Rhein-Neckar Air


Rhein-Neckar Air GmbH, commonly known as RNA, is a German company that offers regional scheduled flights out of Mannheim City Airport. All flights are operated by the German airline MHS Aviation. The company's tag line is Fliegen wie privat, which means like flying privately.

History

After Cirrus Airlines ceased operations in 2012, Mannheim City Airport was left without any scheduled airline service. Although well connected to Frankfurt Airport, the local economy demanded the re-establishment of direct flight connections from the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region to other German cities. Rhein-Neckar Air was consequently founded as a LLC with the support of local companies such as SAP, Heidelberg Cement and Südzucker. Operations commenced on 10 March 2014, offering weekday flights between Mannheim City Airport and Berlin Tegel Airport. After a successful start, flights to Hamburg began later that year. Since 2016 RNA flies seasonally to the island of Sylt, flights which were also offered from Münster/Osnabrück in 2016 and from Nuremberg in 2017. According to the company 35,000 passengers use its service per year.

Fleet

AircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengers
Dornier 328-1103033

All aircraft are operated by MHS Aviation.

Destinations

The company operates round-year scheduled flights from Mannheim to Berlin and Hamburg. It also operates seasonal flights from Mannheim to Sylt over the summer months. Other seasonal destinations have been Nuremberg Airport and Münster/Osnabrück Airport. RNA also operates charter flights for several local top division sport clubs, such as Adler Mannheim and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.