FlyLAL-Lithuanian Airlines
flyLAL-Lithuanian Airlines (also known as Lithuanian Airlines and LAL) was the national airline of Lithuania, based in Vilnius. It operated domestic and international scheduled services. Its main base was Vilnius International Airport.
Due to financial difficulties, flyLAL-Lithuanian Airlines suspended operations on 17 January 2009. FlyLal's sister airline, FlyLal Charters, continues to operate normally under a separate license, although in July 2010, FlyLal Charters was rebranded as Small Planet Airlines.
History
Establishment and privatization
The airline was established as government-owned Lietuvos avialinijos on 20 September 1991, shortly after Lithuania's independence from the Soviet Union. It was organized on the basis of the Aeroflot fleet located in Vilnius (twelve Yak-42, seven Tu-134, four An-24, and three An-26). During the period from 1991 to 1993, the airline reoriented its route network from the countries of the former Soviet Union to Western Europe. In December 1991, the Lithuanian Airlines sub-leased its first Boeing 737-200 from the Malév Hungarian Airlines. Six months later it was leased directly from Guinness Peat Aviation and bore registration LY–GPA. From the beginning, the airline faced stiff competition with Lufthansa and Scandinavian Airlines.
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Val-hala
by: Elton JohnThe seadogs have all sailed their ships
Into the docks of dawn
While the sirens sit and comb their hair
And twiddle with their thumbs
Oh Thor above the mountain
Look down upon your children
This is their heaven where they're told
To bring their galleons
Seek you find your place with me
Men of iron, men of steel
Only the brave hear the hammers ring
In the courts of the Queens, in the halls of the Kings
You can come to Val-hala in your own time
Come to Val-hala seek and you will find Val-hala
Come to Val-hala in your own time
Come to Val-hala seek and you will find Val-hala
There's long boats in the harbor
Which arrive there every hour
With the souls of the heroes
Whose blood lies on the flowers
And this heaven is the home
Of every man who loves his sword
And he uses it for freedom