Onur Air

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Onur Air

IATA 8Q	ICAO OHY	Callsign ONUR AIR
Founded		1992
Hubs		Atatürk International Airport
Fleet size		33 (2006)
Destinations		15
Headquarters		Istanbul, Turkey
Key people
Website: http://www.onurair.com.tr

Onur Air (Onur Air Taşımacılık AŞ) is a low-cost airline based in İstanbul, Turkey. As well as operating package flights between Turkey and a number of Western European Countries, it also operates a no-frills scheduled service between İstanbul and 12 other Turkish cities, using a flat fare structure. Its main base is Atatürk International Airport (IST), İstanbul.

1 History
2 Services
3 Domestic Destinations in Turkey
4 Incidents and accidents
5 Fleet
6 External links
7 References

[edit] History

The airliner was established in 1992 and started operations in May 1992. It began with 2 leased Airbus A320 aircraft. In 2003 it launched its low-fare domestic services. It carries some 1.4 million passengers a year. It is owned by Cankut Bagona (33.3%), Chairman and Chief Executive, Hayri Içli (33.3%) and Unsal Tulbentci (33.3%).

[edit] Services

Onur Air operates charter services from Turkey to destinations in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the UK (as of January 2005).

[edit] Domestic Destinations in Turkey

Adana (Adana Şakirpaşa Airport)
Antalya (Antalya International Airport)
Bodrum-Milas (Milas-Bodrum Airport)
Dalaman (Dalaman Airport)
Diyarbakır (Diyarbakır Airport)
Erzurum (Erzurum Airport)
Gaziantep (Oğuzeli Airport)
İstanbul (Atatürk International Airport)
İzmir (Adnan Menderes Airport)
Kayseri (Erkilet International Airport)
Konya (Konya Airport)
Malatya (Erhaç Airport)
Mardin (Mardin Airport)
Samsun (Çarşamba Airport)
Trabzon (Trabzon Airport)

[edit] Incidents and accidents

Onur Air has been suspended from taking off or landing in France, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany for alleged safety breaches and the alleged need to tighten security standards. The airline denies all allegations, but 40,000 passengers have been left grounded as a result. Talks have been held with the Dutch aviation authorities^[1]. After the airline and the Dutch aviation authorities reached an agreement, the ban was lifted and the airline was allowed to fly to the Netherlands again. Onur Air has threatened to sue the Dutch government because of alleged losses after its banishment, estimating their loss is at least 60 million euro of which they will claim €15 million. The Dutch government refused to reimburse them and questioned whether Onur Air has taken the banishment seriously and reviewed the safety of their aircraft.
On July 18, 2006 there was an incident where the tail of an Airbus A 321 aircraft hit the runway during landing, damaging the pressurized passenger cabin.
On 15 September 2006, a pilot refused to fly a Onur Air flight, telling passengers that the plane was unsafe. This led to a reported 'mini-riot' on the plane^[2].
On January 01, 2007 an incident occoured whereby the cargo hold door of a McDonnell Douglas MD-88 aircraft burst open during flight. This was caused by a rapid depressurisation in the cabin. Luggage spilled onto the Runway when it touched down at Istanbul.^[3]