The Airlines We Lost & Gained in 2024

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Back in 2020, the world lost a lot of airlines. It makes sense – thanks to COVID-19, smart people stayed home, which meant significantly fewer people were in the air.

2021 also had its share of Covid-related closures, although not as many as 2020. By 2022 and 2023, the number of airlines closing up shop was a typical number.

2025 is brand new, so let’s see which airlines disappeared in 2024:

January

• Albawings (Albania)
• Fly Arna (Albania)
• LIAT (Antigua and Barbuda)

February

• Lynx Air (Canada)

March

• Air Bucharest (Romania)
• Air Malta (Malta)
• HumoAir (Uzbekistan)
• New Pacific Airlines (USA)

April

• Bonza (Australia)
• iAero Airways (previously Swift Air) (USA)
• Taos Air (USA)

May

• Go First (India)
• Nigeria Air (Nigeria)

June

• Céleste (France)
• JetAir Caribbean (Curacao)

July

• None

August

• Canada Jetlines (Canada)
• Lanmei Airlines (Cambodia)

September

• OTT Airlines (China)

October

• AIX Connect (India)
• CSA Czech Airlines (Czechia)
• Eagle Air (Iceland)
• FlyEgypt (Egypt)
• WestJet Link (Canada)

November

• Nordica (Estonia)
• Vistara (India)

December

• None

Meanwhile, it’s not all bad news: several new commercial airlines began as startups in 2024:

• FlyGabon (Gabon)
• KM Malta Airlines (Malta)
• LIAT20 (Antigua and Barbuda)
• Mont Gabaon Airlines (Democratic Republic of Congo)

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