{{Short description|Privately owned airline of Germany (1978–2019)}} {{distinguish|Germania Flug}} {{Infobox airline | airline = Germania | logo = Germania logo.svg | logo_size = 250 | image = Germania Fluggesellschaft mbH 004.jpg | caption = Germania Head office in Berlin | IATA = ST | ICAO = GMI | callsign = GERMANIA | parent = | founded = {{start date|1978|04||df=yes}} (as ''Special Air Transport'') | commenced = {{start date|1978|09|05|df=yes}} | ceased = {{end date|2019|02|05|df=yes}} | headquarters = Berlin, Germany | key_people = Karsten Balke (CEO) | bases = {{ubl|class=nowrap | Berlin–Schönefeld | Berlin–Tegel | Bremen | Dresden | Düsseldorf | Erfurt–Weimar | Friedrichshafen | Hamburg | Munich | Münster/Osnabrück | Nuremberg | Palma de Mallorca<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/germania-opens-palma-de-mallorca-base|title=Germania opens Palma de Mallorca base|date=12 March 2018|access-date=23 May 2017}}</ref> | Pristina | Rostock<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anna.aero/2018/03/12/germania-set-offer-4-57-million-seats-2018/|title=Germania set to offer 4.57 million scheduled seats in 2018|date=12 March 2018|access-date=28 March 2018}}</ref>}} | hubs = | focus_cities = | frequent_flyer = | lounge = | alliance = | subsidiaries = {{ubl|class=nowrap | Bulgarian Eagle (2017–2019) | Germania Flug (2014–2019) | HolidayJet (Mar 2015–Nov 2015)}} | fleet_size = | destinations = | website = }}
'''Germania Fluggesellschaft mbH''', trading as '''Germania''' ({{IPA|de|'gɛrmani:a}}), was<ref name="flygermania.com">[https://www.flygermania.com/de-de/ flgermania.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190205200225/https://www.flygermania.com/de-de/ |date=2019-02-05 }} retrieved 5 February 2019</ref><ref name="spiegel.de"/> a privately owned German airline with its headquarters in Berlin.<ref>"[http://www.flygermania.de/gmi/ Contact] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100418074253/http://www.flygermania.de/gmi/ |date=2010-04-18 }}." Germania Airline. Retrieved 12 October 2009.</ref> It began by focusing on charter operations, then moved towards becoming a scheduled carrier, although some charter flights were still flown under the brand.<ref name="annaaero"/> The change in strategy led to growth over its last few years, and Germania operated to destinations in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East from several German bases. It carried 2.5 million passengers in 2009 and had around 850 employees as of summer 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flygermania.de/en/company/about-germania/company-history-at-a-glance/|title=Germania Airline|author=Germania|date=7 July 2015|access-date=10 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150901151923/http://www.flygermania.de/en/company/about-germania/company-history-at-a-glance|archive-date=2015-09-01}}</ref> It declared bankruptcy on 4 February 2019 and it ceased operations on 5 February 2019.<ref name="spiegel.de"/>
== History == thumb|Germania logo used until 2009 [[File:Boeing 737-35B, Germania AN0471853.jpg|thumb|Germania Boeing 737-300 in 1996]]
===Early years 1978-1999=== The airline was founded in April 1978 as '''Special Air Transport''' ('''SAT''') in Cologne and started operations on 5 September 1978 with a Fokker F-27. In November 1978, a Sud Aviation Caravelle was purchased from LTU, which was replaced by two used Boeing 727-100 from Hapag-Lloyd Flug (now TUIfly). Germania Express adopted the IATA code "ST" which was previously used by Yanda Airlines.
In spring 1986, the company was re-organised and its name was changed to ''Germania'', the traditional Latin name of Germany, on 1 June 1986.<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 86 | date= 2007-04-03}}</ref> For many years, Germania's main area of doing business were charter services for TUI, Condor and Neckermann Reisen – an area in which Germania earned a reputation for offering the lowest prices. In 1992 the registered office was relocated to Tegel. In the same year Germania won the bid for flight services between the old and new capital of Germany (Bonn and Berlin) on behalf of the German government, establishing a short-lived ''Beamten-Shuttle'' (German for “shuttle for civil servants”).
