Private company

Danair

Danish airline

Danair A/S was a consortium airline in Denmark, established in April 1971 and headquartered in Kastrup, Tårnby Municipality.2 It ceased to exist in 1995.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1971Founded1
  • HeadquartersCopenhagen1
SAS DC-9-21 in Zurich
Photo: Eduard Marmet, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Danair A/S was a consortium airline in Denmark, established in April 1971 and headquartered in Kastrup, Tårnby Municipality.2

The story

It was a joint venture between Scandinavian Airlines System (57% ownership), Maersk Air (38%) and Cimber Air (5%). The three airlines marketed all domestic flights with this name from November 1, 1971, until the liberalization of the airline market in the European Union in 1995.

SAS flew the routes from Copenhagen Airport to Aalborg, Aarhus and Karup, as well as to the Greenland airports of Kangerlussuaq and Narsarsuaq. Maersk Air flew the routes to Billund, Rønne, Esbjerg, Vojens and Odense. Cimber Air flew the routes to Sønderborg.

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

Timeline

  1. 1995Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1971Founded Founded1

Sources

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