Cobalt Air[1] was a Cypriot airline headquartered in Nicosia[1] based out of Larnaca International Airport.

[7] The first Airbus A320 aircraft arrived in April 2016 and the airline was granted an air operator's certificate (AOC) on 18 May 2016 following a test flight between Larnaca and Heraklion.

According to chairman Gregory Diacou, Cobalt planned to receive another three aircraft of the same type by the end of June 2016.

[15][16] On 5 November, the day of the court case, it was reported Virgin had withdrawn the legal bid against the airline.

The airline's previous CEO, Andrew Madar, stated that an aircraft could be based at Paphos International Airport from winter 2017/18, operating flights to Birmingham, Brussels, Dublin and London–Stansted.

As of 30 June 2018, the Cobalt fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[22][23] Cobalt Air offered business class on selected routes operated by Airbus A320 aircraft but the airline's fleet of Airbus A319s did not feature the business class offering.

Passengers were offered priority boarding, a dedicated check-in desk, spacious seating and an extensive dining menu that could be ordered at a time of customer's choice.

The airline offered in flight entertainment through a portable wireless IFE platform called Bluebox Wow.

The recognition card offered benefits including seat upgrades, fare discounts, priority check-in/boarding, increased baggage allowance, a dedicated support line and other incentives to frequent flyer members across the Cobalt network.