ALK Airlines

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ALK Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
VBB [1] AIR LUBO
Founded2016;9 years ago (2016)
Operating bases Sofia Airport [1]
Fleet size2
Headquarters Sofia, Bulgaria [1]
Website airvk-bg.net

ALK Airlines, legally incorporated as Air Lubo (ALK JSC), is a Bulgarian passenger charter airline headquartered in Sofia. [1]

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History

The airline commenced operations in mid-2016 and originally planned to take over two pre-owned Fokker 100 from defunct Dutch Antilles Express. [2] However, only one of them was subsequently operated while the other was sold for spare parts to Iran Aseman Airlines. [3]

Destinations

The airline offers worldwide charter flights with a focus on services to and from Bulgaria. [4]

Fleet

ALK Airlines Boeing-737-300 LZ-LVK at STR.jpg
ALK Airlines Boeing-737-300

Current fleet

As of August 2025, ALK Airlines operates the following aircraft: [5]

Historic fleet

The airline formerly also operated the following aircraft types:

Incidents and accidents

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 ch-aviation.com - ALK Airlines retrieved 30 October 2022
  2. ch-aviation.com - Bulgaria's ALK Airlines to use Fokker 100s for charter ops 5 June 2016
  3. ch-aviation.com - Iran Aseman acquires Fokker 100 from ALK Airlines 29 June 2022
  4. airvk-bg.net - About us retrieved 30 October 2022
  5. "Global Airline Guide 2025 - ALK Airlines". Airliner World: 53. September 2025.
  6. "Severe turbulence leaves 10 injured, throws flight attendant into ceiling - ABC News". ABC News .
  7. "airliners.net - Turbulence: Flight Attendant slammed into ceiling (video)".
  8. "avherald.com - Accident: ALK B733 near Basel on Jun 16th 2019, turbulence injures 10 people" . Retrieved 30 October 2022.

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