Cobalt Air

Cobalt Air

IATA ICAO Callsign CO FCB —
Founded	2015
Commenced operations	June 2016
Operating bases	Larnaca International Airport
Fleet size	1
Destinations	14 (planned)
Website	cobalt.aero

Cobalt Air is a new airline based in Cyprus that will fly its first flights in June 2016. It will be the first Cyprus-based airline since the dissolution of Cyprus Airways in 2015. It is planning on turning Larnaca into a hub and offer Cyprus' first non-stop flights to China in 2017. It's first aircraft, 5B-DCQ, arrived at it's home base on the 26th of May 2016. It's inaugural flight will take place June 1 from Larnaca to Athens.

Destinations

Cyprus

• Larnaca – Larnaca International Airport Base

France

• Paris – Charles de Gaulle Airport

Iran

• Tehran – Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport

Ireland

• Dublin – Dublin Airport

Israel

• Tel Aviv – Ben Gurion Airport

Greece

• Athens – Athens International Airport
• Chania – Chania International Airport
• Heraklion – Heraklion International Airport
• Thessaloniki – Thessaloniki Airport

Lebanon

• Beirut – Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport

United Kingdom

• Cardiff – Cardiff Airport
• East Midlands – East Midlands Airport
• Glasgow – Glasgow International Airport
• London – London Stansted Airport
• Manchester - Manchester Airport

Fleet

The airline is planning to operate a fleet of A320 when it commences operations in 2016, with A330 aircraft set to join the fleet in Spring 2017 coinciding with the introduction of long haul flights.

The first A320-200 aircraft arrived in April 2016 and was granted an AOC on 18 May 2016 following a test flight between Larnaca and Heraklion. According to chairman Gregory Diacou, Cobalt will receive another 3 aircraft of the same type by the end of June 2016.

As of May 2016, the Cobalt Air fleet consists of the following aircraft.

Cobalt Air fleet

Aircraft	In Service	Orders	Passengers		Notes
			Y	Total
Airbus A320-200	1	3	180	180	First aircraft stored
Total	1	3