# List of defunct airlines of Germany

This is a list of defunct airlines of Germany.
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z
* See also
* References
| Airline | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations | Ceased operations | Notes |
| A ||||||||
| Advance Air | | AXX | | 2012 | 2017 | Operated Cessna 550, Piper Cheyenne II |
| Aero Express | | | | 1949 | 1956 | Founded by Herr Russell. Operated Vickers VC.1 Viking |
| Aero Flight | GV | ARF | AERO FOX | 2004 | 2005 | |
| Aero Lloyd | YP | AEF | AERO LLOYD | 1981 | 2003 | Re-established as Aero Flight a year later |
| Aero Transport Flugbetriebsgesellschaft | | | | 1958 | 1963 | Operated Lockheed Constellation, Vickers VC.1 Viking |
| Aeroline | 7E | AWU | | 2012 | 2017 | Operated Cessna 550, Piper Cheyenne II |
| Aerotec Airways | | | | 1989 | 1998 | Operated Beech King Air, Piper Seneca |
| Aerotour | | | | 1958 | 1959 | Operated Douglas DC-4 and Vickers Viking |
| Air Berlin | AB | BER | AIR BERLIN | 1991 | 2017 | |
| Air Berlin Aviation | H3 | TCN | | 2018 | 2018 | Acquired by Thomas Cook Aviation. Operated Airbus A321-200 |
| Air Berlin USA | ZF | | | 1979 | 1991 | Renamed to Air Berlin |
| Air Bremen | HR | BRN | AIR BREMEN | 1988 | 1990 | |
| Air Cargo Germany | 6U | ACX | LOADMASTER | 2009 | 2013 | |
| Air Classic | | | | 1974 | 1989 | Renamed/merged to Classic Wings |
| Air Commerz | | DX | AIRCOMER | 1970 | 1972 | |
| Air de Cologne | | | | 1987 | 1988 | Formed by Scandinavian Airlines. Acquired by TNT. |
| Air Evex | | EVE | | 1975 | 2005 | Operated Beech King Air, Cessna Citation, Hawker 800, Learjet 45 |
| Air Germanica | | | | 1995 | 1996 | |
| Air Lipsia | W2 | | | 2010 | | |
| Air Lloyd | | | | 1961 | 1964 | Formed by the merger of Deutsche Nahluftverkehr and Deutsche Taxiflug |
| Air Omega | OE | AOW | | 2001 | 2004 | |
| Air Service Wildgruber | | | | 2003 | 2009 | |
| All-Air | DZ | | | 1965 | 1966 | Merged with Transportflug. Operated Douglas DC-4 |
| Amadeus | B5 | | | 1996 | 2004 | |
| Antares Airtransport | | ANM | ANTARES | 2001 | 2005 | Operated Let Turbolet |
| Atlantis | NO | NOU | ATLANTIS | 1968 | 1972 | |
| Augsburg Airways | IQ | AUB | AUGSBURG-AIR | 1986 | 2013 | |
| Augusta Air | | AUF | AUGUSTA | 1985 | 2014 | Operated Cessna 560XL |
| Aviaction | HC | | AVIACTION | 1969 | 1973 | Operated Fokker F28 |
| Azur Air | UR | ARZ | BLUE EAGLE | 2017 | 2018 | |
| B ||||||||
| Baden Air | | | | 1998 | 2000 | Merged into Cirrus Airlines |
| Badische Luftverkehrsgesellschaft | | | | 1923 | 1926 | |
| Bavaria Fluggesellschaft | BV | | BAVARIA | 1957 | 1977 | Merged with Germanair to form Bavaria Germanair |
| Bavaria Germanair | BV | | BAVARIA | 1977 | 1979 | Merged into Hapag-Lloyd Flug |
| Bayerische Luftverkehrsgesellschaft | | | | 1925 | 1928 | |
