Freebird Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
FH FHY FREEBIRD
Founded2000; 24 years ago (2000)
Hubs
SubsidiariesFreebird Airlines Europe
Fleet size10
Destinations80
Parent companyGözen Holding
HeadquartersIstanbul, Turkey
Key peopleSelim Tükenmez, CEO
Websitefreebirdairlines.com

Freebird Airlines (Turkish: Hürkuş Havayolu Taşımacılık ve Ticaret A.Ş.) is a Turkish charter airline based in Florya, Bakirköy, Istanbul.[1] Its main base is Antalya Airport.[2]

History

The airline was established in June 2000 and started operations on 5 April 2001 with a service between Istanbul and Lyon using a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft.[3] In November 2003 the airline received its first Airbus A320-200 aircraft, and today the fleet is made up entirely of this type.

A subsidiary company, Freebird Airlines Europe, was established in Malta in 2018. Operations started with a single Airbus A320 on 20 February 2019.[4]

Destinations

As of March 2023, Freebird Airlines operates regularly to the following destinations.

Country City Airport Notes
Belgium Brussels Brussels Airport Seasonal Charter
Egypt Hurghada Hurghada Airport Seasonal Charter
Sharm El Sheikh Sharm El Sheikh Airport Seasonal
Germany Cologne Cologne-Bonn Airport
Dusseldorf Dusseldorf Airport Seasonal
Hamburg Hamburg Airport Seasonal
Hannover Hannover Airport Seasonal
Leipzig Leipzig/Halle Airport Seasonal Charter
Munich Munich Airport Seasonal
Nuremberg Nuremberg Airport Seasonal
Paderborn Paderborn Lippstadt Airport Seasonal Charter
Stuttgart Stuttgart Airport Seasonal
Spain Fuerteventura Fuerteventura Airport Seasonal Charter
Turkey Antalya Antalya Airport Hub
United Kingdom London Gatwick Airport Seasonal
Manchester Manchester Airport Terminated
Leeds Bradford Leeds Bradford Airport Seasonal Charter
Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle International Airport Seasonal Charter

Fleet

Freebird Airlines Airbus A320-200

As of August 2023, the fleet consists of the following aircraft.[5] Every aircraft features a different coloured tail.

Aircraft In service Orders Passengers
Airbus A320-200 10 — 180
Airbus A321-200 2(leased from BBN Airlines) — 218
Total 12 —

See also

References

  1. ^ "Contact Us Archived 2014-07-16 at the Wayback Machine." Freebird Airlines. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 3 April 2007. p. 84.
  3. ^ "About Us". Freebird Airlines. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Freebird Europe Started Operations within EU". FreebirdAirlines. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Freebird Airlines Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

External links

Media related to Freebird Airlines at Wikimedia Commons


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