Corendon Airlines
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| Founded | November 2004 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Antalya International Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | ||||||
| Fleet size | 8 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Antalya, Turkey | ||||||
| Key people | Atilay Uslu (Chairman) | ||||||
| Website | www.corendon.com | ||||||
Corendon Airlines is a Turkish and Dutch registered aircraft operator headquartered in Antalya, Turkey, and with a branch office in Lijnden, Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands.[1] Corendon Group entities include some tour operators which serve within the tourism sector. Corendon Airlines has a close co-operation relationship with the Turkish state-owned travel agency Detur.
History
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The airline was founded in 2004. Flight operations started in April 2005. Performed flight hours per year are 6,200 in 2005, 10,500 in 2006 and 14.,000 in 2007. Yearly numbers of carried passengers are 220,000 in 2005, 470,000 in 2006 and 780,000 in 2007, which shows strong growth trends for the Company.
Destinations
Corendon Airlines operates 30 routes from Antalya Airport. Also Corendon Airlines operates seasonal and charter flights to Bosnia and Herzegovina , Greece and Kosovo
Fleet
As of June 2011, the Corendon Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 12.6 years:[2]
| Aircraft | In Service | Passengers |
|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737–300 | 1 | 148 |
| Boeing 737–400 | 2 | 168 |
| Boeing 737–800 | 5 | 189 |
| Total |
Incidents and accidents
- On 2 March 2010, a Corendon Airlines pilot, of Swedish origin, was arrested at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands after flying commercial jets for 13 years without a licence. He was due to fly a Boeing 737–400 to Ankara, Turkey with 101 passengers on board when the Dutch police arrested him.[3][4] A back-up pilot was standing by to fly the jet to its destination. It is reported that he had clocked up to 10,000 hours flying passenger jets for various European airlines and 2 years with Corendon Airlines before the tip off from Swedish authorities. The licence he held was to fly light aircraft, but that licence expired 13 years, in 1997, before the incident.[5]
- On 2 October 2010 at 19.15 local time, a Corendon Airlines Boeing 737–400 aircraft overshot the runway and came to a halt when its front landing gear struck the soil at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Everyone evacuated safely.[6]
- On 14 October 2012, Corendon Airlines Flight 773 a Boeing 737-800 was being pushed back from the gate at Antalya Airport, Turkey for a flight to Trondheim Airport, Norway. The flight had 139 passengers and seven crew on board. Then smoke entered the cockpit and into the cabin. The evacuation caused the injures of 25 passengers. The aircraft was removed because of minor damage.[7]
References
- ^ "Contact." Corendon Airlines. Retrieved on 17 February 2012. "CORENDON Airlines Head Office Address: Gzeloluk Mahallesi 1879 Sokak No :148 Antalya-Turkey" and "CORENDON Amsterdam Branch Office Address: LIJNDEN – NEDERLAND"
- ^ Corendon Airlines fleet list at planespotters.net
- ^ 'Fake pilot' arrested moments before take-off
- ^ Swedish pilot flew 13 years without licence
- ^ Swedish pilot flew without licence for 13 years
- ^ http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/dunya/15925409.asp?gid=373
- ^ http://avherald.com/h?article=457672a7&opt=0
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