Golden International Airlines

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Golden International Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
GTCGOLDEN WINGS
Founded20 December 2005
Ceased operationsEarly 2007
Fleet size2
Parent company Altin Havayolu Tasimaciligi Turizm ve Ticaret A.S
Headquarters Flag of Turkey.svg Istanbul, Turkey
Website http://www.golden-airlines.com/ (defunct)

Golden International Airlines was a short-lived charter airline based in Istanbul, Turkey, operating flights on behalf of tour operators using Boeing 757 aircraft to destinations in Europe. [1]

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History

The airline was established in August 2005 and was owned by Alfa Bim, Bilgen Construction, Elsan and Yildiz Security. [1]

Fleet

The Golden International Airlines fleet included the following aircraft: [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International . 2007-04-03. p. 87.
  2. Golden International Airlines fleet at airfleets.net