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DeutschTUR European Airways
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| Founded | 1988 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1994 | ||||||
TUR European Airways was a charter airline from Turkey that operated from 1988 until 1994.
History[edit]
TUR was set up in 1988 and began operations using two Boeing 727-200 for charter operations mostly from Germany flying German tourists and expatriate Turks to Turkey.
In the beginning things went pretty well due to a booming tourist market in Turkey, so much so that in 1991 a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 was added, followed by a second MD-83 a year later. With the additional aircraft, the charter routes were expanded to include Belgium, Great Britain, France, the Netherlands and other northern European countries. Since no other MD-83 were available to for lease, more B727-200s were acquired.
Decline[edit]
In 1992 TUR entered the Turkish domestic market with flights from its base in Istanbul to Ankara, İzmir and other domestic destinations. The economic problems due to the Gulf War brought a decline in the tourist market and two B727s were sold and flights reduced. By 1993 the losses had mounted and as a result all scheduled flights were given up to concentrate on the charter business. But as losses continued, operations were suddenly halted in 1994 and the airline was liquidated.[1]
Fleet[edit]
- 1 Boeing 727-076
- 1 Boeing 737-2M8
- 2 McDonnell Douglas MD-83
- 4 Boeing 727-230 (all ex-Condor aircraft)
References[edit]
- ^ Airlines Remembered by BI Hengi, Publisher Midland Publishing
External links[edit]
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