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AnadoluJet
IATA ICAO Call sign
TK THY TURKISH
Founded23 April 2008 (2008-04-23)
Hubs
Frequent-flyer programMiles & Smiles
Fleet size38
Destinations42
Parent companyTurkish Airlines
HeadquartersAnkara, Turkey
Key peopleSaid Şamil KARAKAŞ
Websitewww.anadolujet.com

AnadoluJet is a Turkish regional airline headquartered in Ankara. It is a fully owned subsidiary of Turkish Airlines and operates domestic flights within Turkey and to Northern Cyprus.

History

The airline was founded in 23 April 2008 as a new subsidiary of Turkish Airlines. By establishing AnadoluJet, it was aimed connecting Anatolia to Ankara. In this way, airport transportation was provided to more wider population as the surface area of time travels by road and rail in large countries such as Turkey is quite long.

On 4 September 2008, the airline started international flights to northern Cyprus connecting Hatay and Ercan International Airport.

Number of passengers increased by 65% in Ankara routes, load factor reached the level of 85%. Starting operation with 5 airplanes, AnadoluJet achieved; 8 airplane fleet in its first year and 16 airplane fleet in the middle of 2010. AnadoluJet currently flies to 42 points in Anatolia. AnadoluJet Turkish Airlines is a sub-brand, the codes used for flight numbers are prefixed with TK 7000 and above. Example: Izmir –a flight number for Ankara would be TK 7005.

Destinations

As of September 2016, AnadoluJet serves the following destinations:[1]

Turkey
Northern Cyprus

Codeshare agreements

AnadoluJet additionally maintains codeshare agreements with parent company Turkish Airlines.

Fleet

Current fleet

AnadoluJet Boeing 737-800

As of October 2017, the AnadoluJet fleet consists of the following aircraft:[2][3]

AnadoluJet fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers[2] Notes
Y Total
Boeing 737-800 38 189 189
Total 38

Previous fleet

AnadoluJet has operated the following aircraft:[4]

References

  1. ^ thy.com - Flight Schedule retrieved 20 September 2016
  2. ^ a b "AnadoluJet". Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  3. ^ "planespotters.net - AnadoluJet Fleet Details and History". Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  4. ^ "AnadoluJet Historic Fleet". Retrieved 11 December 2016.

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