| Bayerischer Flugdienst | BT | | | 1954 | 1975 | |
| Berline | BZ | TBL | BEROLINER | 1991 | 1994 | |
| Bin Air | | BID | BINAIR | 1996 | 2018 |
| Blue Wings | QW | BWG | BLUE WINGS | 2003 | 2010 | |
| Bonair Business Charter | | BOB | TWISTER | 2002 | 2005 | |
| Bremenfly | 8B | BFY | BORGWARDT | 2009 | 2010 | |
| Britannia Airways Germany | BN | DBY | | 1997 | 2001 | |
| C ||||||||
| Calair | DZ | | CALAIR | 1970 | 1972 | |
| Cimber Air | EG;GW | | | | 1992 | Formed by Denmark's Cimber Air. |
| Cirrus Airlines | C9 | RUS | CIRRUS | 1998 | 2012 | Cosmos Air (1997-1999) merged into Cirrus Airlines. Baden Air (1998-2000) merged into Cirrus Airlines |
| Cirrus Aviation | | RUS | | 2001 | 2008 | Formed by Cirrus Airlines (Cirrus Group). Acquired by ATON and merged into DC Aviation on 31 March 2008. |
| City-Air | 6E | CIP | CITYWAYS | 1971 | 2004 | |
| Cologne Air Transport | | | | 1991 | 1996 | |
| Condor Berlin | DE | CIB | | 1997 | 2009 | |
| Condor Luftreederei | | | | 1955 | 1961 | Renamed/merged to Condor |
| Condor Syndikat | | | | 1924 | 1927 | |
| Contact Air | C3 | KIS | CONTACT AIR | 1974 | 2012 | Merged into OLT Express Germany |
| Continentale Deutsche Luftreederei | | | | 1958 | 1962 | |
| Cosmos Air | ZE | AZE | | 1997 | 1999 | |
| D ||||||||
| Danziger Luftpost | | | | 1921 | 1923 | |
| Dauair | D5 | DAU | DAUAIR | 2005 | 2006 | |
| DBA | DI | BAG | SPEEDWAY | 2005 | 2008 | Rebranded as Air Berlin |
| DELAG | | | | 1910 | 1935 | |
| Delta Air | | | | 1977 | 1992 | |
| Deruluft | | | | 1921 | 1937 | Joint German-Soviet airline |
| Deutsche Aero Lloyd | | | | 1923 | 1926 | Merged with Junkers Luftverkehr to form Deutsche Luft Hansa |
| Deutsche BA | | | | 1992 | 2005 | Rebranded as DBA |
| Deutsche Luft Hansa | | | | 1926 | 1945 | |
| Deutsche Luft-Reederei | | | | 1917 | 1923 | Rebranded as Deutsche Aero Lloyd |
| Deutsche Lufthansa | | | | 1955 | 1963 | Sued by the West German based Lufthansa and liquidated. Staff, fleet and route network transferred to Interflug |
| Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei | | | | 1935 | 1939 | Successor to DELAG. Resurrected in 2001. |
| DLR Flugbetriebe | | GPL | | 1967 | | |
| DLT | DW | DLT | | 1958 | 1992 | Renamed/merged to Lufthansa CityLine |
| E ||||||||
| EastWest Airlines | 5D | EWT | E-WEST | 1994 | 1995 | |
| Elbe Air | | LBR | MOTION | | | |
| Euroberlin France | EE | EEB | EUROBER | 1988 | 1994 | Franco-German joint airline |
| Euro-hopper.com | | | | 2003 | 2003 | Renamed/merged to Denim Airways |
| European Air Express | EA | EAL | STAR WING | 1999 | 2007 | |
| EuroCity Line | | | | 1998 | 1998 | |
| Eurowings Flug | EW | EWF;GWI | | 1995 | 2002 | Renamed/merged to Germanwings |
| Excellent Air | | GZA | | 1969 | 2007 | |
| F ||||||||
| FLM Aviation | | FKI | KIEL AIR | 1973 | 2013 | |
