Saga Airlines

Saga Airlines
Founded	2004
Ceased operations	2013
Operating bases	Istanbul;
Secondary hubs	Antalya; Bodrum; Dalaman;
Fleet size	0
Destinations	0
Headquarters	Istanbul, Turkey
Key people	Abdülkadir Kolot (chairman); Musa Alioglu (vice chairman); Ali Birhan Temel (managing director)
Website	www.sagaairlines.com

Saga Airlines was a charter airline based in Istanbul, Turkey, which served the tourism industry.

History

The airline was established in 2004 and started operations in June 2004. It was owned by Abdulkadir Kolot. Saga Airlines ceased its operations in 2013.^{[citation needed]}

Operations

Saga Airlines operated an extensive programme of charter flights between Turkey and Northern European countries on behalf of various tour operators. They also supplied aircraft for lease to other airlines.^{[citation needed]}

Fleet

Former Saga Airlines Boeing 737-800

As of May 2013, Saga Airlines operated no aircraft as its last active Airbus A320 has been returned to its lessor.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Retired fleet

Airbus A300B2, went to Mahan Airlines in 2006
Airbus A310-300, went to Iran Air Tours in 2012
Airbus A320-200, returned to lessor in 2013
Airbus A330-300, went to Air Transat in 2011
Boeing 737-400, left fleet in 2010
Boeing 737-800, left fleet in 2012

References

^ "Turkey's Saga Airlines' future in doubt as sole aircraft is returned". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
^ "Saga Airlines A320 wet-lease for Ghadames Air Transport ends". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
^ "Saga Airlines Fleet Details and History – Planespotters.net Just Aviation". Planespotters.net. Archived from the original on 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2014-02-02.

External links

Official site

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[1] "Turkey's Saga Airlines' future in doubt as sole aircraft is returned". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2014-02-02.

[2] "Saga Airlines A320 wet-lease for Ghadames Air Transport ends". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2014-02-02.

[3] "Saga Airlines Fleet Details and History – Planespotters.net Just Aviation". Planespotters.net. Archived from the original on 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2014-02-02.

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