 After the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, Novair were the first Swedish airline to arrive with relief supplies and doctors, and to evacuate tourists.Novair also briefly leased an aircraft to Air Madrid in 2006, however due to their bankruptcy, the aircraft was returned and was instead leased to Kuwait Airways in 2007.When the aircraft was returned from Kuwait, it was parked in Zurich to be stored, thus ending all A330 operations.