Sun d'Or
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| Founded | 1977 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Ben Gurion Int'l Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Matmid | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Destinations | 13 (current winter season) | ||||||
| Parent company | El Al Israel Airlines Limited | ||||||
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv, Israel | ||||||
| Key people | Arnon Asherov, CEO | ||||||
| Website | http://www.sundor.co.il/ | ||||||
Sun d'Or International Airlines Limited (Hebrew: סאן דור) is an Israeli charter airline with its hub at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport. It is a fully owned subsidiary of El Al Israel Airlines and operates regular, ad hoc, and seasonal passenger charters using aircraft leased from El Al. The airline is licenced for the commercial transport of passengers and cargo on charter flights to and from Israel and owns an Air Operator Certificate to operate two leased planes that are fully serviced by El Al's maintenance. Most of the airlines services are between Tel Aviv and European destinations. Unlike El-Al, it is not Shomer Shabbat.
History
Sun d'Or was established on 1 October 1977 as El Al Charter Services Ltd., as a subsidiary of El Al Israel Airlines at a time when the airline was fully owned by the State. The airline changed its name in 1981 to Sun D’Or (D’Or means “of Gold” in French), and soon after, Uriel Yashiv, the CEO of the airline at the time, chose to add “International Airlines” to the airline's name to create Sun D'Or International Airlines. This additional qualification is not used in Hebrew, however, and both aircraft flown by the company bear solely the "Sun D'Or - סאן דור" title.
Since April 2001, Sun D'Or has grown to become a significant player in the Israeli charter market. The airline also operates flights for incoming tourists, on behalf of European and Israeli operators. In January 2005, Sun D'Or became a private company following the privatisation of El Al.
Sun D’Or International Airlines remains to this day a fully-owned subsidiary company of El Al Israel Airlines and as such its passengers can take advantage of this association. Benefits include the ability for passengers to accumulate El Al frequent flyer points on Sun D'Or flights, and the supplying of food including all types of special meals through Tamam-Catering, an El-Al Subsidiary. El Al also provides ground services, air crews and aircraft for Sun D'Or.
Destinations
During the winter season 2009/10, Sun d'Or serves the following destinations:
Fleet
Sun D'Or International Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of 27 November 2009) [1]:
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers |
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| Boeing 757-200 | 2 | 215 or 219 |
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