| Fly FTI | BZ | FTI | FROG-LINE | 1998 | 2001 | |
| Futura Germany | | FUT | | 2007 | 2008 | |
| G ||||||||
| General Air | GQ | | GENERAL AIR | 1962 | 1976 | |
| German Airways | HE | LGW | WALTER | 1980 | 2020 | Operated European routes on behalf of Eurowings, rebranded from Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter (LGW) |
| German Cargo Services | FX | GEC | | 1977 | 1993 | Renamed/merged to Lufthansa Cargo |
| German European Airlines | | | | 1994 | 1994 | |
| German Sky Airlines | | GHY | GERMAN SKY | 2004 | 2012 | A subsidiary of Sky Airlines |
| German Wings | PW | KFK | GERMAN WINGS | 1989 | 1990 | Went bankrupt |
| Germanair | DV | | GERMANAIR | 1968 | 1977 | Merged with Bavaria Fluggesellschaft to form Bavaria Germanair |
| Germania | ST | GMI | GERMANIA | 1978 | 2019 | Berlin European UK (1986-1991) merged into Germania |
| Germania Express | L3 | GMQ | CORGI | 2012 | 2013 | |
| Germanwings | 4U | GWI | GERMANWINGS | 2002 | 2020 | Integrated into Eurowings |
| Green Airlines | | | | 2020 | 2022 | |
| H ||||||||
| Hamburg Airlines | HX | HAS | HAMBURG AIR | 1988 | 1997 | |
| Hamburg Airways | HK | HAY | HAMBURG AIRWAYS | 2011 | 2014 | |
| Hamburg International | 4R | HHI | HAMBURG JET | 1998 | 2010 | |
| Hanseflug | | HFL | HANSEFLUG | 1992 | 2013 | |
| Hapag-Lloyd Express | X3 | HLX | YELLOW CAB | 2002 | 2006 | Merged with Hapag-Lloyd Flug to form TUIfly |
| Hapag-Lloyd Flug | HF | HLF | HAPAG LLOYD | 1979 | 2006 | Merged with Hapag-Lloyd Express to form TUIfly |
| Holiday Express | HL (HX) | HLE | HOLYDAY EXPRESS | 1983 | 1987 | |
| I ||||||||
| Interflug | IF | IFL | INTERFLUG | 1959 | 1991 | Originally formed in 1958 in East Germany. Obtained assets of Deutsche Lufthansa in 1963. Reorganized 3 October 1990 after German reunification. Assets put under control of Treuhandanstalt (public trust managing the privatization of East German enterprises). Decided on 7 February 1991 to be liquidated as uneconomical to operate after attempted take-overs by Lufthansa and British Airways. Operated its last services on 30 April 1991. |
| Interot Airways | IQ | IRT | | 1990 | 1995 | Renamed/merged to Augsburg Airways |
| Interregional (IFG) | IP | | | 1967 | 1974 | |
| J ||||||||
| Jetair | JA | | JETAIR | 1982 | 1984 | |
| Jetisfaction | | | | 2011 | 2012 | |
| Junkers Luftverkehr | | | | 1924 | 1926 | Merged with Deutsche Aero Lloyd to form Deutsche Luft Hansa |
| K ||||||||
| Karl Herfurtner Düsseldorf (KHD) | | | | 1955 | 1957 | |
| L ||||||||
| Lloyd-Luftdienst | | | | | | |
| LowFare Jet | | | | 2002 | 2003 | |
| LTU International | LT | LTU | LTU | 1955 | 2011 | Merged into Air Berlin |
| LTU-Süd International Airways | LU | LTS | | 1988 | 1997 | |
| Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter (LGW) | HE | LGW | WALTER | 1980 | 2020 | Rebranded to German Airways |
