Inter Airlines was a charter airline based in Antalya, Turkey. It operated holiday charter flights from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands to Turkish resorts, as well as wet lease services for other airlines. Its main base was Antalya Airport.[1]
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| Founded | 17 December 1999 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 18 November 2008 | ||||||
| Hubs | Antalya Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Destinations | 34 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Antalya, Turkey | ||||||
| Key people | Ömer Torosluoğlu (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | http://www.interekspres.com | ||||||
Inter Airlines hold Jar-Ops 1 Air Operator Certificate and Jar-145 Maintenance Certificate issued by Republic Of Turkey Directorate General Of Civil Aviation, a member of the Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA).
History
editThe airline was established in December 1999 and operations started on 4 April 2002. It was wholly owned by Birce Tours and had 200 employees (at March 2007).[1]
On 13 November 2008, the airline announced it stopped all flights, citing the 2007–2008 financial crisis and increasing fuel prices as the two main reasons. All 3 aircraft were returned to their lessors.[2] The company may possibly resurface as a tour operator.
Destinations
editInter Airlines operated full charters throughout Europe. Most of their flights were to the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Since the company's inception in April 2002, Inter Airlines was used by the biggest tour operators such as TUI AG and Thomas Cook AG as well as their branches KRAS (Netherlands) & Jetairfly (Belgium) (both part of the TUI group) and Neckermann (Thomas Cook Group).
Retired Fleet
editThe Inter Airlines fleet included the following aircraft (as of 11 September 2008):[3]
As of 2 April 2009, the average age of the Inter Airlines rented fleet was 8.1 years ([1]).
Before Bankruptcy
editThe airline also operated these aircraft before going bankrupt:
References
edit- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 93.
- ^ Flightglobal – Turkey's Inter Airlines ceases operations
- ^ CH-Aviation – Inter Airlines
External links
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- Inter Airlines Archived 2006-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Inter Airlines Fleet
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