Great Dane Airlines
Great Dane Airlines A/S was a Danish airline based in Aalborg, Denmark. Founded in 2018, the airline launched operations with its first chartered and scheduled flights in June 2019. Great Dane Airlines ceased operations on 11 October 2021, when the airline filed for bankruptcy.
History
Established in 2018, the airline offered charter flights for a range of Danish tour operators, initially with fleet of two 118-seat Embraer 195 aircraft bought from Stobart Air, staffed by eight pilots and twelve cabin crew. The airline operated its maiden flight on 14 June 2019, which was a charter flight from Aalborg to Rhodes, while its first scheduled flight was from Aalborg to Dublin on 21 June 2019.The airline was initially co-owned by Thomas Hugo Møller and by Huy Duc Nguyen, who resigned from his position as a board member, executive and owner in March 2019 after a newspaper revealed exaggerations in his résumé. In March 2019, Eigild Bødker Christensen invested in Great Dane Airlines, leaving Great Dane Airlines co-owned by Thomas Hugo Møller and Eigild Bødker Christensen.
Between September 2020 and May 2021, the airline wet-leased two of its aircraft to startup airline Bamboo Airways.
On 11 October 2021, Great Dane Airlines filed for bankruptcy and ceased operations.