FLN Frisia Luftverkehr
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FLN Frisia Luftverkehr Norddeich is an airline
based in Norden, East Frisia
, Germany
, which was founded on 14 June 1969. Today, it operates scheduled flights between Norddeich and Juist
, and on-demand charter flights to the other East Frisian Islands
, using a fleet of three (as of March 2007) Britten-Norman BN2B Islander
light aircraft
.
aircraft after crash landings (on 12 January 1979 at Juist
and on 18 May 1983 at Schleswig), neither of them resulting in any fatalities.
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
based in Norden, East Frisia
East Frisia
East Frisia or Eastern Friesland is a coastal region in the northwest of the German federal state of Lower Saxony....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, which was founded on 14 June 1969. Today, it operates scheduled flights between Norddeich and Juist
Juist
Juist is one of the seven inhabited East Frisian Islands at the edge of the Lower Saxon Wadden Sea in the southern North Sea, located between Borkum Island , Memmert Island and Norderney...
, and on-demand charter flights to the other East Frisian Islands
East Frisian Islands
The East Frisian Islands are a chain of islands in the North Sea, off the coast of East Frisia in Lower Saxony, Germany. The islands extend for some from west to east between the mouths of the Ems and Jade / Weser rivers and lie about 3.5 to 10 km offshore...
, using a fleet of three (as of March 2007) Britten-Norman BN2B Islander
Britten-Norman Islander
The Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander is a 1960s British light utility aircraft, regional airliner and cargo aircraft designed and originally manufactured by Britten-Norman of the United Kingdom. The Islander is one of the best-selling commercial aircraft types produced in Europe. Although designed in...
light aircraft
Light aircraft
A light aircraft is an aircraft that has a maximum gross take-off weight of or less.Many aircraft used commercially for freight, sightseeing, photography and scheduled flights are light aircraft.Examples of light aircraft include:...
.
Accidents and incidents
Over the years of its existence, FLN Frisia Luftverkehr had to write off two Britten-Norman IslanderBritten-Norman Islander
The Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander is a 1960s British light utility aircraft, regional airliner and cargo aircraft designed and originally manufactured by Britten-Norman of the United Kingdom. The Islander is one of the best-selling commercial aircraft types produced in Europe. Although designed in...
aircraft after crash landings (on 12 January 1979 at Juist
Juist
Juist is one of the seven inhabited East Frisian Islands at the edge of the Lower Saxon Wadden Sea in the southern North Sea, located between Borkum Island , Memmert Island and Norderney...
and on 18 May 1983 at Schleswig), neither of them resulting in any fatalities.