Istanbul Airlines
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
_AN0855480.jpg) | |||||||
| |||||||
| Founded | December 1985 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceased operations | August 24, 2000 | ||||||
| Hubs | Istanbul Atatürk Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 7 | ||||||
Istanbul Airlines (İstanbul Hava Yolları) was a Turkish charter airline that also operated domestic scheduled flights from the beginning of 1996. The company ceased operations in 2000.
- Istanbul Airlines was founded in Istanbul in December 1985 by private Turkish investors.
- It commenced operations on March 14, 1986, with two Sud Aviation Caravelle aircraft acquired from the airline SAT Flug and two BAC 1-11s leased from the Romanian airline TAROM.
- In its first year, the airline carried 105,122 passengers.[1]
- After Istanbul Airlines acquired additional tour operators as customers, including the holiday provider Öger Tours, the fleet was expanded in 1987 with two additional Caravelle aircraft and in 1988 with a Boeing 737-400
- .A batch of leased Boeing 727-200 aircraft were introduced in 1991, gradually replacing the Caravelles, which were out of production since 1972.
- During the 1990s, Istanbul Airlines developed into one of Turkey's leading charter airlines and modernized its fleet with leased Boeing 737 and Boeing 757 aircraft.[2]
- Following the deregulation of Turkish aviation with many small airlines founded as a result such as Atlasjet, Albatros Airlines, Alfa Airlines, Bosphorus Airways, and Greenair Istanbul Airlines also began operating scheduled flights within Turkey from February 1996.
- On August 24, 2000, the airline ceased operations.