh.p.k was a regional airline based in Tirana, Albania, which operated from 1991 to 2007. It operated scheduled services from Albania to Bari, Italy, and overnight freight services for DHL. Its main base was Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza.2

The story

The airline was established in 1991 and started operations on February 3, 1992. It started scheduled flights to Bari on February 5, 1992, and was accepted by the IATA on May 25, 1992. It has operated flights to Greece, Italy, Kosovo and the Republic of Macedonia and charter services throughout the Balkans and Europe. The airline was owned by Julien Roche (50%), vice-president and founder, and Marsel Skendo (50%), president and founder of Ada Air.

From Wikipedia’s article on Ada Air, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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Destinations

Ada Air operated the following international scheduled service (at March 2007):

Albania

Tirana (Tirana International Airport)

Italy

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Bari (Bari International Airport)

Fleet

As of March 2009 the ADA Air fleet included:

1 Embraer EMB 110P2 Bandeirante

Previously operated:

1 Fokker 100 (leased from Montenegro Airlines, with Montenegrin crews)

1 Yakovlev Yak-40

From Wikipedia’s article on Ada Air, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 2007Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1991Founded Founded1

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