In 1998, the airline pioneered the use of aircraft for advertising in Germany (advertisers included Siemens and various tour operators). In the same year, Germania began to lease more and more planes to other airlines such as Hapag-Lloyd Express, Maersk and Delta.
===Scheduled services=== On 12 November 2001, Germania launched scheduled services between Berlin Tegel and Frankfurt. Germania initially offered a one-way ticket at EUR 99.00. Incumbent operator Lufthansa reacted immediately by lowering its prices and effectively matching the low Germania fares.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tagesspiegel.de/wirtschaft/lufthansa-verschaerft-streit-mit-germania/293422.html|title = Lufthansa verschärft Streit mit Germania|newspaper = Der Tagesspiegel Online|date = 25 February 2002}}</ref> Previously, Lufthansa sold tickets between these two cities for EUR 485.00 return. Lufthansa was sued for its anticompetitive practice and was forced to raise its fare to at least EUR 30.50 one-way over the Germania fare.<ref name="handelsblatt2002">{{Cite web|url=https://www.handelsblatt.com/archiv/strecke-frankfurt-berlin-gericht-lufthansa-muss-teurer-als-germania-sein/2156588.html|title = Strecke Frankfurt - Berlin: Gericht: Lufthansa muss teurer als Germania sein}}</ref>
By early summer 2002, it became public that Germania obviously would lose its major leisure charter contract with German tour operator TUI from late 2002. The contract accounted for 75 percent of Germania's flight volume. The loss of the TUI charter contract combined with other business development led to skepticism regarding the financial health of the company. At that time, Germania and S.A.T. had a fleet of 27 aircraft of which only eight were deployed on the carriers charter and scheduled services. All remaining aircraft were leased to others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.handelsblatt.com/archiv/neue-innerdeutsche-linienfluege-im-herbst-geplant-germania-verliert-grossteil-des-chartergeschaefts/2173446.html|title = Neue innerdeutsche Linienflüge im Herbst geplant: Germania verliert Großteil des Chartergeschäfts}}</ref>
Later, Germania was again partnered by TUI for creation of its new low-cost division Hapag-Lloyd Express. While TUI took a 100%-stake in the start-up, Germania was contracted to wet-lease eight of its Boeing 737-700 aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.presseportal.de/pm/44027/375986|title = TUI-Konzern startet unter "Hapag-Lloyd Express" ins neueGeschäftsfeld No-Frills-Airlines| date=29 August 2002 }}</ref> Hapag-Lloyd Express commenced operations with the first four Boeing 737 on 3 December.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hlx.com/de/chronik.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040203205633/http://www.hlx.com/de/chronik.html|archive-date = 2004-02-03|title = Hapag-Lloyd Express}}</ref> Germania flights between Berlin and Cologne/Bonn were moved to Hapag-Lloyd Express as part of the deal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.focus.de/finanzen/boerse/airlines-stiller-rueckzug-von-germania_aid_247387.html|title = Stiller Rückzug von Germania}}</ref>
However, Germania retained own scheduled operations between from Berlin Tegel to Frankfurt and Munich. In November 2002, flights to Palma da Mallorca was added. Reportedly in late 2002 or very early 2003, Germania acquired a fleet of 17 Fokker 100 from bankrupt US Airways at an extremely low price.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.handelsblatt.com/archiv/flugstrecken-erweitert-germania-lockt-mit-neuen-zielen/2220256.html|title = Flugstrecken erweitert: Germania lockt mit neuen Zielen}}</ref>
===Budget airline operations as "gexx"=== Germania decided to use its acquired Fokker 100 fleet to build a low-budget airline named "gexx". Set-up as a virtual carrier with flights operated by its mother Germania, gexx commenced short-haul operations out of Berlin Tegel on June 1, 2003. Unlike most other airlines, gexx used a fixed-fare scheme - depending the route tickets were sold at a single price with no differentiation concerning time of booking.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abendblatt.de/wirtschaft/article106681664/Der-neue-Billigflieger.html|title=Der neue Billigflieger|date=15 May 2003}}</ref> Germania gradually refurbished further Fokker 100, allowing a continued growth of its gexx division. Within the first year of operations, gexx handled 1,42 million passengers while maintaining an average load factor of 72 percent and an average ticket fare of EUR 82, allowing a profitable operation. At the same time, it operated 15 Fokker 100 to 26 destinations around Europe.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/billigflieger-germania-erwischt-blitzstart-a-302437.html|title = Billigflieger: Germania erwischt Blitzstart|newspaper = Der Spiegel|date = 2 June 2004}}</ref>
Following a purchase of a 64% stake in dba (later part of Air Berlin) on 28 March 2005, Germania wet-leased 12 Fokker 100 aircraft to dba. At the same time, dba took over Germania Express's 15 established low-cost routes and thus absorbed Germania's gexx brand. Germania on the other hand, with all aircraft having been leased to other airlines, no longer offered routes directly to passengers.
