Onur Air
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Onur Air (Onur Air Taşımacılık AŞ) is a low-cost airline based in İstanbul, Turkey. As well as operating package flights between Turkey and a number of Western European Countries, it also operates a no-frills scheduled service between İstanbul and 12 other Turkish cities, using a flat fare structure. Its main base is Atatürk International Airport (IST), İstanbul.
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History
The airliner was established in 1992 and started operations in May 1992. It began with 2 leased Airbus A320 aircraft. In 2003 it launched its low-fare domestic services. It carries some 1.4 million passengers a year. It is owned by Cankut Bagona (33.3%), Chairman and Chief Executive, Hayri Içli (33.3%) and Unsal Tulbentci (33.3%).Services
Onur Air operates charter services from Turkey to destinations in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the UK (as of January 2005).Domestic scheduled destinations (as of May 2005): Adana, Antalya, Bodrum, Diyarbakır, Erzurum, Gaziantep, İstanbul, İzmir, Kars, Kayseri, Malatya, Samsun and Trabzon.
Fleet
The Onur Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (at July 2006):
- 6 Airbus A300-600R
- 2 Airbus A300B4
- 4 Airbus A321-100
- 6 Airbus A321-200
- 2 Airbus A320-200
- 5 McDonnell Douglas MD-88
- 4 McDonnell Douglas MD-83
2005 News
Onur Air has been suspended from taking off or landing in France, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany for alleged safety breaches and the alleged need to tighten security standards. The airline denies all allegations, but 40,000 passengers have been left grounded as a result. Talks have been held with the Dutch aviation authorities (ref: BBC News, 16 May 2005). After the airline and the Dutch aviation authorities reached an agreement, the ban was lifted and the airline was allowed to fly to the Netherlands again. Onur Air has threatened to sue the Dutch government because of alleged losses after its banishment, estimating their loss is at least 60 million euro of which they will claim €15 million. The Dutch government refused to reimburse them and questioned whether Onur Air has taken the banishment seriously and reviewed the safety of their aircraft.External links
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