Rhein-Neckar Air
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| Founded | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Commenced operations | March 2014 |
| Operating bases | Mannheim City Airport |
| Fleet size | 1[1] |
| Destinations | 4[2] |
| Headquarters | Mannheim, Germany |
| Key people |
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| Website | flyrna |
Rhein-Neckar Air GmbH, commonly known as RNA, is a German company that offers regional scheduled flights out of Mannheim City Airport. All flights are operated by the German airline MHS Aviation.[3]
History
[edit]After Cirrus Airlines ceased operations in 2012, Mannheim City Airport was left without any scheduled airline service. Although well connected to Frankfurt Airport, the local economy demanded the re-establishment of direct flight connections from the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region to other German cities. Rhein-Neckar Air was consequently founded as a LLC with the support of local companies such as SAP, Heidelberg Cement and Südzucker.[citation needed]
Operations commenced on 10 March 2014, offering weekday flights between Mannheim City Airport and Berlin Tegel Airport.[4][5][6] After a successful start, flights to Hamburg began later that year. Since 2016 RNA flies seasonally (April–October) to the island of Sylt, flights which were also offered from Münster/Osnabrück in 2016 and from Nuremberg in 2017;[7] however both routes since ceased. The network has since been seasonally expanded with flights to Usedom which was also served from Kassel as of 2022.[8]
According to the company 35,000 passengers used its service per year as of 2017, a figure that decreased to 22,000 by 2022.[1]
In April 2023, RNA announced it would not resume its sole remaining year-round scheduled service to Hamburg, which it had suspended in 2020 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, due to insufficient booking numbers.[9]
Destinations
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Current destinations
[edit]As of April 2023, Rhein-Neckar Air serves the following scheduled destinations:[2]
- Elba - Marina di Campo Airport seasonal [10]
- Friedrichshafen - Friedrichshafen Airport seasonal [11]
- Kassel - Kassel Airport seasonal charter[12]
- Mannheim - Mannheim City Airport base
- Sylt - Sylt Airport seasonal
- Usedom - Heringsdorf Airport seasonal
RNA also operates charter flights, including several local top division sports clubs, such as Adler Mannheim and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.[13]
Former destinations
[edit]- Berlin - Berlin Tegel Airport[4]
- Hamburg - Hamburg Airport[9]
- Münster/Osnabrück - Münster Osnabrück Airport seasonal[7]
- Nuremberg - Nuremberg Airport seasonal[7]
Fleet
[edit]As of January 2024, MHS Aviation operates the following aircraft for Rhein-Neckar Air:[1]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dornier 328-110 | 1 | — | 33 |
| Total | 1 | — |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Über uns" [About us]. flyrna.de (in German). 6 January 2024.
- ^ a b flyrna.com - "Flugplan" (German) retrieved 19 April 2023
- ^ LBA - Genehmigte deutsche Luftfahrtunternehmen (PDF)
- ^ a b "Neue deutsche Regionalairline" [New German Regional Airline] (in German). aeroTELEGRAPH. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ "In 75 Minuten von Mannheim nach Berlin" [From Mannheim to Berlin in 75 Minutes] (in German). Rnz.de. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ Christian Schall (2014-01-31). "Rhein-Neckar Air hebt ab" [Rhein-Neckar Air Takes Off] (in German). Morgenweb.de. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
- ^ a b c touristik-aktuel.de (German) 3 January 2017
- ^ airliners.de (German) 21 December 2021
- ^ a b rnz.de 13 April 2023
- ^ https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240101-mhvns24eba
- ^ https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240101-mhvns24eba
- ^ "kassel-usedom.de". 18 January 2023.
- ^ flyrna.com - RNAinside 01/17 (German) retrieved 18 January 2023
External links
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