Freebird Airlines

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Freebird Airlines
Free Bird Airlines logo.png
IATA
FH
ICAO
FHY
Callsign
FREEBIRD AIR
Founded 2000
Hubs
Fleet size 7
Destinations 38
Parent company Gözen Holding
Headquarters Istanbul, Turkey
Key people Selim Tükenmez (CEO)
Website freebirdairlines.com
Freebird Airlines Airbus A320

Freebird Airlines (Turkish: Hürkuş Havayolu Taşımacılık ve Ticaret A.Ş.) is an airline based in Florya, Bakirköy, Istanbul, Turkey.[1] 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.[2]

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History [edit]

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.[3]

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 (in March 2007).[2]

Destinations [edit]

Fleet [edit]

The Freebird Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft as of March 2013:[2][4]

Freebird Airlines Fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers
(Economy)
Average Age (years)[5]
Airbus A320-200 6 0 180 10.4
Airbus A321-200 2 0 220 12.9
Total 8 0 11

Freebird Airlines continues her successful operations with a fleet of 8 aircraft – 6 Airbus A320 and 2 Airbus A321.

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Contact Us." Freebird Airlines. Retrieved on 4 August 2011. "Yesilköy Cad. No:9 a Blok Daire:3–4 34153 Florya-Istanbul/TÜRKİYE"
  2. ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 84. 
  3. ^ "Freebird Airlines History / Milestone". Freebird Airlines. Retrieved 2007-12-02. 
  4. ^ [1][dead link]
  5. ^ Freebird airlines average age

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