Sunways

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Sunways Airlines
IATA
IS
ICAO
SWY/SWW
Callsign
Intersun
Founded 1995
Hubs
Fleet size 8
Destinations
Headquarters Istanbul, Turkey
Key people

Sunways was a charter airline consisting of sister companies Sunways Airlines A.B. (SWY), based in Stockholm, Sweden, and SUNWAYS Intersun Havacilik Anonim Sirketi (SWW), based at Istanbul-Atatürk and Antalya, Turkey. The airline was in operation from March 1995 to October 1997.[1]

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[edit] History

Sunways was owned by Tursem A.S.,[2] a now defunct travel group based in Istanbul, Turkey. The group was founded in 1985 by Haluk Semiz and Nedim Gürbüz but went bankrupt on 4 October 1997,[3] prompting Sunways to cease operation.


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Sunways operated destinations including the following:

[edit] Fleet

The Sunways Turkey-based fleet included the following 4 MD-83 aircraft:[4]

  • TC-INA MD-83 (04/1995-10/1997)
  • TC-INB MD-83 (04/1995-10/1997)
  • TC-INC MD-83 (04/1995-10/1997)
  • TC-IND MD-83 (04/1996-10/1997)

The Sunways Sweden-based fleet included the following 4 Boeing 757-200 aircraft:[5]

  • SE-DSK B757-236 (05/1995-10/1997)
  • SE-DSL B757-236 (05/1995-10/1997)
  • SE-DSM B757-23A (03/1996-10/1997)
  • SE-DSN B757-236 (10/1996-10/1997)


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