Freebird Airlines
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| Founded | 2000 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 7 | ||||||
| Destinations | 38 | ||||||
| Parent company | Gözen Holding | ||||||
| Headquarters | Istanbul, Turkey | ||||||
| Key people | Selim Tükenmez (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | freebirdairlines.com | ||||||
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]
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.[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
Fleet
The Freebird Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft as of April 2011:[2][4]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers (Economy) |
Average Age (years)[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A320-200 | 5 | 0 | 180 | 10.4 |
| Airbus A321-200 | 2 | 0 | 220 | 12.9 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 11 |
Freebird Airlines continues her successful operations with a fleet of 7 aircraft – 5 Airbus A320 and 2 Airbus A321.
References
- ^ "Contact Us." Freebird Airlines. Retrieved on 4 August 2011. "Yesilköy Cad. No:9 a Blok Daire:3–4 34153 Florya-Istanbul/TÜRKİYE"
- ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 84.
- ^ "Freebird Airlines History / Milestone". Freebird Airlines. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Freebird airlines average age
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