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Founded | 2000 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 2001 | ||||||
Ceased operations | 2013 | ||||||
Hubs | Antalya Airport | ||||||
Secondary hubs | |||||||
Frequent-flyer program | Miles&Sky | ||||||
Subsidiaries | German Sky Airlines | ||||||
Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
Destinations | 50 | ||||||
Parent company | Kayi Group | ||||||
Headquarters | Antalya, Turkey | ||||||
Key people | Tahir Gorgulu (CEO) | ||||||
Website | www |
Sky Airlines was an airline which operated chartered flights. It was based in Antalya, Turkey, [1] operating on behalf of tour operators on short and medium haul routes into Turkey.
The company was established in 2000 and started operations in 2001. It was wholly owned by Kayi Group. In 2010, the airline started scheduled domestic operations in Turkey making it the 9th airline to enter the domestic market. It downsized operations for winter 2012–13, returning three Boeing 737-800s to their lessors. [2]
A subsidiary, German Sky Airlines, based in Düsseldorf, was launched in 2010. On 1 December 2012 it announced a suspension of services (due to the economic downturn) and returned two Boeing 737-800s to their lessors. The airline hoped to resume services in Spring 2013. [2]
On 4 June 2013, the airline filed for bankruptcy, and ceased all flight operations with immediate effect. [3]
The airline also operated scheduled services to the following (as of December 2012)
As of February 2013, the Sky Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft, which are all equipped with an all-economy class cabin layout: [4] [5]
Aircraft | In fleet | Order | Passengers | Notes |
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Boeing 737-400 | 1(stored) | - | 170/150Y+12C | |
Boeing 737-900ER | 0 | 215 | leased from ALAFCO | |
Total | 1 |
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