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Delag, a German airline using dirigibles, operated a scheduled route between Freidrichshafen, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Leipzig, Potsdam and Dresden from 1910 to 1914 and carried 37,000 passengers without mishap. German historians concede that the schedule was rarely kept.
For fixed-wing aircraft, the first airline was Benoist Airlines, which operated flights between Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida. Tony Jannus was the pilot for the airline which began service on Jan. 1, 1914. The first passenger was Abraham C. Pheil. It was a short-lived venture lasting only several months, but it is recognized as the first scheduled airline service.
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