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Animawings
IATA ICAO Call sign
A2[1] AWG[1] ANIMA WINGS[1]
Founded2019; 5 years ago (2019)
AOC #RO-067[2]
Operating bases
Fleet size3
Parent companyMemento Group
HeadquartersOtopeni, Ilfov County, Romania
Key peopleAntonio Stoian (CEO)
Websitewww.animawings.com

Animawings (stylised as AnimaWings) is a Romanian airline headquartered in Otopeni, Romania. It is based at Henri Coandă International Airport in Bucharest and operates regular and charter commercial flights. From summer of 2024, the airline began serving business and leisure destinations from 10 cities across Romania.[3]

History

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In March 2020, it was announced Aegean Airlines had taken a 25% stake in the airline.[4] The major part of the airline (75%) is owned by the Memento Group, a tour operator. In July 2020, the airline secured its Air Operating Certificate (OAC) and launched operations operating charter flights.[5] In January 2021, the airline began selling tickets on its own website from 11 airports in Romania to destinations in Africa, Europe and Middle East.[6]

In October 2021, Aegean Airlines increased its stake to 51%.[7]

In February 2024, after 8 months of negotiations, the Romanian Competition Council approved Memento Group's purchase of the shares back from Aegean, now owning 100% of the airline.[8]

Destinations

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Currently, Animawings operates scheduled flights to the following destinations:[9][10][6]

Country City Airport Notes Ref.
Cyprus Larnaca Larnaca International Airport Begins 3 March 2025 [11]
France Nice Nice Côte d'Azur Airport Begins 17 April 2025 [12]
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport Begins 2 March 2025 [13]
Greece Corfu Corfu International Airport Seasonal [14]
Heraklion Heraklion International Airport Seasonal
Focus city from 3 June 2025		 [14]
Kefalonia Kefalonia International Airport Seasonal [15]
Rhodes Rhodes International Airport Seasonal [15]
Zakynthos Zakynthos International Airport Seasonal [15]
Morocco Marrakesh Marrakesh Menara Airport Seasonal
Begins 29 December 2024		 [16]
Portugal Faro Faro International Airport Seasonal [17]
Romania Brașov Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport Seasonal
Begins 3 June 2025		 [14]
Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport Hub
Cluj Cluj International Airport Begins 15 Janurary 2025 [18]
Iași Iași International Airport Begins 2 March 2025 [19]
Oradea Oradea International Airport Begins 2 March 2025 [20]
Timișoara Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport Seasonal Hub
Begins 5 June 2025		 [14]
Spain Gran Canaria Gran Canaria Airport Seasonal
Begins 5 June 2025		 [14]
Ibiza Ibiza Airport Seasonal
Begins 5 June 2025		 [21]
Palma de Mallorca Palma de Mallorca Airport Seasonal [22]
Tenerife Tenerife South Airport Seasonal
Begins 1 June 2025		 [14]
Sweden Stockholm Stockholm Arlanda Airport Begins 2 March 2025 [23]
United Arab Emirates Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport Seasonal
Begins 27 December 2024		 [24]

Fleet

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As of December 2024, Animawings operates the following aircraft:

Animawings fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Airbus A220-300 2 10 12 125 137 Deliveries started on 16 December 2024.[25][26][27]
Airbus A320neo — — — TBA [28]
Airbus A320-200 1 - — 174 174 YR-AGB to be returned to Aegean Airlines.[29]
Total 3[30] 12

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Animawings-Airline Code Full Details". avcodes.co.uk.
  2. ^ "OPERATORI AERIENI ROMÂNI CERTIFICAŢI/AUTORIZAŢI ROMANIAN CERTIFIED/AUTHORIZED AIR OPERATORS 27.05.2022" (PDF). AUTORITATEA AERONAUTICĂ CIVILĂ ROMÂNĂ (in Romanian). 27 May 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  3. ^ "The Pandel brothers acquire AnimaWings, Aegean Airline's subsidiary in Romania". boardingpass.ro (in Romanian). 14 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Greece's Aegean Airlines takes stake in Animawings". ch-aviation. 10 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Romania's Animawings secures AOC, launches operations". ch-aviation. 24 July 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Romania's Animawings launches individual ticket sales". ch-aviation. 11 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Aegean Airlines Takes Majority Stake In Romania's Animawings". Aviationweek.com. 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  8. ^ "AEGEAN transfers its share in Animawings to Memento Group". AEGEAN Group. 14 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Animawings' Destinations| Animawings - Official page". Animawings Airline. Archived from the original on 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  10. ^ "Flight schedule". animawings.com.
  11. ^ "Animawings: Bucharest - Cluj, Iași, Oradea, Paris, Larnaca from September 2024". boardingpass.ro. 15 May 2024.
  12. ^ Liu, Jim (27 November 2024). "Animawings Adds Bucharest – Nice Service in 2Q25". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Animawings: Bucharest - Cluj, Iași, Oradea, Paris, Larnaca from September 2024". boardingpass.ro. 15 May 2024.
  14. ^ a b c d e f "Animawings NS25 Operations – 17DEC24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  15. ^ a b c "Animawings NS24 Operations – 07APR24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  16. ^ "Animawings: București - Marrakesh (Maroc) din decembrie 2024". 12 September 2024.
  17. ^ "Animawings va opera șase rute regulate în vara anului 2024". 28 March 2024.
  18. ^ "Animawings: Bucharest - Cluj, Iași, Oradea, Paris, Larnaca from September 2024". boardingpass.ro. 15 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Animawings: Bucharest - Cluj, Iași, Oradea, Paris, Larnaca from September 2024". boardingpass.ro. 15 May 2024.
  20. ^ "Animawings: Bucharest - Cluj, Iași, Oradea, Paris, Larnaca from September 2024". boardingpass.ro. 15 May 2024.
  21. ^ "Rută nouă: București - Ibiza cu Animawings din iunie 2025". December 2024.
  22. ^ "Animawings va opera șase rute regulate în vara anului 2024". 28 March 2024.
  23. ^ "New route: Bucharest - Stockholm with Animawings from October 2024". boardingpass.ro. 28 May 2024.
  24. ^ "Animawings Adds Dubai Service From late-Dec 2024". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  25. ^ Azorra delivers Romania’s first Airbus A220-300 to AnimaWings
  26. ^ "The Pandel brothers acquire AnimaWings, Aegean Airline's subsidiary in Romania". boardingpass.ro (in Romanian). 14 February 2024.
  27. ^ "Animawings: Bucharest - Cluj, Iași, Oradea, Paris, Larnaca from September 2024". boardingpass.ro. December 18, 2024.
  28. ^ "The Pandel brothers purchase Aegean Airline's subsidiary in Romania". boardingpass.ro.
  29. ^ "Animawings will replace the current A320 with two aircraft of the same type". boardingpass.ro.
  30. ^ "The number of aicraft directly from their website".
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