Hola Airlines was an airline

Airline

An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...

 based in Palma de Mallorca

Palma de Mallorca

Palma is the major city and port on the island of Majorca and capital city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. The names Ciutat de Mallorca and Ciutat were used before the War of the Spanish Succession and are still used by people in Majorca. However, the official name...

, Majorca, Spain

Spain

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. It operated European charter services. Its main base was Son Sant Joan Airport, Palma de Mallorca, with other hub at Madrid Barajas International Airport

Madrid Barajas International Airport

Madrid-Barajas Airport is the main international airport serving Madrid in Spain. In 2010, over 49.8 million passengers used Madrid-Barajas, making it the country's largest and busiest airport, and in 2009 it was the world's 11th busiest airport and Europe's fourth busiest airport. It opened...

.

History

The airline was established in 2002 and started operations on 15 May 2002. It was set up by Mario Hidalgo, who previously ran Air Europe Express, and is now the General Director of Hola Airlines and is owned by Gadair European Airlines

Gadair European Airlines

Gadair European Airlines was an airline based in Madrid, Spain. It was operating aircraft on ACMI leases for services to five continents. A number of changes of plan have been made, including a switch to Bahrain as the main hub.-History:...

 in a 51%. It had 35 employees (at February 2009). It has ceased operations on 15 February 2010 http://blog.seattlepi.com/worldairlinenews/archives/194657.asp.

Fleet

The Hola Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at 15 December 2009):

Hola Airlines Fleet

Aircraft	In Fleet	Passengers	Notes
Boeing 737-300 Boeing 737 Classic The Boeing 737 Classic is the name given to the -300/-400/-500 series of the Boeing 737 following the introduction of the -600/-700/-800/-900 series. They are short- to medium- range, narrow-body jet airliners produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The Classic series was introduced as the 'new...	1	168	Stored
Boeing 737-400 Boeing 737 Classic The Boeing 737 Classic is the name given to the -300/-400/-500 series of the Boeing 737 following the introduction of the -600/-700/-800/-900 series. They are short- to medium- range, narrow-body jet airliners produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The Classic series was introduced as the 'new...	2	168	1 operating for FlyLAL Charters FlyLAL Charters Small Planet Airlines UAB is a European charter airline headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania. It was established in 2007 when charter flights were separated from FlyLal, the national airline of Lithuania. The company holds Air Operator Certificates in Lithuania, Estonia, Poland and Italy...

At 21 September 2009, the average age of the Hola Airlines fleet was 20.6 years.

External links

• Hola Airlines
• Hola Airlines Fleet