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Onur Air (Onur Air Taşımacılık AŞ) is an airline based in Istanbul, Turkey. It operates charter services throughout Europe, as well as scheduled domestic services since deregulation of the local airline market. Its main base is Atatürk International Airport, Istanbul.[1]
[edit] History
The airline was established in 1992 and started operations in May 1992. It began with two leased Airbus A320 aircraft. In 2003 it launched its low-fare domestic services. It is owned by Cankut Bagana (33.3%), Chairman and Chief Executive, Hayri İçli (33.3%) and Ünsal Tülbentçi (33.3%).[1] It carries some 1.4 million passengers a year.[citation needed]
[edit] Incidents and accidents
- Onur Air aircraft were temporarily suspended from taking off or landing in France, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany for alleged safety breaches and the alleged need to tighten security standards. The airline denies all allegations, but 40,000 passengers were left grounded as a result. Talks were held with the Dutch aviation authorities.[2] After the airline and the Dutch aviation authorities reached an agreement, the ban was lifted and the airline was allowed to fly to the Netherlands again. Onur Air has threatened to sue the Dutch government because of alleged losses after its banishment, estimating their loss is at least 60 million euro of which they will claim €15 million. The Dutch government refused to reimburse them and questioned whether Onur Air has taken the banishment seriously and reviewed the safety of their aircraft. On October 29, 2007, the final court ruled that, although on false grounds, the temporary suspension was legal, and Onur Air was to receive no compensation.[3]
The Onur Air fleet includes the following aircraft (as of 18 November 2008)
As of 26 August 2009, the average age of the Onur Air fleet is 13.8 years.[4]
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