Germania relaunched scheduled flights under its own brand name out of Berlin and Düsseldorf, beginning with the 2008 summer schedule.
The foundations were laid for the first maintenance hangar at Berlin Brandenburg Airport on 21 March 2011. Germania planned to use the hangar together once the airport becomes operational.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airberlin.com/site/pressreleases_dr.php?LANG=eng&ID=3317|title=airberlin press – Press releases|access-date=10 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930113804/http://www.airberlin.com/site/pressreleases_dr.php?LANG=eng&ID=3317|archive-date=2011-09-30}}</ref>
On 3 March 2014, Germania had its traffic rights for flights to Iraq revoked after an intervention by Iraqi Airways.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ch-aviation.com/portal/news/26331-germania-stripped-of-iraqi-traffic-rights-on-iraqi-airways-request|title=Germania stripped of Iraqi traffic rights on Iraqi Airways' request|work=ch-aviation|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref> On 12 March 2014, Germania was allowed to resume all operations to Iraq with the first flight resuming on the 17 March 2014.
===Further expansion plans===
Germania opened two seasonal UK bases in summer 2013, Manchester and London-Gatwick after securing charter contracts from several holiday companies. London-Gatwick remained as a permanent base after opening two scheduled routes to Pristina and Erfurt. London-Gatwick also served an inbound destination for sister company, Gambia Bird airlines. In summer 2014, Norwich International was added as Germania's third UK (seasonal) base.
In spring 2015, Germania announced plans to phase out all of their recently refurbished Boeing 737-700s by 2020 to become an all-Airbus operator.<ref name="aerotelegraph.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.aerotelegraph.com/germania-will-ganz-auf-airbus-flotte-wechseln|title=Einheitsflotte: Germania wechselt ganz zu Airbus - aeroTELEGRAPH|work=aeroTELEGRAPH|date=9 March 2015|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref> The airline therefore ordered 25 new Airbus A320neos for delivery from 2020.<ref name="A320neo">{{cite web|url=https://www.flygermania.com/en/company/press-media/press-releases/press-releases/article/germania-gruppe-investiert-mit-airbus-a320neo-in-die-zukunft-umfangreiche-flottenerneuerung-ab-2020/|title=Germania Group invests in the future with order of Airbus A320neo. Extensive fleet renewal starts 2020.|publisher=Germania Fluggesellschaft mbH|access-date=14 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818064716/https://www.flygermania.com/en/company/press-media/press-releases/press-releases/article/germania-gruppe-investiert-mit-airbus-a320neo-in-die-zukunft-umfangreiche-flottenerneuerung-ab-2020/|archive-date=18 August 2016}}</ref>
In September 2016, Germania announced it would cease all operations at Kassel Airport where it was the only scheduled carrier at the time.<ref name="germanialeaves">[http://www.aero.de/news-25036/Kassel-Airport-verliert-Germania.html aero.de - "Kassel Airport loses Germania"] (German) 22 September 2016</ref> In August 2017, the airline obtained an air operator's certificate (AOC) for its Bulgarian subsidiary, Bulgarian Eagle,<ref name="layoverhub.net">{{cite web|url=http://layoverhub.net/germania-subsidiary-bulgarian-eagle-granted-aoc/|title=Germania Subsidiary Bulgarian Eagle Granted AOC|website=layoverhub.net|access-date=28 March 2018}}</ref> and it has registered an Airbus A319 in Bulgaria. The aircraft was going to be, according to the airline, wet-leased to partner companies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airliners.de/germania-ableger-bulgarien/41543|title=Bulgarischer Germania-Ableger darf starten|access-date=28 March 2018}}</ref>
