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Albatros Airways

Albanian low-cost airline (2004–2006)

Albatros Airways Sh.p.k was a low-cost airline based in Tirana in Albania. It flew to destinations in Italy such as Genoa, Milan, Pescara, Pisa, Rimini, Venice, Verona, and in Turkey (Istanbul) using Fokker 100 aircraft. Its main base was Rinas Mother Teresa Airport (TIA), Tirana.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Albatros Airways Fokker 100 Stegmeier-1
Photo: Gerry Stegmeier, GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons4

Albatros Airways Sh.p.k was a low-cost airline based in Tirana in Albania. It flew to destinations in Italy such as Genoa, Milan, Pescara, Pisa, Rimini, Venice, Verona, and in Turkey (Istanbul) using Fokker 100 aircraft. Its main base was Rinas Mother Teresa Airport (TIA), Tirana.2

The story

The airline was established in 2004 and started operations on 3 November.

On 1 September 2006 the airline was grounded, only by a telephone call by the Albanian aviation authorities on 31 August 2006, because of unpaid airport and air traffic control fees, and, according to local media, it was advised to stop selling tickets.

The grounding led to heated political debates. The opposition and the management accused the government of having acted against the airline violating the free market economy. On the other side the office of the President of Albania was accused of having favoured the air carrier.

From Wikipedia’s article on Albatros Airways, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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Destinations

These were the scheduled international destinations as of July 2006:

Domestic

Albania

Tirana (Rinas Mother Teresa Airport) Hub

International

Italy

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Bari Airport

Genoa Airport

Bergamo Airport

Pescara Airport

Pisa Airport

Rimini Airport

Venice-Marco Polo Airport

Verona Airport

Fleet

As of August 2006 the Albatros Airways fleet includes:

1 Fokker 100 leased from Montenegro Airlines.

From Wikipedia’s article on Albatros Airways, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 2006Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2004Founded Founded1

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