Hapag-Lloyd market was planned in 2004. As part of that process, its business units other than the container line and cruise line were planned for divestiture. In 2008 TUI announced an intention to sell its entire stake in Hapag-Lloyd shipping activities before the end of that year. Industry speculation predicted a sale price of approximately $US5.9 billion. Hapag-Lloyd founded the charter airline Hapag-Lloyd Flug in 1972, buying a few Boeing 727s to fly its cruise passengers from Germany to the cruises' ports of call. The airline eventually added some regular passenger flights as well. Hapag-Lloyd Flug used the IATA code HF
Tandem Aero Tandem Aero switched to its Antonov 24RV. As Moldova did not allow Aerosvit to fly on the route Chisinau-Kiev, Ukraine denied Tandem Aero the continuation of its service on this route starting February 6, 2007. In February 2015, Air Moldova ended its leasing contract with Tandem Aero. Therefore, the Embraer EMB-120 used for it has been phased out while the three operated routes to Sochi, Bucharest and Kiev were terminated. Tandem Aero operates aircraft leased from Air Moldova, as of July 2016. Tandem Aero Tandem Aero is a passenger charter airline based in Chişinău, Moldova. It was established in 1998