Private company

Air Slovakia

Slovak airline, 1993–2010

Air Slovakia was an airline based in Bratislava, Slovakia, operating out of M. R. Štefánik Airport. The airline offered scheduled and chartered passenger flights, as well as aircraft lease (ACMI).2 It was founded in 1994.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Air Slovakia was an airline based in Bratislava, Slovakia, operating out of M. R. Štefánik Airport. The airline offered scheduled and chartered passenger flights, as well as aircraft lease (ACMI).2

The story

The airline was established on 2 June 1993 as Air Terrex, with its first revenue flight (from Bratislava to Tel Aviv) taking place in January 1994. The new name Air Slovakia was adopted in 1995, following the re-positioning of the airline after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia.

In October 2006 the airline was sold by Indian businessman Ninder Singh Chohan and purchased by Indian businessman Harjinder Singh Sidhu, who aimed at focusing the airline towards his home country, launching several new destinations.

On 2 March 2010, Air Slovakia had its AOC removed by Slovak authorities with immediate effect, which led to the airline being dissolved in June 2010.

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Destinations

Over its time of existence, Air Slovakia operated an extensive network of charter flights, most of them to the Mediterranean region, but also to the Seychelles, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Destinations that saw scheduled flights included Amritsar, Goa and New Delhi in India, as well as Beirut, Dubai, Kuwait and Tel Aviv. Air Slovakia once also offered some intra-European scheduled flights (to Barcelona, Birmingham, Cologne, Larnaca, London and Milan).

Upon closure, Air Slovakia served the following destinations:

Asia

India

Amritsar - Raja Sansi International Airport

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Bangladesh

Dhaka - Shahjalal International Airport

Europe

Italy

Bergamo - Orio al Serio Airport

Slovakia

Bratislava - M. R. Štefánik Airport - base

Spain

Barcelona - Barcelona El Prat Airport

United Kingdom

Birmingham - Birmingham Airport

Fleet

Last fleet

Upon closure, the Air Slovakia fleet consisted of the following aircraft, equipped with an all-economy class seating:

Fleet development

The ageing Boeing 727 aircraft that formed the initial Air Slovakia fleet were replaced with Boeing 737-200 in 1999, and later again with the more modern Boeing 737-300 (from 2007) and Boeing 757-200 (from 2003).

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Timeline

  1. 2010Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1994Founded Founded1

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