Corendon Airlines
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| Founded | November 2004 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 17 (+9 Orders) | ||||||
| Destinations | 145 | ||||||
| Parent company | Corendon Tourism Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Antalya, Turkey | ||||||
| Key people | Yildiray Karaer (CEO) Atilay Uslu (Chairman) | ||||||
| Revenue | $535.78 million (2023) | ||||||
| Employees | 1,283 (2023) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Corendon [pronunciation?] Airlines (incorporated as Turistik Hava Taşımacılık A.Ş.) is a Turkish leisure airline headquartered in Antalya and based at Antalya Airport.
Corendon Airlines is a part of Corendon Tourism Group.
History
[edit]Corendon Airlines, founded in 2004 with flight operations starting in April 2005, is an international airline transporting approximately six million travelers each year. The Dutch sister company Corendon Dutch Airlines was founded in 2011 and the Maltese sister company Corendon Airlines Europe was founded in 2017.[2]
Despite the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Corendon Airlines continues to operate in Russia and as of 2024 still flying to Russia. The airline announced the launch of charter flights from Perm to Antalya in May 2024.[3]
Destinations
[edit]As of April 2023, Corendon Airlines serves the following destinations shown here.[4]
Fleet
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The Corendon Airlines current fleet consists of the following aircraft as of July 2024:[15]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 2 | |||
| Boeing 737-800 | 9 | — | 189 | |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 6 | 9 | 189 | |
| Total | 17 | 9 | ||
Historic fleet
[edit]Corendon Airlines formerly also operated the following aircraft types:[citation needed]
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 17 | 2013 | 2022 | |
| Airbus A321-200 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | |
| Airbus A330-300 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | Leased from Airhub Airlines. |
| Boeing 737-300 | 2 | 2005 | 2016 | |
| Boeing 737-400 | 4 | 2009 | 2013 | |
| Boeing 737-800 | 15 | 2010 | ||
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 |
Accidents and incidents
[edit]- On 2 October 2010 a Boeing 737-400 of Corendon Airlines overran runway 22 at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and ended up with its nose gear in the mud after a flight from Dalaman.[16]
- On 14 October 2012 Corendon Airlines Flight 733, a Boeing 737-800 operating between Antalya and Trondheim suffered a hull loss after the plane caught fire during pushback from the gate. 27 passengers were injured during the evacuation. The cause was determined to be a short circuit in the captain's cockpit panel near an oxygen tank.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "Corendon Airlines Starts Izmir Flights in 2019 Season". www.corendonairlines.com (Press release).
- ^ "Corporate". corendonairlines.com. 2019-03-24.
- ^ "Авиакомпания Corendon Airlines с конца мая запускает чартерные рейсы из Перми в Анталью". www.business-class.su (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-12-05.
- ^ "Corendon Airlines". Corendon Airlines.
- ^ "Corendon adds Amsterdam - Curacao service from Nov 2023". AeroRoutes. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Liu, Jim (9 December 2024). "Corendon NW24 Eastern Europe – Hurghada Charter Network Additions". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ a b Liu, Jim (19 November 2024). "Corendon Airlines 1Q25 Tel Aviv – Rovaniemi Charters". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ a b c "Corendon Airlines Adds Gazipasa – Germany Routes in Oct 2024".
- ^ https://aviation.direct/en/Corendon-also-leaves-Kassel-Calden
- ^ a b "UK NS24 Network Additions – 14APR24". AeroRoutes.
- ^ a b "Corendon NS24 Antalya - Poland network additions". AeroRoutes. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Авиакомпания Corendon Airlines с конца мая запускает чартерные рейсы из Перми в Анталью". www.business-class.su (in Russian). Business Class. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Corendon Airlines to launch Ljubljana flights". exyuaviation.com. 2023-10-26. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
- ^ "Corendon Dutch NS24 Rotterdam - Turkiye operations". AeroRoutes. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Corendon Airlines Fleet". corendonairlines.com.
- ^ Hradecky, Simon. "Incident: Corendon B734 at Amsterdam on Oct 2nd 2010, overran runway on landing". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "A Boeing 737-8KN (WL) passenger plane, TC-TJK, sustained substantial fire damage to the cockpit at Antalya Airport (AYT), Turkey". aviation-safety.net.
External links
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