Marabu (airline)

Marabu, styled as marabu, is an Estonian leisure airline headquartered in Tallinn, with operations based at Hamburg Airport and Munich Airport in Germany. Ticket sales are handled by Condor, who describes the carrier as a partner airline.[1]

Marabu
IATA ICAO Callsign
DI MBU MARABU
Founded13 December 2022
Commenced operations15 April 2023
Operating bases
Fleet size1
Parent companyAttestor Capital
HeadquartersTallinn, Estonia
Key people
  • Paul Schwaiger (CEO)
  • Tony Larsson (COO)
Websiteflymarabu.com

History

On 13 December 2022, Attestor Capital, the owner of a 51% stake in German leisure airline Condor, announced the incorporation of an Estonia-registered carrier, with operations starting in the 2023 summer season, utilising Airbus A320neo aircraft chartered from Nordica. The carrier is fully owned by German-based special purpose vehicle CD Ferienflug Hessen Holding GmbH.[2]

Nordic Aviation Group, the parent company of Nordica, had previously disclosed their role in setting up an Estonian AOC for an unidentified customer, to start operations in Spring 2023. On 6 April 2023, Xfly, part of Nordic Aviation Group, published a video on their YouTube channel announcing that this process had been completed.[3]

On 15 April 2023, Marabu's first aircraft, registered ES-MBU, flew the first service from Munich to Palma de Mallorca under the callsign MBU6508.[4]

Destinations

According to Marabu's website, the carrier will serve up to 20 holiday destinations in Croatia, Egypt, Greece, Italy (Sardinia), Portugal and Spain.[5] It was also announced that a larger range of destinations in Germany would be served.[6][7]

Country City Airport Notes
CroatiaSplitSplit AirportBegins 14 May 2023
EgyptHurghadaHurghada International Airport
EstoniaTallinnTallinn AirportBegins 21 May 2023
GermanyDüsseldorfDüsseldorf AirportBegins 22 May 2023
FrankfurtFrankfurt AirportBegins 16 May 2023
HamburgHamburg AirportHub
Leipzig/HalleLeipzig-Halle AirportBegins 19 May 2023
MunichMunich AirportHub
NurembergNuremberg AirportBegins 17 May 2023
StuttgartStuttgart AirportBegins 19 May 2023
GreeceChaniaChania International AirportBegins 13 May 2023
CorfuCorfu International AirportBegins 15 May 2023
HeraklionHeraklion International AirportFocus city from 17 May 2023
KarpathosKarpathos Island National AirportBegins 15 May 2023
KefaloniaKefalonia International AirportBegins 13 May 2023
KosKos International AirportBegins 12 May 2023
Preveza/LefkadaAktion National AirportBegins 13 May 2023
RhodesRhodes International AirportBegins 12 May 2023
VolosNea Anchialos National AirportBegins 13 May 2023
ZakynthosZakynthos International AirportBegins 14 May 2023
ItalyOlbiaOlbia Costa Smeralda AirportBegins 13 May 2023
Lamezia TermeLamezia Terme International AirportBegins 15 May 2023
SpainFuerteventuraFuerteventura Airport
Gran CanariaGran Canaria Airport
Jerez de la Frontera Jerez Airport Begins 15 May 2023
LanzaroteLanzarote Airport
Malaga Malaga Airport Begins 13 May 2023
Palma de MallorcaPalma de Mallorca Airport
Santa Cruz de La PalmaLa Palma AirportBegins 16 May 2023
TenerifeTenerife-South AirportBegins 17 May 2023

Fleet

As of April 2023, the Marabu fleet consists of a single Airbus A320neo, but flights were also being operated with an Airbus A320-200 leased from Heston Airlines.[8]

Marabu fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 1 — 180 operated by Heston Airlines[9]
Airbus A320neo 2 2 180
Total 3 2

References
  1. "New German leisure carrier Marabu to launch in 2023". Routes Online. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  2. "Attestor Capital unleashes Marabu in Estonia". CH Aviation. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  3. Marabu AOC. YouTube. Xfly_aero. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  4. "ES-MBU flight history - 15 April 2023".
  5. "Destinations". Marabu. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  6. "Marabu names further airports for the flight start". Aviation Direct. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  7. "Marabu Airlines outlines NS23 network". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  8. "Marabu Airlines". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  9. "Marabu relies on wet-lease aircraft from Heston and Nordica". Aviation Direct. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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