Air Anka is a Turkish airline founded in 2021. Based out of İzmir, it started operations as a cargo airline in mid-2022, but switched to passenger flights in early 2023.
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| Founded | 2021 | ||||||
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| Hubs | İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Headquarters | İzmir, Turkey | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
History edit
Based in İzmir, Turkey, Air Anka was founded in 2021. Plans in 2022 indicated that it would be a cargo airline.[1] It started hiring crew in March 2022.[2] The airline received its air operator's certificate from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in August 2022. Two of its aircraft were stored at Atatürk Airport at the time.[3] A test flight was carried out from Istanbul to Ankara on 15 August.[4] In January 2023, the carrier also received permits to fly passengers.[5] Later that month, it sponsored Survivor Turkey and made its first revenue passenger flight by flying contestants of the show to the Dominican Republic.[6] It was sold to Odin Aviation in October 2023.[citation needed]
Fleet edit
As of January 2023[update], Air Anka operates the following aircraft:[6]
References edit
- ^ "Air Anka gün sayıyor". AirportHaber (in Turkish). 25 July 2022. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Yeni kurulan havayolu şirketi Air Anka ilk anlaşmaları yaptı". Millî Gazete (in Turkish). 2 March 2022. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Air Anka AOC Belgesini Aldı". AirportHaber (in Turkish). 4 August 2022. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Air Anka ilk uçuşunu Atatürk'e adadı". Marketing Türkiye (in Turkish). 15 August 2022. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Air Anka deprem bölgesi için harekete geçti; Uçaklarını Valiliğe tahsis etti". AirportHaber (in Turkish). 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Air Anka ilk yolcu uçuşunu Survivor için Dominik'e yaptı". Tolga Özbek (in Turkish). 8 January 2023. Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
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