Albatros Airlines (Turkey)

Albatros Airlines turkey

IATA ICAO Callsign 8Z ABK Air Albatros
Founded	May 1992
Ceased operations	March 1996
Fleet size	5

Albatros Airlines was a charter airline from Turkey that operated from 1992 to 1996 (do not confuse with Albatros Airways from Albania).

Albatros Airlines Yakovlev Yak-42 (1995)

History

This airline began operations in May 1992 with B727-200 to transport German tourists to holiday resorts in Turkey. The airline suspended operations temporarily in 1993 and the B727-200s were leased to Macedonian Airlines. During the summer season of 1995, Albatros Airlines was back in the air using B737-200 and Yakovlev Yak-42 aircraft.

Following the Birgenair disaster, German operators stopped booking flights on Turkish charter airlines and Albatros Airlines ceased operations in March 1996. ^[1]

Fleet

• 2 Boeing 737-800
• 2 Boeing 737-700
• 1 Airbus A320-200

External links

• Albatros Airlines information

References

1. Hengi,

• Hengi, B.I. (2000). Airlines Remembered: Over 200 Airlines of the Past, Described and Illustrated in Colour. Midland. ISBN 9781857800913.