Albatros Airways

Albatros Airways Sh.p.k was a low-cost airline based in Tirana in Albania. It flew to destinations in Italy using Fokker 100 aircraft. Its main base was Rinas Mother Teresa Airport (TIA), Tirana. On 1 September 2006 the airline was grounded, only with one phone call on 31 August 2006, by the Albanian aviation authorities because of unpaid airport and air traffic control fees.

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

On September 1, 2006, the airline was grounded and according to local media it was advised to stop selling tickets. The grounding led to heavy political controversies in Albania. The opposition and the management accused the government of having interfered against Albatros Airways violating the free market economy. The office of the President of Albania was blamed of having favoured Albatros Airways.

Destinations
These are the scheduled international destinations as of July 2006:

Domestic

 * 🇦🇱 Albania
 * Tirana (Rinas Mother Teresa Airport) Hub

International

 * 🇮🇹 Italy
 * Bari
 * Genova from 23 July 2005
 * Milan Orio al Serio
 * Pescara
 * Pisa
 * Rimini
 * Venice
 * Verona

Fleet
As of August 2006 the Albatros Airways fleet includes:
 * 1 Fokker 100 (leased from Montenegro Airlines).