Southwind Airlines

Southwind Airlines is a Turkish airline founded in April 2022. Flights to Russia commenced in August of that year, while Germany was added to its network a month later.

Southwind Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
2S STW MOON STAR
FoundedApril 2022 (2022-04)
HubsAntalya
Fleet size6
HeadquartersAntalya, Turkey
Websitesouthwindairlines.com

History

Southwind Airlines was formally announced in April 2022, based out of Antalya, Turkey. Affiliated with Russian tour operator Pegas Touristik,[1] the airline aims to prevent the loss of Russian tourists coming to Turkey following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2] The airline received preclearance from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in June of that year.[3] The first commercial flight was flown to Perm on 12 August.[4]

Charter flights to Germany commenced in September 2022.[5] In February 2023, the airline announced plans to carry tourists to Antalya from 16 Russian cities during the summer season.[6] The number of aircraft in the fleet is expected to be 14 by the end of 2023.[7]

Fleet
An Airbus A330-200 of the airline

As of March 2023, Southwind Airlines operates the following aircraft:

References
  1. Charlotte Seet (22 August 2022). "Airline Startup: Southwind Begins Operations In Georgia". Simple Flying. Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  2. "Antalya merkezli yeni havayolu faaliyetlerine başlıyor". AirportHaber (in Turkish). 15 April 2022. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  3. "Southwind'e SHGM'den ön izin çıktı". AirportHaber (in Turkish). 7 June 2022. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  4. "Türkiye's Southwind launches flight ops". CH Aviation. 22 August 2022. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  5. "Southwind Airlines Avrupa uçuşlarına başlıyor". AirportHaber (in Turkish). 23 September 2022. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  6. "Southwind 16 şehirden Antalya'ya turist taşıyacak". AirportHaber (in Turkish). 27 February 2023. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  7. "Turkish Newcomer Southwind Airlines To Triple Fleet In 2023". Aviation Week Network. 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  8. "Southwind Airlines Ağustos'ta uçuşlarına başlıyor". AirportHaber (in Turkish). 27 July 2022. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  9. "Türkiye's Southwind Airlines adds first B777-300(ER)". CH Aviation. 17 March 2023. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  10. "Southwind'in yeni uçakları görüntülendi". AirportHaber (in Turkish). 24 March 2023. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
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