KoralBlue Airlines

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KoralBlue Airlines
IATA
KB
ICAO
KBR
Callsign
KORAL BLUE
Founded 2007
Hubs Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport
Secondary hubs Hurghada International Airport, Cairo International Airport
Fleet size 2
Destinations
Parent company Orascom
Headquarters Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt
Key people Mohamed Hassan (Chairman)
Website: http://www.flykoralblue.com/

KoralBlue Airlines is a charter airline based in Egypt. It started operations in March 2007 with services from Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada to destinations in Europe.[1]

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[edit] History

The airline was established in January 2006 and is owned by Belhassen Trabelsi (65%), Samih Sawiris (Orascom Hotel Developments (OHD))[2] (25%) and Karthago Airlines (10%).[1]

[edit] Destinations

Koral Blue Airlines flies from European hubs including Poland, Czech Republic, Austria and Great Britain to Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada. Koral Blue, offering only charter flights.[2] It has signed commercial agreements for departures from the United Kingdom, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland.[3]

[edit] Fleet

The KoralBlue Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (at February 2008):

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-03, p. 102. 
  2. ^ a b Andrew Bossone (April 2006). Fly The Orascom Skies?. Business Today, Egypt. Retrieved on 2007-06-04.
  3. ^ Koral Blue charter services. SunAir website. Retrieved on 2007-06-04.