Belair signage combined with Air Berlin's corporate design, but then wore Air Berlin's livery. Due to bilateral traffic rights, certain routes to non-EU countries continued to use Belair's IATA code, 4T. Shutdown On 15 January 2017, it was announced that Belair would shut down all routes from EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg. On 1 April 2017, the four Airbus A321-200s began to operate on behalf of Niki and switched from Air Berlin to Niki flight numbers on routes to EU destinations. Belair ceased operations on 28 October 2017. In December 2017, it was reported that Belair lacked the funds to pay outstanding salaries and other expenses and might face bankruptcy. Destinations These are the final destinations of Belair prior to its shutdown on 28 October 2017: Fleet Final fleet As of August 2017, the Belair fleet consisted of the following aircraft: Retired fleet Over the years, Belair had previously operated the following aircraft: Accidents and incidents On May 15, 1960, a Douglas DC-4 (registered HB-ILA) was being ferried from Jeddah to Dakar when it crashed in the Djebel Marr Mountains due to a navigation error. All 12 crew members were killed. September 13, 1964, a Fokker F-27 Friendship (registered HB-AAI) was approaching Málaga Airport with a steep descent. It touched down heavily, causing the centre section of the wings to break apart and skidded before coming to rest. All 45 occupants on board survived. See also List of defunct airlines of Switzerland References Annotations External links Timetable images Defunct airlines of Switzerland Airlines established in 1925 Airlines disestablished in 2017 Air Berlin Swiss companies established in 1925 Opfikon Companies based in the canton of Zürich Swiss companies disestablished in 2017