TALLINN — Estonian Air presented a deluxe plane with the Capital of Culture 2011 logo emblazoned on the side at the Lennart Meri airport Tuesday to Foundation Tallinn  2011.

Andrus Aljas, chairman of the board of Estonian Air and Jaanus Mutli, a member of the Foundation Tallinn 2011 board of directors signed a [private_supervisor]contract Tuesday which settles the national carrier as the culture capital’s sponsor and official airline.

Ilona Eskelinen, press spokeswoman of Estonian Air said the cost of printing the logo on the plane is dificult to determine and cannot be released at this time.

She said that no money exchanged hands for the deal — the special plane will increase the culture capital’s visibility and Estonian Air’s booking center will be put on the foundation’s website.

The plane, a Boeing 737-500 called “Oscar,” will make commercial flights to Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, Berlin, Athens, Moscow, London, Brussels, Paris, Rome, and to other European cities. The aircraft’s first flight in its new role will be Wednesday morning if the Estonian airspace will stay open.

The airplane itself serves approximately 85,000 passengers per year and Mutli told Baltic Reports that he hopes the plane’s culture capital logo is seen by millions.

Tallinn Mayor Edgar Savisaar was also present and praised the airline’s management board’s decision to sign such agreement.

“I hope that other companies follow Estonian Air and will support the Tallinn 2011 program as well,” Savisaar told the press. [/private_supervisor] [private_subscription 1 month]contract Tuesday which settles the national carrier as the culture capital’s sponsor and official airline.

Ilona Eskelinen, press spokeswoman of Estonian Air said the cost of printing the logo on the plane is dificult to determine and cannot be released at this time.

She said that no money exchanged hands for the deal — the special plane will increase the culture capital’s visibility and Estonian Air’s booking center will be put on the foundation’s website.

The plane, a Boeing 737-500 called “Oscar,” will make commercial flights to Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, Berlin, Athens, Moscow, London, Brussels, Paris, Rome, and to other European cities. The aircraft’s first flight in its new role will be Wednesday morning if the Estonian airspace will stay open.

The airplane itself serves approximately 85,000 passengers per year and Mutli told Baltic Reports that he hopes the plane’s culture capital logo is seen by millions.

Tallinn Mayor Edgar Savisaar was also present and praised the airline’s management board’s decision to sign such agreement.

“I hope that other companies follow Estonian Air and will support the Tallinn 2011 program as well,” Savisaar told the press. [/private_subscription 1 month] [private_subscription 4 months]contract Tuesday which settles the national carrier as the culture capital’s sponsor and official airline.

Ilona Eskelinen, press spokeswoman of Estonian Air said the cost of printing the logo on the plane is dificult to determine and cannot be released at this time.

She said that no money exchanged hands for the deal — the special plane will increase the culture capital’s visibility and Estonian Air’s booking center will be put on the foundation’s website.

The plane, a Boeing 737-500 called “Oscar,” will make commercial flights to Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, Berlin, Athens, Moscow, London, Brussels, Paris, Rome, and to other European cities. The aircraft’s first flight in its new role will be Wednesday morning if the Estonian airspace will stay open.

The airplane itself serves approximately 85,000 passengers per year and Mutli told Baltic Reports that he hopes the plane’s culture capital logo is seen by millions.

Tallinn Mayor Edgar Savisaar was also present and praised the airline’s management board’s decision to sign such agreement.

“I hope that other companies follow Estonian Air and will support the Tallinn 2011 program as well,” Savisaar told the press. [/private_subscription 4 months] [private_subscription 1 year]contract Tuesday which settles the national carrier as the culture capital’s sponsor and official airline.

Ilona Eskelinen, press spokeswoman of Estonian Air said the cost of printing the logo on the plane is dificult to determine and cannot be released at this time.

She said that no money exchanged hands for the deal — the special plane will increase the culture capital’s visibility and Estonian Air’s booking center will be put on the foundation’s website.

The plane, a Boeing 737-500 called “Oscar,” will make commercial flights to Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, Berlin, Athens, Moscow, London, Brussels, Paris, Rome, and to other European cities. The aircraft’s first flight in its new role will be Wednesday morning if the Estonian airspace will stay open.

The airplane itself serves approximately 85,000 passengers per year and Mutli told Baltic Reports that he hopes the plane’s culture capital logo is seen by millions.

Tallinn Mayor Edgar Savisaar was also present and praised the airline’s management board’s decision to sign such agreement.

“I hope that other companies follow Estonian Air and will support the Tallinn 2011 program as well,” Savisaar told the press. [/private_subscription 1 year]

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