IZair
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| Founded | 2005 | |||
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| Operating bases | Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport | |||
| Fleet size | 3 | |||
| Destinations | 4 | |||
| Company slogan | The beauty of İzmir is in the air with IZair | |||
| Parent company | İzmir Havayolları AŞ | |||
| Headquarters | İzmir, Turkey | |||
| Key people | Ali Sabancı (President) | |||
| Website | www.izair.com.tr | |||
IZair (İzmir Hava Yolları) is an airline headquartered on the grounds of Antalya Airport in Antalya, Turkey.[1] It operates scheduled international and passenger services, for Air Berlin Turkey[2]
All IZair flights are marketed by Air Berlin Turkey.[3]
History
The airline was established in 2005 as Izmir Hava Yollari by a group of businessmen from İzmir. It started operations on 14 June 2006.
IZair has been rebranded temporarily as Air Berlin Turkey.
On February 29, 2012 the last remaining Airbus 319 was returned to the lessor, and the airline is now only operating out of Antalya for Air Berlin Turkey.
Fleet
An IZair Airbus A319 at Stuttgart Airport, Germany. (2009) This aircraft was involved in the 2010 incident at Frankfurt.
The IZair fleet consists of the following aircraft which are all operating for Pegasus Airlines (as of December 2012):[4]
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers | Notes |
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| Boeing 737-800 | 2 | 189 | Operating for Air Berlin Turkey |
| Boeing 737-800 | 1 | 186 | Operating for Air Berlin Turkey |
| Total | 3 | ||
Incidents and accidents
- On 10 March 2010, Pegasus Airlines Flight 361, an Airbus A319 operated by IZair on a ferry flight, made an emergency landing at Frankfurt Airport in Germany after a malfunction in the nose gear. The flight landed safely but blew both front nose gear tires. The airport closed runway 07R/25L for 3 hours to allow recovery.[5] The nose gear suffered the same problem as JetBlue Flight 292.
References
- ^ "Contact." IZair. Retrieved on 6 September 2009. "IZair Head Office Adnan Menderes Havalimani Girisi 35410 Gaziemir Izmir"
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 95.
- ^ http://www.izair.com.tr/En/Tariff.asp IZair timetable. Retrieved 2009-09-12
- ^ IZair Fleet
- ^ Pegasus Airlines Flight 361 – 10 March 2010
External links
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- official website
- official website (Turkish)
- IZair Fleet
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