Freebird Airlines
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Founded | 2000 | ||||||
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Fleet size | 8 | ||||||
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 a Turkish charter airline based in Florya, Bakirköy, Istanbul[1]. Its main base is Istanbul Atatürk Airport with secondary bases at Antalya Airport and Dalaman Airport[2].
History
The airline was established in June 2000 and started operations on 5 April 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 A320-200 aircraft, and today the fleet is made up entirely of this type.
Destinations
Freebird Airlines operates holiday charter flights to Europe, Lebanon and Iran from Turkish holiday resorts.
Fleet
As of March 2016, the Freebird Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[4] Every aircraft features a different coloured tail.
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers |
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Airbus A320-200 | 8 | — | 180 |
Total | 8 | — |
References
- ^ "Contact Us." Freebird Airlines. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 3 April 2007. p. 84.
- ^ "About Us". Freebird Airlines. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ ch-aviation.com - Freebird Airlines retrieved 6 December 2015
External links
Media related to Freebird Airlines at Wikimedia Commons