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
![](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/TC-FBR_A320_Freebird_%284169180055%29.jpg/220px-TC-FBR_A320_Freebird_%284169180055%29.jpg)
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