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Marabu (airline)

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Marabu Airlines OÜ
Airbus A320neo
IATA ICAO Call sign
DI MBU MARABU
Founded13 December 2022; 3 years ago (13 December 2022)
Commenced operations
15 April 2023; 3 years ago (15 April 2023)
Operating bases
Fleet size12[1]
Parent companyAttestor Capital
HeadquartersTallinn, Estonia
Key people
  • Axel Schefe (CEO)
  • Paul Fabian (COO)
  • Mattias Tammeaid (CoS)
Websiteflymarabu.com

Marabu, styled as marabu and legally incorporated as Marabu Airlines OÜ, is an Estonian leisure airline headquartered in Tallinn, with operations based at Hamburg Airport, Leipzig Airport and Nuremberg Airport in Germany, as well as two seasonal bases, Mallorca Airport in Spain and Heraklion Airport in Greece. Ticket sales are handled by Condor, which describes the carrier as a "sister airline".[2]

History

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On 13 December 2022, Attestor Capital, the owner of a 51% stake in German leisure airline Condor, announced the incorporation of an Estonia-registered carrier, with operations starting in the 2023 summer season, utilising Airbus A320neo aircraft chartered from Nordica. The carrier is fully owned by German-based special purpose vehicle CD Ferienflug Hessen Holding GmbH.[3]

On 15 April 2023, Marabu's first aircraft, registered ES-MBU, flew the first service from Munich to Palma de Mallorca under the callsign MBU6508.[4]

Shortly after its inauguration, Marabu faced media attention and severe criticism due to several major delays, flight cancellations and supposedly insufficient communication to customers. The airline stated technical issues with leased aircraft and missing cabin crew as a cause, and planned to phase-in additional third-party operators to stabilize the schedule.[5][6][7] Trying to stabilize its operations, Marabu cancelled their routes from both Hamburg and Munich to Tallinn before they even started, and cut the flights from Hamburg to Rome after just a few flights.[8]

Destinations

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The carrier serves around 20 holiday destinations in Croatia, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain.[9] It was also announced that a larger range of destinations in Germany would be served.[10][11]

Country City Airport Notes
CroatiaSplitSplit Airport
EgyptHurghadaHurghada International Airport[12]
GermanyBerlinBerlin Brandenburg Airport[13]
DüsseldorfDüsseldorf Airport
FrankfurtFrankfurt Airport
HamburgHamburg Airport
Leipzig/HalleLeipzig-Halle Airport
MunichMunich Airport
NurembergNuremberg Airport
StuttgartStuttgart Airport
Cologne/BonnCologne Bonn Airport
GreeceChaniaChania International Airport
CorfuCorfu International Airport
HeraklionHeraklion International Airport
KarpathosKarpathos Island National Airport
KefaloniaKefalonia International Airport
KosKos International Airport
Preveza/LefkadaAktion National Airport
RhodesRhodes International Airport
VolosNea Anchialos National Airport
ZakynthosZakynthos International Airport
ItalyRomeLeonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino AirportTerminated[14]
OlbiaOlbia Costa Smeralda Airport
Lamezia TermeLamezia Terme International Airport
PortugalFaroFaro Airport
SpainFuerteventuraFuerteventura Airport[12]
Gran CanariaGran Canaria Airport
Jerez de la Frontera Jerez Airport
LanzaroteLanzarote Airport
Malaga Malaga Airport
Palma de MallorcaPalma de Mallorca Airport
Santa Cruz de La PalmaLa Palma Airport
TenerifeTenerife-South Airport[15]

Airline partnerships

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Besides a codeshare partnership with Condor,[16] Marabu also has a partnership with Bul Air a charter brand of Bulgaria Air.[17]

Fleet

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Current fleet

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As of August 2025, Marabu operates the following aircraft:[18]

Aircraft In service Orders Passengers
Airbus A320neo 12[19] — 180
Total 12 —

Historic fleet

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Airbus A321-200

Marabu had also operated the following aircraft types in the past:

Former Marabu fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Airbus A321-200 2 2023 2023 Leased from Heston Airlines.
Boeing 737-800 1 2024 2024 Leased from KlasJet.

References

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  1. ↑ "CDB Aviation Completes Mandate for Four A320neo Deliveries to Marabu Airlines". 30 July 2026. Retrieved 2026-08-05.
  2. ↑ "New German leisure carrier Marabu to launch in 2023". Routes Online. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Attestor Capital unleashes Marabu in Estonia". ch-aviation. CH Aviation. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Flight history for aircraft ES-MBU - 15 April 2023". flightradar24.com. Archived from the original on 2023-04-17.
  5. ↑ Thor, Ingo (2023-06-26). "Befreiungsschlag? Mallorca-Pannenflieger Marabu setzt Jets von anderen Airlines ein". Mallorca Magazin (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  6. ↑ "Verspätung, Stornierung, Überbuchung: Die Rechte der Fluggäste". BR24 (in German). 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  7. ↑ Horch, Wolfgang (2023-06-07). "Marabu: Nach Chaos an Flughäfen – Airline reagiert". www.abendblatt.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  8. ↑ "Marabu will Fehlstart ausbügeln". www.touristik-aktuell.de (in German). 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  9. ↑ "Destinations". Marabu. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  10. ↑ "Marabu names further airports for the flight start". Aviation Direct. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "Marabu Airlines outlines NS23 network". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Marabu Airlines Adds Cologne Service in NW24".
  13. ↑ "Marabu übernimmt Condor-Verbindung in Berlin". airliners.de (in German). Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  14. ↑ "News". 4 June 2024.
  15. ↑ "Marabu Airlines Adds Cologne Service in NW24".
  16. ↑ "Marabu | Partner airline of Condor".
  17. ↑ "Partner Airlines | Trusted Flight Partners of Marabu Airlines".
  18. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Marabu". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 58.
  19. ↑ "CDB Aviation Completes Mandate for Four A320neo Deliveries to Marabu Airlines". 30 July 2026. Retrieved 2026-08-05.
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