Sun D'Or

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Sun D'Or
Image:Sun d'Or logo.png
IATA 7L	ICAO ERO	Callsign ECHO ROMEO
Founded		1977
Hubs		Ben Gurion Int'l Airport
Fleet size		2
Destinations		Varies
Parent company		El Al Israel Airlines
Headquarters		Jerusalem, Israel
Key people		Arnon Asherov, CEO
Website: http://www.sundor.biz

Sun d'Or International Airlines is a charter airline based in Tel Aviv, Israel. It is a fully owned subsidiary of parent airline El Al and operates regular, ad hoc and seasonal passenger charters using aircraft leased from El Al. Its main base is Ben Gurion International Airport, Tel Aviv.

1 History
2 Fleet
3 Other Information
4 External links
5 References

[edit] History

The airline was established on 1 October 1977 as El Al Charter, which at the time was fully owned by the State; in January 2005 it became a private company.

Since April 2001, Sun d'Or has become a significant player in the charter market. Sun d'Or is also operating flights for incoming tourists, on behalf of European operators, and series of flights for Israeli operators. The productive cooperation between Sun d'Or and the tour operators led to a further increase in the number of Sun d'Or passengers to 350,000. ^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Fleet

Sun D'or International Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (at August 2006) ^[1] :

1 Boeing 757-200

[edit] Other Information

All kind of special meals including kosher meals and child meals are supplied by Tamam-Catering, an El-Al Subsidiary.
Members of El-Al "frequent flyers clubs" are entitled to accumulate points on Sun d'Or flights.
Sun d'Or is licensed for the commercial transport of passengers and cargo on charter flights from and to Israel.
The license specifies Ben-Gurion Airport as Sun d'Or's hub.
Sun d'Or owns an Air Operator Certificate to operate two leased planes that are fully serviced by El Al's maintenance.
Sun d'Or purchases most of its equipment and services from its parent company El Al, including ground services, air crews, aircraft, and the like.