Luftverkehr Friesland-Harle
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Founded | 1983 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 2014 (merged with FLN Frisia Luftverkehr) | ||||||
Fleet size | 8 | ||||||
Parent company | FLN Frisia Luftverkehr | ||||||
Headquarters | Wangerland, Germany |
Luftverkehr Friesland-Harle, commonly abbreviated LFH, was[1] a small airline based in Wangerland, Germany, that was established in 1983 and had 30 employees (at March 2007).[2] It operated scheduled and chartered passenger and cargo flights, linking Harle Airfield (de) to the East Frisian Islands.[2] In 2011, LFH was acquired by FLN Frisia Luftverkehr, which continues to use the brand.[3]
Destinations
As of 2013, LFH operated scheduled services between its base at Harle and Wangerooge, on-demand flights to the other East Frisian Islands of Langeoog, Baltrum, Norderney, Juist and Borkum, as well as to Heligoland.[3] The airline was also occasionally contracted to operate flights in Estonia.
Fleet
As of August 2013, the LFH fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[4]
Aircraft | In Service |
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Britten-Norman Islander | 5 |
Cessna 172 | 3 |
Total | 8 |
Incidents and accidents
- On 3 March 2007 at around 16:40 local time, an LFH Britten-Norman Islander (registered D-ILFB) overshot the runway at Ruhnu Airfield in Estonia during a poor-weather landing following a domestic flight from Pärnu. The aircraft was destroyed when it crashed into trees, but the pilot and the two passengers on board survived the accident.[5]
- Another one of the company's Islanders, registered D-ILFC, was damaged in a landing incident at Wangerooge on 29 June 2009. The aircraft, with one pilot and five passengers on board, was on a short 5-minute flight from Harle when the pilot had to abort landing twice because he was blinded by the sun. At the second go-around attempt, the aircraft slammed hard into the runway, destroying the left landing gear and substantially damaging the left wing. The pilot managed to get airborne again and performed a successful emergency landing at nearby Jever Air Base. There were no injuries.[6]
References
- ^ "List of Air Carriers licensed by the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (current Operating Licences), Version: October 27, 2014" (PDF). Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 105.
- ^ a b "Die Inselflieger". LFH and FLN. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ "Die Inselflieger". LFH: Flotte. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ 2007 LFH crash at Ruhnu at the Aviation Safety Network
- ^ LFH 2009 incident at the Aviation Safety Network
External links
Media related to Luftverkehr Friesland Harle at Wikimedia Commons
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