New national carrier for Albania launched
The small Balkan state of Albania, which has been without a national airline for seven years—has launched Air Albania. The new airline operates a single Airbus A319, but reportedly plans to acquire two A320s in the future. The former national carrier, Albanian Airlines, ceased operating in 2011 and the privately owned Belle Air closed down three years later. The small southern European nation has had a succession of short-lived national carriers since the country emerged from a pro-Beijing Communist dictatorship in the early 1990s. Details of the new airline are sketchy, but it has been something of a pet project for Albanian prime minister Edi Rama, whose Facebook page has provided many of the few details so far available.<br/>
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New national carrier for Albania launched
The small Balkan state of Albania, which has been without a national airline for seven years—has launched Air Albania. The new airline operates a single Airbus A319, but reportedly plans to acquire two A320s in the future. The former national carrier, Albanian Airlines, ceased operating in 2011 and the privately owned Belle Air closed down three years later. The small southern European nation has had a succession of short-lived national carriers since the country emerged from a pro-Beijing Communist dictatorship in the early 1990s. Details of the new airline are sketchy, but it has been something of a pet project for Albanian prime minister Edi Rama, whose Facebook page has provided many of the few details so far available.<br/>
