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| Founded | 14 April 1992 (1992-04-14) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 14 May 1992 (1992-05-14) | ||||||
| Ceased operations | December 2021 (2021-12) | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | OnurExtra | ||||||
| Subsidiaries | Holiday Europe | ||||||
| Fleet size | 33 | ||||||
| Destinations | 6 (scheduled) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Istanbul,Turkey | ||||||
| Key people | |||||||
| Employees | 1,000 - 5,000 | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Onur Air (Turkish:Onur Air Taşımacılık AŞ, often styledOnurAir orOnurair) was alow-cost airline with its headquarters in the Technical Hangar B atIstanbul Atatürk Airport inYeşilköy,Istanbul,Turkey.[1] "Onur" meanshonour in Turkish. It operated mostly domestic scheduled services, as well as charter flights out of its base atIstanbul Airport.[2] In December 2021, it was forced to suspend all operations until further notice[3] and was declared bankrupt in April 2022.[citation needed][4]
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Onur Air was established on 14 April 1992 and started revenue operations using a wet-leasedAirbus A320 with a flight toErcan inNorth Cyprus on 14 May of that year.[5] Over the next years, the Onurair fleet grew, so that by the end of 1995, it included nine aircraft.[5] Previously its head office was inFlorya,Bakırköy, Istanbul.[6]
In 1996, Ten Tour acquired ownership of the airline. By 1997,McDonnell Douglas MD-80 twin-jet airliners had been added to the fleet. Due to a recession,[specify] Onur Air had to reduce the size of its fleet to 13 in 1998, and then to nine in 1999. Since then, the airline had expanded again. Onur Air also carried out special full charter flights (tourist flights, guest worker flights) for sister tour operators such asNazar Reisen in Germany and Nazar Travel inTurkey.[5]
In May 2005, the airline was withdrawn from theLuftfahrt-Bundesamt, as serious defects on the airline's aircraft had been discovered. As a counter-reaction, Turkey then withdrew the German airlines' landing permits. After protests by the Foreign Office, the entry ban for German aircraft was lifted again. On 14 May, the airline's entry permit was withdrawn by the Swiss and French aviation safety authorities. Until then, Onur Air had been awarded a total of nine certificates by Airbus and Boeing for their maintenance procedures. In the period from July 4 to 6, 2005, the review of the airline was provisionally concluded with a so-called "final meeting" at the home airport of Onur Air inAntalya, in accordance with the requirements from the re-issue of the entry permit.[citation needed]
By 6 April 2019, all of Onur Air's flights from their former base at Atatürk Airport were relocated to the newIstanbul Airport.[7]
In August 2019, Onur Air established a new, partly owned subsidiary namedHoliday Europe for leisure flights between Europe and destinations around the Mediterranean. Onur Air provided aircraft and crews for the new brand.[8] In October 2021, the operational license of Holiday Europe has been revoked.[9]
In December 2021, the Turkish aviation authorities did not renew the airline's operational license, suspending all of their operations. Beforehand, negotiations to regain financial stability in the wake of theCOVID-19 pandemic failed.[3]
In February 2022, Onur Air's last remaining airworthy aircraft was taken back by its lessor, leaving the airline without a usable fleet.[10] In April 2022, a Turkish court declared the airline bankrupt after legal proceedings of a former employee.[11][citation needed]
By September 2021, prior to the suspension of its licence, Onur Air offered scheduled flights (excluding charter services) to the following destinations:[12]
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Onur Air had operated the following aircraft types:[10][13][14]
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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| Airbus A300B2 | 2 | 2001 | 2006 | |
| Airbus A300B4 | 5 | 1997 | 2006 | |
| Airbus A300-600R | 1 | 2001 | 2001 | Leased fromAir Alfa |
| 7 | 2006 | 2013 | ||
| Airbus A320-200 | 35 | 1992 | 2021 | |
| Airbus A321-100 | 2 | 1996 | 1999 | |
| 4 | 2005 | 2020 | ||
| Airbus A321-200 | 18 | 2003 | 2020 | |
| Airbus A321neo | 2 | 2019 | 2020 | Taken fromWow Air |
| Airbus A330-200 | 12 | 2016 | 2021 | |
| Airbus A330-300 | 5 | 2015 | 2021 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 1 | 2007 | 2009 | Leased fromBestair |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 4 | 2005 | 2010 | Sold toKhors Air |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-88 | 5 | 1997 | 2011 |
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