Corendon Airlines Europe

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Corendon Airlines Europe
Corendon Airlines Logo 2017.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
XRCXITOURISTIC
Founded2017
AOC # MT-48 [1]
Operating bases Düsseldorf [2]
Fleet size14
Parent company Corendon Tourism Group
Headquarters Luqa, Malta [3]
Key peopleYildiray Karaer (CEO)
Website corendonairlines.com

Corendon Airlines Europe, legally incorporated as Touristic Aviation Services Ltd., [4] is a European charter airline headquartered in Luqa and based at Malta International Airport. It carries a Maltese air operators certificate and is a sister company of Corendon Airlines and Corendon Dutch Airlines. [5]

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History

Corendon Airlines Europe was established in February 2017 as a subsidiary of the Corendon Group in Birkirkara. On May 26, 2017, it conducted its inaugural flight from Malta to Naples. [6] The sole owner of the company is AY Malta Holding Ltd., with its shareholders being E. Uslu Holding B.V. and Y. Karaer Holding B.V.. [7] Erol (also known as Atılay) Uslu and Yildiray Karaer are the co-founders of the Corendon Group. [8] In 2017, Corendon Airlines Europe appeared in publications related to the Paradise Papers. [9] In June 2020, the company's headquarters were relocated to Luqa Airport.

In April 2023, it became publicly known that Corendon Airlines is facing financial difficulties. Among other issues, the airline owes the German state approximately 6 million euros because it had not paid air traffic taxes for an extended period. [10]

Fleet

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Corendon Airlines Europe Boeing 737-800

The Corendon Airlines Europe fleet consists of the following aircraft as of October 2023: [11]

AircraftIn ServicePassengers
Boeing 737-800 14189
Total14

Destinations

Corendon Airlines Europe based its aircraft at several airports in Germany, including Düsseldorf, Nuremberg, Cologne/Bonn, and Hanover, as well as one in Basel/Mulhouse in France.

Apart from the base airports, Corendon Airlines Europe serves mostly holiday destinations such as Turkey, Greek Islands, Canary and Balearic Islands (both in Spain), Egypt and Tel Aviv (Israel).

Accidents and incidents

On October 1, 2021, several passengers on flight XR1050 from Cologne Bonn Airport to the island of Rhodes, reportedly collapsed and fell unconscious. Upon treatment by crew members and passengers with medical training, the affected passengers recovered and the flight continued to its destination. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Touristic Aviation Services Ltd. dba Corendon Airlines Europe" (PDF). transport.gov.mt. Retrieved 2019-03-24.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Corendon announces Düsseldorf + Basel bases; 15 routes added at DUS". anna.aero. 2020-09-07.
  3. ↑ "CORENDON AIRLINES EUROPE". corendonairlines.com.mt. Archived from the original on 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  4. ↑ "Touristic Aviation Services Ltd. t/a Corendon Airlines Europe". avcodes.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  5. ↑ "Corporate". corendonairlines.com. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  6. ↑ "Corendon Airlines | Antalya, Germany, Netherlands | Cheap Flight Tickets". 2017-11-15. Archived from the original on 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  7. ↑ "AY MALTA HOLDING LIMITED (Level 5 Skyparks Business Centre, Malta International Airport,) - Phone - Address | mlt.databasesets.com 💿". mlt.databasesets.com. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  8. ↑ ODATV (2023-05-01). "Almanya'dan Türk hava şirketine haciz... Türk Bakan Günay Uslu bu işin neresinde" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  9. ↑ "TOURISTIC AVIATION SERVICES LIMITED | ICIJ Offshore Leaks Database". offshoreleaks.icij.org. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  10. ↑ "Rund sechs Millionen Euro Luftverkehrsabgabe nicht bezahlt: Deutschland pfändet Corendon". Aviation.Direct (in German). 2023-04-27. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  11. ↑ "Corendon Airlines Europe Fleet Details & History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  12. ↑ "Accident: Corendon Europe B738 enroute on Oct 1st 2021, multiple passengers collapsed in flight". avherald.com. Retrieved 2021-11-04.

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