===Bankruptcy and liquidation=== In December 2018, it was reported that the airline had suffered heavy losses in recent years, especially during 2018 and that its owners were seeking potential buyers for the airline.<ref>[https://www.aerotelegraph.com/akuter-finanzbedarf-germania-steht-zum-verkauf aerotelegraph.com - "Germania is for sale"] (German) 8 January 2018</ref> On 31 January 2019, it was reported that payment of employee salaries would be delayed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Germania delays January salaries amid funding concerns |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/75063-germania-delays-january-salaries-amid-funding-concerns |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=ch-aviation |language=en}}</ref> Germania eventually ceased flight operations without previous notice in the night from 4 to 5 February 2019 and declared bankruptcy for itself and its technical and service divisions (excluding Germania Flug in Switzerland <ref name="layoverhub.net"/>).<ref name="flygermania.com"/><ref name="aero.de"/><ref name="spiegel.de">[http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/germania-deutsche-fluggesellschaft-beantragt-insolvenz-und-stellt-fluege-ein-a-1251581.html "Germania: German airline declarces insolvency and ceases flights"] 5 February 2019</ref> The final scheduled Germania flight to be in the air was ST 3711 from Fuerteventura to Nuremberg which landed on 5 February at 01:11 CET in the morning.<ref name="aero.de">[https://www.aero.de/news-30883/Germania-beantragt-Insolvenz-und-stellt-Fluege-ein.html aero.de - "Germania files for insolvency and ceases flights"] (German) 5 January 2019</ref>
==Corporate affairs== ===Ownership and structure=== Germania Fluggesellschaft mbH was a private company that had been founded and run for many years by Hinrich Bischoff, who died on 11 November 2005. His wife Ingrid Bischoff was the main shareholder, but she sold it. Germania had its headquarters at Riedemannweg 58, Berlin, Germany.<ref>[http://flynext.de/company/company.html Germania express Company History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010083435/http://www.flynext.de/company/company.html |date=2012-10-10 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.economypoint.org/g/germania-airline.html|title=Germania (airline)|access-date=10 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712041835/http://www.economypoint.org/g/germania-airline.html|archive-date=2015-07-12}}</ref>
There are three main operating subsidiaries: * Germania Flug, founded in 2014 in Switzerland to operate leisure flights under the newly established ''HolidayJet'' brand in cooperation with Swiss tour operator Hotelplan<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.holidayjet.ch/de/ueber_germaina_flug_ag/|title=HolidayJet|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref> (three aircraft). * Bulgarian Eagle, founded in 2016 in Bulgaria as an ACMI carrier, with aircraft based at London Gatwick (two aircraft). * Germania Technik Brandenburg GmbH, the wholly owned aircraft maintenance subsidiary, based at Berlin Schönefeld.
Germania also had an interest in: * Gambia Bird, an airline based at Banjul, The Gambia,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://flynext.de/index.html |title=INTRO Aviation - Home |access-date=10 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029155237/http://www.flynext.de/index.html |archive-date=29 October 2014 }}</ref> which ceased operations on 30 December 2014<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gambiabird.com/mediapool/gambiabird.com/docs/press/20141230_GBQ_Press_Release_Suspension_of_commercial_flight_operations.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213150537/http://www.gambiabird.com/mediapool/gambiabird.com/docs/press/20141230_GBQ_Press_Release_Suspension_of_commercial_flight_operations.pdf |archive-date=2015-02-13 }}</ref>
===Business trends=== As Germania was a private company, annual reports did not have to be published. Very few figures were released into the public domain. In the absence of these, the little information for the Germania group that appears to be available was:
{| class="wikitable" |- ! !2007 !2008 !2009 !2010 !2011 !2012 !2013 !2014 !2015 !2016 !2017 !2018 |- | Turnover (€m) | align=center| 144.80 | align=center| 179.96 | align=center| 171.41 | align=center| 177.78 | align=center| 206.88 | align=center| 203.79 | align=center| 271.05 | align=center| 396.47 | align=center| 424.25 | align=center| 369.10 | align=center|453.67 ! |- | Profit (€m) | align=center| 6.769 | align=center| 6.157 | align=center| 6.896 | align=center| 0.283 | align=center| 0.361 | align=center| 0.505 | align=center| {{color|red|−10.852}} | align=center| {{color|red|−26.848}} | align=center| {{color|red|−6.796}} | align=center| {{color|red|−7.742}} | align=center| 6.084 ! |- | Number of employees | align=center| 709 | align=center| 714 | align=center| 644 | align=center| 622 | align=center| 553 | align=center| 513 | align=center| 605 | align=center| 880 | align=center| 901 | align=center| 954 | align=center| 1.108 ! |- | Number of passengers (m) | | | align=center| 2.5 | align=center| 2.3 | align=center| 2.4 | align=center| | align=center| | align=center| | align=center| | align=center| 2.6 | align=center| 3.0 ! |- | ''Number of scheduled seats (only) (m) ''* | | | align=center| | align=center| | align=center| | align=center| 0.22 | align=center| 0.75 | align=center| 1.31 | align=center| 2.83 | align=center| 3.19 | align=center| 3.95 ! align=center| 4.57 |- | Number of aircraft (group)(at year end) | align=center| 27 | align=center| 16 | align=center| 15 | align=center| 17 | align=center| 13 | align=center| 15 | align=center| 19 | align=center| 23 | align=center| 22 | align=center| 22 | align=center| 29 ! align=center| 35 |- | <small>''Notes/sources''</small> |align=center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bundesanzeiger.de|title=Jahresabschluss zum Geschäftsjahr vom 01.01.2007 bis zum 31.12.2007}}</ref> |align=center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bundesanzeiger.de/ebanzwww/wexsservlet?session.sessionid=68f17e8f96f69634271d5bc46864f55a&page.navid=detailsearchdetailtodetailsearchdetailprint&fts_search_list.destHistoryId=26340&fts_search_list.selected=764e5619675dfa2f|title=Jahresabschluss zum Geschäftsjahr vom 01.01.2008 bis zum 31.12.2008}}{{Dead link|date=May 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |align=center|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flygermania.de/en/news/# |access-date=2012-09-30 |title=Germania press release:Contract signed for Airbus order 26 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924203610/http://www.flygermania.de/en/news/ |archive-date=2012-09-24 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About Germania - The Company |publisher=Germania |url=http://www.flygermania.de/en/about_germania/the_company/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130107062650/http://www.flygermania.de/en/about_germania/the_company/ |archive-date=2013-01-07 }}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bundesanzeiger.de/ebanzwww/wexsservlet?session.sessionid=45940ab1b2000d13bbafb74082fb0df7&page.navid=detailsearchdetailtodetailsearchdetailprint&fts_search_list.destHistoryId=18090&fts_search_list.selected=9eb3386d2ca80e77|title=Jahresabschluss zum Geschäftsjahr vom 01.01.2009 bis zum 31.12.2009}}{{Dead link|date=May 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ajw-aviation.com/communications/latest-news/188-germania-chooses-a-j-walter-aviation-for-a-ground-breaking-ten-year-pbh-component-support-contract.html |access-date=2012-09-30 | title=A J Walter Aviation press release}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Germania Selects Eaton to Provide Hydraulic Pumps|publisher= Eaton|date= 29 March 2011|url= http://www.roadranger.com/Eaton/OurCompany/NewsEvents/NewsReleases/PCT_262466}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bundesanzeiger.de/ebanzwww/wexsservlet?session.sessionid=45940ab1b2000d13bbafb74082fb0df7&page.navid=detailsearchdetailtodetailsearchdetailprint&fts_search_list.destHistoryId=18090&fts_search_list.selected=76fa232aaaf000dd|title=Jahresabschluss zum Geschäftsjahr vom 01.01.2010 bis zum 31.12.2010}}{{Dead link|date=May 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |align=center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bundesanzeiger.de/ebanzwww/wexsservlet?session.sessionid=45940ab1b2000d13bbafb74082fb0df7&page.navid=detailsearchdetailtodetailsearchdetailprint&fts_search_list.destHistoryId=18090&fts_search_list.selected=586365e56defb9b1|title=Jahresabschluss zum Geschäftsjahr vom 01.01.2011 bis zum 31.12.2011}}{{Dead link|date=May 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | align=center| <ref>{{cite web |title=GuestLogix press release |publisher=GuestLogix |date=22 March 2013 |url=http://guestlogix.com/pr/pr_03-22-13p.html |access-date=5 September 2013 |archive-date=5 September 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130905232214/http://guestlogix.com/pr/pr_03-22-13p.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="annaaero">{{cite web|url=http://www.anna.aero/2018/03/12/germania-set-offer-4-57-million-seats-2018/|title=Germania set to offer 4.57 million scheduled seats in 2018|work=anna.aero|date=12 March 2018|access-date=1 June 2018}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bundesanzeiger.de/ebanzwww/wexsservlet?session.sessionid=45940ab1b2000d13bbafb74082fb0df7&page.navid=detailsearchdetailtodetailsearchdetailprint&fts_search_list.destHistoryId=18090&fts_search_list.selected=f46da8a08b0f5b08|title=Jahresabschluss für das Geschäftsjahr vom 1. 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==Destinations== Germania offered a wide range of some year-round and mainly seasonal leisure and some metropolitan routes from several German airports. From its bases, scheduled flights to Armenia, Turkey, Kosovo, Israel and Lebanon were also offered, servicing minorities living in Germany and Austria.
===Codeshare agreements=== *Sky Express<ref name=Airlineroute>{{cite web|url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/271226/germania-sky-express-to-launch-codeshare-service-in-s17/|title=Germania / Sky Express to launch codeshare service in S17|website=Routes online |first=Jim |last=Liu |date=6 February 2017|access-date=6 February 2017}}</ref>
==Fleet== [[File:D-AHIL 2 A319-111 Germania PMI 02OCT13 (10059830895).jpg|thumb|Germania Airbus A319-100]] [[File:Germania, D-AGEU, Boeing 737-75B (16270754179).jpg|thumb|Germania Boeing 737-700]] [[File:294cb - Germania Fokker 100, D-AGPG@ZRH,15.05.2004 - Flickr - Aero Icarus.jpg|thumb|Germania Fokker 100 in 2004]] ===Final fleet=== At the time of shutdown, the Germania fleet (excluding the Swiss and Bulgarian subsidiaries Germania Flug and Bulgarian Eagle) consisted of the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2017|page=15}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center" !Aircraft !In service !Orders !Passengers<ref>[https://www.flygermania.com/de-de/unternehmen/flotte flygermania.com - Flotte] (German) retrieved 15 February 2018</ref> !Notes |- |rowspan="2"|Airbus A319-100 |rowspan="2"|19 |rowspan="2"|— |144 |rowspan="2"| |- |150 |- |Airbus A320neo |— |25 |180 |Were to be delivered from 2020.<ref name="A320neo"/> |- |Airbus A321-200 |6 |— |215 | |- |Boeing 737-700 |5 |— |148 |One in 30th anniversary special livery.<br />Were to be retired by 2019.<ref name="aerotelegraph.com"/> |- !Total !30 !25 !colspan="3"| |}
===Historical fleet=== Over the years, Germania operated the following aircraft types:{{cn|date=November 2025}}
{|class="wikitable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin: auto;" !Aircraft !Introduced !Retired |- |- |Boeing 737-300 |align="center"|1987 |align="center"|2011 |- |- |Fokker 100 |align="center"|2003 |align="center"|2008 |- |- |Boeing 727-100 |align="center"|1984 |align="center"|1987 |- |- |Fokker F27 Friendship |align="center"|1978 |align="center"|1981 |- |- |Sud Aviation Caravelle |align="center"|1978 |align="center"|1986 |- |} {{clear}}
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== External links == {{Commons category-inline|Germania (airline)|Germania}} *{{Official website|http://www.flygermania.de/}} * {{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-how-tough-conditions-exposed-germanias-fl-455597/ |title= How tough conditions exposed Germania's flawed strategy |date= 8 Feb 2019 |author= Oliver Clark |work= Flightglobal}}
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