Borajet
Defunct, privately owned Turkish airline
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Borajet (Turkish: Borajet Havayolları) was a privately owned Turkish airline based in Yeşilköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul[5] operating domestic and international services. It suspended operations on 24 April 2017.[2]
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| Founded | 2008[1] | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 8 May 2010 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 24 April 2017[2] | ||||||
| Operating bases | Sabiha Gökçen International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | fly borajet | ||||||
| Fleet size | 8 | ||||||
| Destinations | 20 scheduled[3] | ||||||
| Parent company | SBK Holding | ||||||
| Headquarters | Istanbul, Turkey | ||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||
History
Early years
The airline was founded in 2008 by Yalcin Ayasli,[1] a Turkish businessman living in the US. Fatih Akol is chairman of the board. The company rented a hangar at Atatürk International Airport, Istanbul and then purchased three second-hand ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft, which were delivered at the beginning of 2010.[4]
Borajet received its "Regional Airline Operations License" on 22 April 2010[6] and started operations on 7 May 2010 with its first flight from Istanbul to Tokat.[7]
In 2014, Borajet agreed a deal to lease five Embraer 190 aircraft (with options on a further three) from GE Capital Aviation Services.[8] In October 2016 Borajet announced long-term lease deals with AerCap for three Embraer 190-E2 and two Embraer 195-E2 aircraft, with deliveries to begin in 2018.[9] In January 2017 the airline was sold to Sezgin Baran Korkmaz for 260 Million Dollars.[10]
Suspension of operations
On 24 April 2017, Borajet announced that they will temporarily suspend their operations and 30,000 existing flight reservations would be transferred to Turkish Airlines.[11] The airline stated maintenance issues as a reason for this move and plans to resume operations sometime during 2018 when Istanbul's new international airport becomes operational.[2] In June 2017, a Turkish court ordered that seven aircraft of the company are to be seized.[12]
As of January 2021, the airline did not resume its operations.
Destinations
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Prior to the suspension of operations in April 2017, Borajet served the following scheduled destinations.[3] Several more airports in Europe and the Middle East were served as charters while more domestic destinations were operated on a wet-lease basis.[3]
- Germany
- Greece
- Iraq
- Lebanon
- Northern Cyprus
- Spain
- Turkey
- Adana - Adana Şakirpaşa Airport
- Alanya – Gazipaşa Airport
- Ankara – Esenboğa International Airport
- Antalya – Antalya Airport
- Bodrum - Milas–Bodrum Airport
- Çanakkale – Çanakkale Airport
- Diyarbakır – Diyarbakır Airport
- Edremit – Balikesir Koca Seyit Airport
- Istanbul – Sabiha Gökçen International Airport Base
- İzmir - Adnan Menderes Airport
- Siirt – Siirt Airport
Codeshare agreements
Borajet also maintained codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
Fleet
As of April 2017 - prior to the suspension of operations - the Borajet fleet included the following aircraft:[14]
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Embraer 190 | 3 | — | 100 | |
| Embraer 195 | 5 | — | 118 | 1 painted in Fenerbahçe S.K. special livery[15] |
| Embraer 190-E2 | — | 3[9] | TBA | |
| Embraer 195-E2 | — | 2[9] | TBA | |
| Total | 8 | 5 |
