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Rhein-Neckar Air

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Rhein-Neckar Air
Founded2013
Commenced operationsMarch 2014
Operating basesMannheim City Airport
Fleet size1[1]
Destinations6[2]
HeadquartersMannheim, Germany
Key peopleAxel Reißmann
Websiteflyrna.com

Rhein-Neckar Air GmbH, commonly known as RNA, is a German virtual airline that offers regional scheduled and charter flights out of Mannheim City Airport with all flights being operated by MHS Aviation.[3]

History

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Foundation

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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.[citation needed]

Later developments

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Since 2016 RNA serves the island of Sylt during the summer season, 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]

In November 2024, RNA filed for insolvency while maintaining operations for the time being.[10] Shorty after, it announced to change its brand name to Mannheim City Airlines for the planned resumption of its seasonal services in 2025.[11]

Destinations

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A Rhein-Neckar Air Dornier 328-110 operated by MHS Aviation.

Current destinations

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As of November 2024, Rhein-Neckar Air serves the following scheduled and charter destinations:[2]

RNA also operates non-public charter flights, including several local top division sports clubs, such as Adler Mannheim and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.[12]

Former destinations

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Fleet

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As of November 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

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  1. ^ a b c "Über uns" [About us]. flyrna.de (in German). 6 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h flyrna.com - "Flugplan" (German) retrieved 9 November 2024
  3. ^ LBA - Genehmigte deutsche Luftfahrtunternehmen (PDF)
  4. ^ a b "Neue deutsche Regionalairline" [New German Regional Airline] (in German). aeroTELEGRAPH. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  5. ^ "In 75 Minuten von Mannheim nach Berlin" [From Mannheim to Berlin in 75 Minutes] (in German). Rnz.de. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  6. ^ Christian Schall (2014-01-31). "Rhein-Neckar Air hebt ab" [Rhein-Neckar Air Takes Off] (in German). Morgenweb.de. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  7. ^ a b c touristik-aktuel.de (German) 3 January 2017
  8. ^ airliners.de (German) 21 December 2021
  9. ^ a b rnz.de 13 April 2023
  10. ^ airliners.de - "Rhein Neckar Air files for insolvency (German) 4 November 2024
  11. ^ airliners.de (German) 9 December 2024
  12. ^ flyrna.com - RNAinside 01/17 (German) retrieved 18 January 2023
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