The expansion of the Saab 340 fleet will allow Carpatair to concentrate on international services to Italy
Romanian regional airline Carpatair is expanding its fleet with the acquisition of a Saab 340 on lease from Crossair and plans to acquire a second aircraft from the Swiss airline in June.
The airline, a sister company to Moldavian Airlines, will use the aircraft to build international services from its Timisoara hub, reports Flight International's sister online service Air Transport Intelligence (ATI). Crossair is phasing out its Saab 340s as it takes delivery of new Embraer RJ-145 regional jets.
Carpatair, which began services a year ago, already operates another Saab 340 and a Yakovlev Yak-40 under a wet-lease agreement with Moldavian. It is using the newly acquired 33-seater to boost its charter operations with the primary focus on international flights to Italy, according to ATI. The Italian cities of Bergamo, Verona, Treviso, Trieste, Bologna and Firenze are served from Timisoara.
Source: Flight International
