Corendon Airlines Europe

Corendon Airlines Europe, legally incorporated as Touristic Aviation Services Ltd.,[4] is a European charter airline headquartered in Luqa and based at Malta International Airport. It carries a Maltese air operators certificate and is a sister company of Corendon Airlines and Corendon Dutch Airlines.[5]

Corendon Airlines Europe
IATA ICAO Callsign
XR CXI TOURISTIC
Founded2017
AOC #MT-48[1]
Operating basesCologne/Bonn

Hannover

Nuremberg

Düsseldorf[2]
Fleet size15
Parent companyCorendon Tourism Group
HeadquartersLuqa, Malta[3]
Websitecorendonairlines.com

History

Corendon Airlines Europe is a Corendon Airlines subsidiary based at Malta International Airport. The carrier commenced operations in May 2017. It forms part of a strategy by Corendon Tourism Group to expand European operations, with flights from the busiest airports of Germany to the popular holiday destinations within and outside of Europe.

Fleet
Corendon Airlines Europe Boeing 737-800

The Corendon Airlines Europe fleet consists of the following aircraft as of November 2022:[6]

Aircraft In service Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-800 15 189 2 aircraft wet-leased to SpiceJet[7]
Total 15

Destinations

Corendon Airlines Europe based its aircraft at several airports in Germany. Nuremberg, Cologne/Bonn, Munster/Osnabruck, Hanover are the major cities where the aircraft were based. In addition to these bases, as of summer 2021, two aircraft will be based in Düsseldorf and one in Basel/Mulhouse.

Apart from the base airports, Corendon Airlines and Corendon Airlines Europe have been flying to the popular holiday destinations such as Turkey, Greek Islands, Canary Islands, Balearic Islands, Italy, Egypt and Tel Aviv from almost all cities of Germany.

Accidents and incidents

On October 1, 2021, several medical emergencies occurred on flight XR1050 from Cologne Bonn Airport to the island of Rhodes, when passengers passed out. Helpers present on board and crew members came for help. According to witnesses, panic broke out, but the flight was not interrupted, as a doctor on board says, it was safe to continue. The incident is being investigated by the Maltese Aviation Safety Authority.[8]

References
  1. "Touristic Aviation Services Ltd. dba Corendon Airlines Europe" (PDF). transport.gov.mt. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  2. "Corendon announces Düsseldorf + Basel bases; 15 routes added at DUS". anna.aero. 2020-09-07.
  3. "CORENDON AIRLINES EUROPE". corendonairlines.com.mt. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  4. "Touristic Aviation Services Ltd. t/a Corendon Airlines Europe". avcodes.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  5. "Corporate". corendonairlines.com. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  6. "Corendon Airlines Europe Fleet Details & History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  7. "India's SpiceJet eyes fresh capital, new aircraft". Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  8. "Accident: Corendon Europe B738 enroute on Oct 1st 2021, multiple passengers collapsed in flight". avherald.com. Retrieved 2021-11-04.

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