A couple of months later a second Dornier 228 was added and services expanded to Antwerp and Gothenburg.

By the end of 1988 a de Havilland Canada Dash 8 was added and the airline expanded operations.

As destinations expanded, London Gatwick Airport, Kaliningrad and Riga were served.

Things did not go well for Hamburg Airlines and by 1997 it was in dire financial problems.

When no buyer or merger partner could be found, Hamburg Airlines was liquidated on 21 December 1997.