Sunways

Sunways

IATA IS ICAO SWY/SWW Callsign Sunways/Intersun
Founded	March 1995
Ceased operations	October 1997
Hubs	Stockholm-Arlanda Airport Antalya Airport Atatürk International Airport
Fleet size	8
Headquarters	Istanbul, Turkey

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

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.

Destinations

Sunways operated destinations including the following:

• Sweden
  • Stockholm
  • Göteborg
  • Örebro
  • Umeå
  • Luleå
  • Sundsvall
  • Malmö
  • Jönköping
  • Visby
  • Västerås
  • Nyköping

• Thailand
  • Phuket

• Turkey
  • Istanbul
  • Antalya
  • Izmir
  • Dalaman

• U.A.E.
  • Dubai

• India
  • Goa

• Finland
  • Helsinki
  • Oulo
  • Kokkola
  • Turku
  • Tampere
  • Jyväskylä
• Norway
  • Oslo
  • Bergen
  • Tromsö
  • Trondheim
  • Stavanger
  • Kirkenes

• Denmark
  • Copenhagen
  • Aalborg
  • Billund
  • Esbjerg
  • Karup

• Greece
  • Corfu
  • Rhodes
  • Heraklion
  • Samos

• Spain
  • Las Palmas
  • Tenerife
  • Fuerteventura
  • Arrecife
  • Palma

• Kenya
  • Mombasa

• Tunisia
  • Monastir

• Egypt
  • Sharm el-Sheikh

Fleet

The Sunway Intersun Havacilik Turkey-based fleet included 4 MD-83 aircraft.^[1]

The Sunways Sweden-based fleet included 4 Boeing 757-200 aircraft.^[4]

External links

• Sunways' Logo

References

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