Freebird Airlines
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| Freebird Airlines | ||
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| IATA XD |
ICAO FHY |
Callsign FREE BIRD |
| Founded | 2000 | |
| Hubs | Atatürk International Airport | |
| Fleet size | 7 | |
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| Parent company | Gözen Air Services | |
| Headquarters | Istanbul, Turkey | |
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| Website: http://www.freebirdairlines.com/ | ||
Freebird Airlines (Turkish: Hürkuş Havayolu Taşımacılık ve Ticaret A.Ş.) is an airline based in Istanbul, Turkey. It operates holiday charter flights in Europe to and from Turkish holiday resorts. Its main base is Atatürk International Airport, Istanbul, with hubs at Antalya Airport and Dalaman Airport.[1]
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[edit] History
The airline was established in June 2000 and started operations on April 5, 2001 with a service between Istanbul and Lyon using a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft. [2]
In November 2003 the airline received its first Airbus A320 aircraft, and today the fleet is made up entirely of this aircraft family.
Freebird Airlines is wholly owned by Gözen Air Services and has 242 employees (at March 2007).[1]
[edit] Fleet
The Freebird Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (at May 2009) [1] :
Freebird Airlines average fleet age is 13.3 years (May 2009).
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 84. 2007-04-03.
- ^ "Freebird Airlines History / Milestone". Freebird Airlines. http://www.freebirdairlines.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
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