Onur Air
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| Founded | 1992 | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Istanbul Atatürk Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | OnAir | ||||||
| Fleet size | 30 | ||||||
| Destinations | 30 | ||||||
| Company slogan |
English: Fly Turkey, fly! Turkish: Uç Türkiye, uç! | ||||||
| Headquarters | Istanbul, Turkey | ||||||
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| Website | onurair.com | ||||||
Onur Air (Turkish: Onur Air Taşımacılık AŞ, often styled OnurAir or Onurair) is a low-cost airline with its headquarters in the Technical Hangar B at Istanbul Atatürk Airport in Yeşilköy, Istanbul, Turkey.[1] It operates mostly domestic scheduled services, as well as a wide range of charter flights out of its base at Atatürk Airport.[2]
History
Onur Air was established on 14 April 1992 and started revenue operations using a wet-leased Airbus A320 with a flight to Ercan in North Cyprus on 14 May of that year.[3] «Onur» means proud, self-esteem in Turkish. Over the next years, the Onurair fleet grew, so that by the end of 1995, it included nine aircraft.[3] Previously its head office was in Florya, Bakırköy, Istanbul.[4]
In 1996, Ten Tour acquired ownership of the airline. By 1997 McDonnell Douglas MD-80 twin-jet airliners had been added to the fleet. Due to a recession, Onur Air had to reduce the size of its fleet to 13 in 1998, and then to 9 in 1999. Since then the airline has expanded again.[3]
Destinations
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Onur Air offers scheduled flights (excluding charter services) to the following destinations.[5]
Asia
- Iran
- Isfahan - Isfahan International Airport[6]
- Tabriz – Tabriz International Airport
- Tehran – Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport
- Azerbaijan
- Iraq
Europe
- Austria
- France
- Germany
- Berlin – Tegel Airport
- Düsseldorf – Düsseldorf Airport
- Frankfurt – Frankfurt Airport
- Munich - Munich Airport
- Nuremberg - Nuremberg Airport Seasonal[7]
- Münster - Münster Osnabrück International Airport
- Stuttgart – Stuttgart Airport
- Netherlands
- Russia
- Moscow – Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Kazan – Kazan International Airport
- Nalchik – Nalchik Airport
- Turkey
- Adana – Şakirpaşa Airport
- Antalya – Antalya Airport
- Bodrum – Milas-Bodrum Airport
- Dalaman – Dalaman Airport
- Elazığ – Elazığ Airport
- Ercan – Ercan Airport
- Gaziantep – Oğuzeli Airport
- Istanbul – Atatürk Airport Hub
- Izmir – Adnan Menderes Airport
- Kayseri – Erkilet International Airport
- Malatya – Erhaç Airport
- Samsun – Çarşamba Airport
- Şanlıurfa – Şanlıurfa GAP Airport
- Trabzon – Trabzon Airport
- Ukraine
Fleet
Current
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As of July 2016, the Onur Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:[8]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A320-200 | 9 | — | 180 | 180 | |
| Airbus A321-100 | 2 | — | 210 | 210 | |
| Airbus A321-200 | 7 | — | 220 | 220 | 1 leased to Zagrosjet |
| Airbus A330-200 | 8 | — | 250 | 250 | 6 operated for Saudia; 1 stored |
| Airbus A330-300 | 3 | — | 358 | 358 | 1 operated for Saudia |
| Total | 30 | — | |||
Retired fleet
Onur Air has also operated the following aircraft types:[8][9]
| Aircraft | Introduced | Retired |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus A300 | 1996 | 2013 |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 2007 | 2009 |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 2005 | 2009 |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-88 | 1997 | 2011 |
Incidents and accidents
- On 17 June 2003, Onur Air Flight 2263, an McDonnell Douglas MD-88 (registration TC-ONP) overshot the runway at Groningen Airport Eelde following an aborted take-off. There were no injuries, but the airline was accused of security breaches.[10]
- On 12 May 2005, Onur Air was denied access to Dutch airspace for a month. Several incidents were the cause of the suspension of the airline. Negotiations took place between the Dutch authorities and Onur Air and on 24 May 2005 Onur Air had permission to fly from and to the Netherlands again.[11]
- On 15 September 2006, the pilot of an Onur Air charter flight from Antalya Airport to Bristol Airport scared his passengers prior to take-off when he refused to fly the aircraft, claiming it was unsafe.[12]
- On 1 January 2007, the cargo hold of a McDonnell Douglas MD-88 aircraft burst open upon landing at Atatürk International Airport, spilling luggage onto the runway.[13]
- On 7 September 2007, an Airbus A321 aircraft lost cabin pressure on a charter flight from Dalaman Airport to Birmingham Airport, resulting in an emergency landing at Atatürk International Airport. Passenger reports included a smoking engine and broken down oxygen masks.[14]
- On 20 August 2011, an Onur Air pilot forgot to contact Munich Air Traffic Control and engaged the quick reaction air defence of both Germany and Austria to send four Eurofighter Typhoons to intercept the company's A321.[15]
References
- ↑ "Communication." Onur Air. Retrieved 8 June 2014. Map. "Head Office Atatürk Havalimanı B Kapısı Teknik Hangar Yanı 34149 Yeşilköy/İSTANBUL/TÜRKİYE"
- ↑ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 10 April 2007. p. 59.
- 1 2 3 "OnurAir". Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ "Communication" (Archive) Onur Air. Retrieved on 17 February 2011. "Head Office Şenlikköy Mah. Çatal Sokak No. 3 34153 Florya – İstanbul/TÜRKİYE." Map.
- ↑ Onur Air timetable Retrieved 2 October 2013
- ↑ http://www.aviationiran.com/2016/03/27/isfahan-sees-increased-international-flights/
- ↑ "Onur Air Plans Izmir – Nuremberg Service in S16". airlineroute. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- 1 2 "Onur Air Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ↑ "ATDB – Major events collected during September 2007". Air Transport Data Bank. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ↑ Onur Air runway overshot at Groningen
- ↑ News Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Terror as pilot tells passengers: this plane's a deathtrap". Mail Online. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ Reed Business Information Limited. "Accidents/incidents for 2007". Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ BabyGirl08x. "aviation-safety.net". Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ "The Aviation Herald". Retrieved 10 July 2015.
External links
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