User:Zazpot/Greenair
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| Founded | c.1989-1990[1] | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1996 | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5[2] | ||||||
Greenair was a charter airline based in Turkey.[3] It was a Turkish-Soviet (or Turkish-Russian)[4] joint venture.[5][6] Around late 1990, it was the largest private sector airline in Turkey.[1]
Company history
[edit]Greenair was founded c.1989-90 to fly Turkish expatriate workers and tourists from destinations in Germany and Paris, London, Milan and Amsterdam to Turkey.[7][1] Its first flight was on 18 May 1990.[1] By the end of the year, it had become the largest private sector airline in Turkey.[1]
As of 1993, Greenair flew to Turkey from more than a dozen European cities,[3] and also offered internal flights including a daily service between Antalya and Istanbul.[4] By 1994, it was competing directly with the national flag carrier, Turk Hava Yollari, on charter and scheduled routes.[8]
Greenair had planned use its Tupolev Tu-134 aircraft on scheduled services between Istanbul and Moscow; but those plans could not be carried out.[7] In December 1994 Greenair ceased operations, but was reactivated in 1995 as Active Air.[7] That venture also went out of business a year later,[7] due to financial distress.[9]
Fleet details
[edit]Greenair was a joint venture with Russian investors, and thus used Soviet-built aircraft.[7] Greenair's first aircraft was the Tupolev Tu-154, followed by the Tupolev Tu-134.[7] C. 1991, Greenair owned:[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Diplomatic Pulse". Diplomatic Pulse: 33. 1990.
Greenair" marked its first anniversary. Since its first flight on 18 May 1990 it carried 180,000 passengers and manifested a high performance. It has already become the biggest private sector airline of Turkey...
- ^ a b c d Turbine-engined Fleets of the World's Airlines. Exxon Corporation. 1991. p. 34.
- ^ a b Brosnahan, Tom (1993). Turkey: a travel survival kit. Lonely Planet. p. 89.
Don't neglect the European and Turkish charter lines such as Condor (German) and Greenair (Turkish) which fly to Turkey from more than a dozen European centres, often for round-trip fares as low as US$350 or US$400.
- ^ a b Brosnahan, Tom (1993). Turkey: a travel survival kit. Lonely Planet. p. 469.
Greenair, a joint Turkish-Russian line, has daily flights between Antalya and Istanbul. Discounts of 50% are offered to children from two to 12 years old, passengers taking middle-of-the-night flights, and women with green eyes.
- ^ "Trade Finance". Trade Finance (93–98). Euromoney Publications. 1991.
Rumours now abound in Istanbul that Sultan Air is about to buy out Greenair, a Soviet-Turkish joint venture.
- ^ Ayliffe, Rosie; Dubin, Marc Stephen; Gawthrop, John (1991). The Real Guide: Turkey. Prentice Hall. p. 21.
Greenair, a new Soviet-Turkish venture, is similar but with a much smaller flight network to date.
- ^ a b c d e f Hengi, B.I. (2000). Airlines remembered : over 200 airlines of the past, described and illustrated in colour. Midland Publishing.
- ^ Country Profile: Turkey. Economist Intelligence Unit. 1994. p. 36.
The national flag carrier, Turk Hava Yollari, carried 2.4 million internal and 1.7 million international passengers. A number of smaller private companies, notably Istanbul Airlines and Green Air, compete with THY on domestic and international routes, in both scheduled and charter flights.
- ^ "Google Scholar". Scholar.google.com. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
External links
[edit]Category:Defunct charter airlines of Turkey Category:Airlines established in 1990 Category:Airlines disestablished in 1996
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