galistair commences flight operations

galistair (Malta) (GTR, Malta Int'l) began commercial flight operations earlier this month, ch-aviation analysis of Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows.

The start-up, which is a subsidiary of Spanish virtual carrier galistair (Madrid Barajas), completed its certification with the Maltese authorities at the end of January. A321-200 9H-VDB (msn 1607), its only aircraft, was then ferried from Madrid Barajas to Düsseldorf Int'l on February 2 and started operating for TUI fly (Germany) (X3, Hanover) the day after.

galistair previously operated the same aircraft on behalf of TUI fly using Portugal's White (WI, Lisbon) as its operating carrier. At that time, the unit was registered as CS-TKU.