| Lufttransport Süd (LTS) | BV | | | 1983 | 1988 | Renamed/merged to LTU-Süd International Airways |
| Luftverkehr Friesland-Harle | | | | 1983 | 2011 | Merged with FLN Frisia Luftverkehr |
| M ||||||||
| Modern Air Transport | KV | | MODERN | 1961 | 1975 | |
| N ||||||||
| Nürnberger Flugdienst (NFD) | NS | NFD | FLAMINGO | 1974 | 1992 | Merged with RFG Regionalflug to form Eurowings |
| Nightexpress | | EXT | EXECUTIVE | 1984 | 2017 | |
| Nordseeflug Sylter Lufttransport | | | | 1966 | 1968 | Renamed/merged to Atlantis |
| O ||||||||
| Oberschlesische Luftverkehrsgesellschaft | | | | 1925 | 1937 | |
| OLT Express Germany | OL | OLT | OLTRA | 2011 | 2013 | Went bankrupt |
| P ||||||||
| Paninternational | DR | | DELTA ROMEO | 1968 | 1971 | |
| PrivatAir Deutschland | | PTG | | 2003 | 2018 | |
| R ||||||||
| RAS - Rheinland Air Service | RW | RLD | | 1971 | 2002 | |
| Ratioflug | | RAT | BATMAN | 1982 | 1997 | |
| Regio-Air | | RAG | GERMAN LINK | 1993 | 2009 | |
| Regional Air Express | | REW | REGIONAL WINGS | 2004 | 2010 | |
| RFG Regionalflug | VG | RFG | RFG | 1976 | 1993 | Merged with Nürnberger Flugdienst to form Eurowings |
| S ||||||||
| Saarland Airlines | QW | SLL | SAARLAND | 1992 | 1993 | |
| Sächsische Luftverkehrsgesellschaft | | | | 1924 | 1926 | |
| Special Air Transport (SAT) | JO | DST | | 1978 | 1986 | Rebranded as Germania |
| Schlesische Luftverkehrsgesellschaft | | | | | | |
| SkyTeam Luftfahrtunternehmen | | | | | | |
| Small Planet Airlines | 5P | LLX | GERMANJET | 2015 | 2018 | A subsidiary of the now defunct Small Planet Airlines |
| Star XL German Airlines | | GXL | | 2006 | 2006 | Rebranded as XL Airways Germany |
| Südavia | FV | VXY | SUDAVIA | 1984 | 1990 | |
| Südflug International | SZ | | SUEDFLUG | 1952 | 1968 | Acquired by Lufthansa |
| Südwestflug | | | | 1964 | 1968 | Acquired by Germanair |
| SunExpress Deutschland | XG | SXD | SUNRISE | 2011 | 2020 | |
| T ||||||||
| Tel Aviv Air | U8 | CYF | TUS AIR | 2021 | 2022 | |
| Tempelhof Airways | CL | TEH | TEMPELHOF | 1981 | 1991 | |
| Tempelhof Express Airlines | FC | SBY | | 1998 | 2001 | |
| Thuringia Airways | FC | SBY | | 1997 | 1998 | Renamed/merged to Tempelhof Express Airlines |
| Trans-Avia Düsseldorf | | | TAD | 1957 | 1959 | |
| TransAer Cologne | | | | 1998 | 2000 | |
| Transportflug | | | | 1966 | 1970 | Merged into Calair |
| Triple Alpha Luftfahrtgesellschaft | | | | 1995 | 2011 | |
| V ||||||||
| Vibro Air Flugservice | | VIB | | 1994 | 2013 | |
| W ||||||||
| WDL Flugdienst | WE | | | 1955 | 1991 | Renamed/merged to WDL Aviation |
| Westflug | | WFA | | | | |
| Wirtschaftsflug | WS | | | 1972 | 1982 | |
| X ||||||||
| XL Airways Germany | X4 | GXL | STARDUST | 2006 | 2013 | Went bankrupt |