0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 7 2 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Second ▁ac quisition ▁and ▁mer ger ▁with ▁Welcome ▁Air ▁ ▁On ▁ 4 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁settlement ▁proceed ings ▁over ▁Air ▁Al ps ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁regional ▁court ▁of ▁In ns b ruck . ▁In ▁December ▁that ▁year ▁the ▁air line ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁Welcome ▁Air ▁ ▁which ▁acquired ▁ 7 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁company . ▁The ▁remaining ▁shares ▁were ▁kept ▁by ▁the ▁South ▁Ty role an ▁cons ort ium , ▁the ▁Tr ent ino - Al to ▁Ad ige / S üd ti rol ▁region ▁and ▁Süd ti ro ler ▁Transport stru kt uren ▁AG ▁( ST A ). ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁financial ▁problems , ▁Air ▁Al ps ▁ceased ▁all ▁flight ▁operations ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁until ▁further ▁notice . ▁Welcome ▁Air ▁re located ▁the ▁entire ▁Air ▁Al ps ▁fleet ▁to ▁In ns b ruck . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁February , ▁fl ights ▁res umed ▁from ▁Bo zen ▁to ▁Rome . ▁Short ly ▁there after , ▁the ▁route ▁was ▁once ▁again ▁cancel led ▁and ▁Air ▁Al ps ▁began ▁exclus ively ▁operating ▁char ter ▁fl ights . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁air line ▁ceased ▁all ▁flight ▁operations ▁again ., ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁its ▁own ers ▁decided ▁to ▁liquid ate ▁the ▁company