Nordica debuts under own code as it eyes Tallinn return

Estonian carrier Nordica has begun operating flights under its own AOC and IATA code for the first time. The airline says it will initially focus on winning contracts to provide public service obligation (PSO) flights in Europe, noting that tenders for such contracts have been increasing as air travel recovers from the pandemic and established carriers retreat from unprofitable routes.b“We’re taking part in quite a number of other European procurements, and if we win them we’ll be operating the routes using our own aircraft and crews,” explains Nordica CCO Deepak Ahluwalia. Nordica’s first regular operations under its own steam are Gallivare-Arvidsjaur-Stockholm services in Sweden under a recently won PSO contract, which it begin flying on 1 August using Bombardier CRJ900 jets.<br/>