PEV PEOPLES Destinations 13 Headquarters Vienna Fleet size 2 | Commenced operations 2011 Website peoples.ch Founded 2010 | |
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People's Viennaline (legally Altenrhein Luftfahrt GmbH), is an Austrian airline headquartered in Vienna. It operates scheduled passenger flights from its base at St. Gallen-Altenrhein Airport in Switzerland.
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History
Founded in 2010, the first revenue flight of the company took place on 27 March 2011. For several years, People's Viennaline only operated a single scheduled route between its homebase and Vienna. However, the route network has since been expanded with some seasonal and charter services.
In November 2016, People's Viennaline inaugurated the world's shortest international jet route (and, after St. Maarten-Anguilla, second shortest international route overall). The flight from St. Gallen-Altenrhein Airport, Switzerland to Friedrichshafen Airport, Germany takes only eight minutes of flight over Lake Constance and can be booked individually. The airline faced severe criticism for this service from politicians and environmental organisations. This leg is part of its new St.Gallen/Altenrhein-Friedrichshafen-Cologne/Bonn service.
Destinations
As of November 2016, People's Viennaline operates two scheduled routes and some seasonal services:
Fleet
As of February 2017 People's Viennaline operates the following aircraft: