GullivAir

{{Short description|Bulgarian airline}} {{use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox airline |airline = GullivAir |logo = GullivAir logo.png |logo_size = 255 |image = Hannover Airport GullivAir Airbus A330-223 LZ-AWY (DSC06644).jpg |caption = Airbus A330-200 |fleet_size = 2 |destinations = charter, ACMI |IATA = G2<ref name="ch-aviation">[https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/GUV ch-aviation.com - GullivAir] retrieved 6 January 2021</ref> |ICAO = GBG<ref name="ch-aviation"/> |callsign = VAGABOND |parent = |company_slogan = |founded = 2016 |commenced = December 2020 |headquarters = Sofia, Bulgaria<ref name="ch-aviation"/> |key_people = Yanko Ivanov, CEO |bases = Vasil Levski Sofia Airport |focus_cities = |frequent_flyer = |lounge = |alliance = |revenue = |net_income = |website = [https://gullivair.com/ gullivair.com] |aoc = |hubs = |num_employees = }} '''GullivAir''' ({{langx|bg|Гъливеър}}) is a Bulgarian airline headquartered in Sofia.<ref name="ch-aviation"/><ref name="onemileatatime">{{Cite web|url=https://onemileatatime.com/gullivair-bulgaria/|title=GullivAir, Bulgaria's New Long Haul Airline|date=15 December 2020|website=One Mile at a Time}}</ref>

==History== The air carrier was estabilished in 2016 but received its operational license (AOC) from Bulgarian authorities in September 2020 and started operations with a single Airbus A330-200 inherited from Shaheen Air with ad hoc charter services in the following month of December.<ref name="onemileatatime"/> They have started regular scheduled charters from Bulgaria and Romania to long-haul destinations in the Dominican Republic and the Maldives from December 2020 and also applied to start flights to New York.<ref name="onemileatatime"/> The airline also announced plans to phase in additional Airbus A330s and ATR 72 aircraft.<ref name="onemileatatime"/>

GullivAir's first scheduled destination out of Sofia became Burgas.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://flightzone.bg/gullivair-startirat-poleti-sofia-burgas-sofia/|title = GullivAir стартира всекидневни полети София - Бургас - София|date = 12 August 2021|access-date = 15 August 2021|archive-date = 25 October 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211025205721/https://flightzone.bg/gullivair-startirat-poleti-sofia-burgas-sofia/|url-status = dead}}</ref> The inauguration flight took place on 15 August 2021. GullivAir made an inaugural flight to Skopje on 26 March 2022<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lassetter |first=Jon |date=2022-03-29 |title=New Route of the Day (26 March 2022): GullivAir between Sofia and Skopje |url=https://airserviceone.com/new-route-of-the-day-26-march-2022-gullivair-between-sofia-and-skopje/ |access-date=2026-04-20 |website=Air Service One |language=en-GB}}</ref>, and to Tirana on 2 April 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tirana International Airport |url=https://www.tirana-airport.com/en/article/771/GullivAir-started-today-the-new-flight-Tirana---Sofia |access-date=2026-04-20 |website=www.tirana-airport.com}}</ref>. The airline also planned adding domestic flights to Ruse.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.economic.bg/bg/a/view/bylgarska-aviokompanija-obmislja-vyzrajdane-na-poletite-sofija-ruse|title = Българска авиокомпания обмисля да лети между София и Русе|date = 26 May 2021}}</ref> Plans for regular routes did not materialize and the airline shifted its business to the ACMI market, GullivAir operating flights for airlines such as flyadeal, Corsair International, Air Greenland, Surinam Airways, TUI fly Deutschland and others.

In October 2025 the Government of Bulgaria granted GullivAir the rights to fly to Karachi and Lahore in Pakistan.<ref>https://www.economic.bg/bg/a/view/gulliv-air-trygva-kym-pakistan-s-novi-redovni-linii</ref> Those two routes are essential for the plans of the company to start long-haul flights to New York and Chicago from April 2026.<ref>https://www.economy.bg/bulgaria/view/62683/GullivAir-startira-direktni-poleti-Sofiya-%E2%80%93-SASht-ot-april-2026%C2%A0g</ref> As of April 2026, the airline has not yet started commercial flights from Sofia to Pakistan or the US.

==Destinations== [[File:Gullivair A330-223 GBG303P at Sofia Airport (SOF).jpg|thumb|right|GullivAir's A330-223 at Vasil Levski Sofia Airport|350px]] GullivAir operates flights to the following scheduled and charter destinations:

{|class="sortable wikitable" |- !Country !City !Airport !Notes !Refs |- |Bulgaria||Sofia||Vasil Levski Sofia Airport||{{Airline hub}}||align=center|<ref name="onemileatatime" /><ref name="ch-aviation"/> |- |Dominican Republic||Punta Cana||Punta Cana International Airport||{{Airline seasonal|Seasonal Charter}}||align=center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boardingpass.ro/karpaten-va-opera-chartere-bucuresti-punta-cana-din-ianuarie-2021/|title=Exclusiv: Karpaten Turism va opera chartere pe ruta București - Punta Cana din ianuarie 2021|first=Gabriel|last=Bobon|date=2 December 2020}}</ref> |- |Maldives||Malé||Velana International Airport||{{Airline seasonal|Seasonal Charter}}||align=center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boardingpass.ro/karpaten-introduce-al-treilea-charter-din-bucuresti-spre-maldive-in-ianuarie/|title=Karpaten introduce al treilea charter din București spre Maldive în ianuarie|first=Gabriel|last=Bobon|date=23 November 2020}}</ref> |- |Romania||Bucharest||Henri Coandă International Airport||{{Airline hub}}||align=center|<ref name="onemileatatime" /><ref name="ch-aviation"/> |- |Sri Lanka||Hambantota||Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport||{{Airline seasonal|Seasonal Charter}}||align=center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boardingpass.ro/zboruri-charter-din-bucuresti-spre-sri-lanka-in-sezonul-de-iarna-2021-22/|title = Premieră: Zboruri charter din București spre Sri Lanka în sezonul de iarnă 2021/22|date = 2 November 2021}}</ref> |- |Thailand||Phuket||Phuket International Airport||{{Airline seasonal|Seasonal Charter}}||align=center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.travelnews.bg/bg/news/16456861586013/direktni-poleti-ot-sofiya-do-ostrov-puket-tragvat-prez-esenta-|title=Директни полети от София до остров Пукет тръгват през есента}}</ref> |- |}

==Fleet==

===Current fleet=== {{As of|2025|8}}, GullivAir operates the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite journal |title=Global Airline Guide 2025 - GullivAir |journal=Airliner World |date=September 2025 |page=53}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;margin:auto;" |+ '''GullivAir Fleet''' |- ! rowspan="2" |Aircraft ! rowspan="2" style="width:35px;" |Total ! rowspan="2" style="width:25px;" |Orders ! colspan="3" | Passengers ! rowspan="2" |Notes |- ! <abbr title="Business class">C</abbr> ! <abbr title="Economy class">Y</abbr> ! Total |- |Airbus A330-200 |2 |— |— |326 |326 | |- !Total !2 !— !colspan="4"| |}

===Historical fleet=== [[File:GullivAir, LZ-DAH, ATR 72-600.jpg|thumb|right|ATR 72-600]]

GullivAir also used to operate the following aircraft, which have meanwhile been phased out:{{citation needed|date=April 2024}} * ATR 72-600

==References== {{reflist}} {{Commonscat|GullivAir}} ==External links== * [https://gullivair.com/ Official website]

Category:Airlines of Bulgaria Category:Airlines established in 2016 Category:Bulgarian companies established in 2016 Category:Companies based in Sofia Category:Charter airlines