Onur Air
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Airline
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based in Florya
Florya
Florya is a neighborhood belonging to the Bakırköy district of the greater Istanbul, Turkey. It is located along Marmara Sea, and borders to the northeast the neighborhood of Yeşilköy, to the northwest that of Küçükçekmece. It is one of the high class and rich areas of Istanbul...
, Bakırköy district, Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. It operates scheduled domestic services and charter flights to a large number of destinations throughout Europe from its main base at Atatürk International Airport
Atatürk International Airport
Atatürk International Airport is the major international airport in Istanbul, Turkey. Opened in 1924 and located in Yeşilköy, on the European side of the city, it is west of the city centre. In 1980, the airport was renamed to Atatürk International Airport in honor of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the...
. The airline is owned in equal parts by Cankut Bagana (its previous CEO
Chief executive officer
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), Hayri İçli (the CEO) and Ünsal Tülbentçi.
History
Onur Air was established on 14 April 1992. It started operations using a wet-leased Airbus A320Airbus A320
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on 14 May 1992 with a flight to Ercan in Cyprus
Cyprus
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. Within 11 months three more aircraft were added to the fleet. By June 1995 Onur Air was operating a fleet of seven aircraft. By the end of 1995 it was operating nine aircraft. In 1996 Ten Tour acquired the airline. Due to recession, Onur Air had to reduce the number of the planes in its fleet to 13 in 1998 and then to nine in 1999. But once again the fleet grew rapidly reaching the present number of 31..
Egyptian Subsidiary
In June 2010 Onur Air board member Mehmet Pekpak announced plans to start a new airline in Egypt from December 2010. He explained the move is in part intended to address the drop in charter traffic to Turkey during the winter months by transferring capacity to Egypt. Onur Air plans to transfer at least two aircraft from Turkey to the Egyptian service. The service is still subject to approval by the Egyptian authorities.Fleet
As of July 2011, the Onur Air fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 14.5 years:| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A300-600R | operated for Saudi Arabian Airlines Saudi Arabian Airlines Saudi Arabian Airlines is the flag carrier airline of Saudi Arabia, based in Jeddah. It operates domestic and international scheduled flights to over 90 destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe and North America... one further aircraft stored |
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| Airbus A320-200 | ||||
| Airbus A321-100 Airbus A321-200 |
9 |
220 |
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| Airbus A330-300 | 358 |
operated for Saudi Arabian Airlines | ||
| Total | 31 | 1 |
Incidents and accidents
- On June 17, 2003, Onur Air Flight 2263, an MD-88 (registrationAircraft registrationAn aircraft registration is a unique alphanumeric string that identifies a civil aircraft, in similar fashion to a licence plate on an automobile...
TC-ONP) overshot the runway at Groningen Airport EeldeGroningen Airport Eelde-External links:* from Airliners.net...
following an aborted take-off. There were no injuries, but the airline was accused of security breaches.
- On May 12, 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 May 24, 2005 Onur Air had permission to fly from and to the Netherlands again.
- On 15 September 2006, the pilot of an Onur Air charter flight from Antalya AirportAntalya AirportAntalya Airport is northeast of the city center of Antalya, Turkey. The airport is operated in Turkey's primary holiday destination located on the country's Mediterranean coast. The airport is big and modern, built to accommodate the millions of passengers who come to Turkey's Mediterranean...
to Bristol International AirportBristol International AirportBristol Airport , located at Lulsgate Bottom in North Somerset, is the commercial airport serving the city of Bristol, England and the surrounding area. At first it was named Bristol Lulsgate Airport and from March 1997 to March 2010 it was known as Bristol International Airport...
scared his passengers prior to take-off when he refused to fly the aircraft, claiming it unsafe.
- On January 1, 2007, the cargo hold of a MD-88 aircraft burst open upon landing at Atatürk International AirportAtatürk International AirportAtatürk International Airport is the major international airport in Istanbul, Turkey. Opened in 1924 and located in Yeşilköy, on the European side of the city, it is west of the city centre. In 1980, the airport was renamed to Atatürk International Airport in honor of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the...
, spilling luggage onto the runway.
- On September 7, 2007, an Airbus A321 aircraft lost cabin pressure on a charter flight from Dalaman AirportDalaman Airport- Traffic Statistics :Source: DHMI.gov.tr...
to Birmingham Airport, resulting in an emergency landing at Atatürk International AirportAtatürk International AirportAtatürk International Airport is the major international airport in Istanbul, Turkey. Opened in 1924 and located in Yeşilköy, on the European side of the city, it is west of the city centre. In 1980, the airport was renamed to Atatürk International Airport in honor of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the...
. Passenger reports included a smoking engine and broken down oxygen masks.
- On August 20, 2011 an Onur pilot forgot to contact Munich Air Traffic Control and engaged the quick reaction air defence of both Germany and Austria to send four Eurofighter Typhoon to intercept the company's A321.