Primera Air (PF/PRI) | Years Active 2003 - 2018) | Fleet Size At Time Of Closure: 7 | Operating Bases: Aalborg (AAL), Oslo Gardermoen (OSL), Billund (BLL), Birmingham (BHX), Copenhagen (CPH), Gothenburg (GOT), London Stansted (STN), Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG), Keflavik (KEF), Stockholm Arlanda (ARN) | Reason For Closure: Bankruptcy Founded at JetX in Iceland, the airline’s early operations were carried out with a pair of McDonnell Douglas MD-82s before the Primera Travel Group bought a controlling interest in the airline in 2006. Primera Air Scandinavia was launched in 2009 and once it had received it’s own AOC from Danish authorities allowed for the Icelandic operation to close with all operations being transferred to the Danish airline. Initially, Primera Air operated charter flights for major Scandinavian tour operators but gradually started selling surplus seats as “flight only” tickets in order to fill up the aircraft. As passenger numbers grew the airline transitioned to a mostly scheduled airline. Major restructuring and consolidation allowed the airline to increase turnover, resulting in further expansion from/ to airports outside of Scandinavia including New York, London and Paris. Long haul Transatlantic operations were launched in 2017 with flights from London Stansted, Birmingham and Paris CDG however delays in the arrival of Airbus A321 NEO aircraft meant the airline had to delays plans to launch from Birmingham and charter in aircraft from EuroAtlantic and National Airlines whilst waiting for the A321 NEOs to arrive. With financial losses mounting, and unable to obtain financing Primera announced that it would cease operations on 2 October 2018. Despite the airline’s bankruptcy, the Primera Travel Group continues to operate its travel agency and tour operator businesses under a new name of TravelCo Nordic. #Primera #PrimeraAir #Stansted #StanstedAirport #STN #EGSS #Airbus #A321 #A321NEO #AirbusLovers #29Aviation #AvGeek #Aviation #Plane #Pilot #PlanePorn #MegaPlane #InstaPlane #InstagramAviation #AviationPhotography #PlaneSpotting #OSL #BLL #BHX #CPH #CDG #KEF #ARN (at London Stansted Airport) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCtfwZfnS7N/?igshid=xw1m9xuuefbq