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Belair Airlines
Switzerland · BELAIR

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Routes
6
Hubs
BHP
ICAO
4T
IATA
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Swiss charter airline serving leisure travelers across Europe.
Founded
1979
Headquarters
Zurich, Switzerland
Belair Airlines was a Swiss charter airline headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. It operated primarily as a leisure carrier, offering charter flights to holiday destinations in the Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Red Sea, and other popular tourist regions.
The airline was closely associated with the Hotelplan Group, a major Swiss tour operator, and functioned largely as its dedicated air transport arm. This relationship gave Belair a stable base of charter business tied to package holiday sales.
Belair Airlines ceased operations in 2012 when its operations were integrated into those of Edelweiss Air, another Swiss leisure carrier also connected to the Hotelplan Group. The consolidation was aimed at streamlining the two carriers' overlapping routes and operations.
Hubs & network
Belair Airlines operated primarily from Zurich Airport (ZRH) and Basel-Mulhouse Airport (BSL).
Fleet
Belair Airlines operated Boeing 757 and Boeing 767 aircraft during its later years of service.
Notable facts
- ›Belair Airlines was majority-owned by the Hotelplan Group, a leading Swiss tour operator.
- ›The airline focused exclusively on leisure charter flights rather than scheduled services.
- ›Belair ceased independent operations in 2012, with routes absorbed by Edelweiss Air.
- ›The airline held IATA code 4T and ICAO code BHP with the callsign BELAIR.
- ›Belair primarily served Mediterranean, Canary Islands, and Red Sea holiday destinations.
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Primary hubs
Route network map (12 legs)












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Route network
AYT → ZRH320
BSL → HRG320
HRG → BSL320
HRG → ZRH320
PRN → ZRH320
RMF → ZRH320
SKP → ZRH320
ZRH → AYT320
ZRH → HRG320
ZRH → PRN320
ZRH → RMF320
ZRH → SKP320
Fleet (aircraft types operated)
Encyclopaedia
Belair, legally Belair Airlines AG, was a Swiss charter airline headquartered in Glattbrugg operating out of Zürich Airport and EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg. It was a subsidiary of Air Berlin and operated under the Air Berlin brand name until 31 March 2017. During the 2017 summer season, it flew on behalf of its sister company Niki and was shuttered by then-bankrupt Air Berlin on 28 October 2017.
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