Freebird Airlines

Freebird Airlines (Turkish: Hürkuş Havayolu Taşımacılık ve Ticaret A.Ş.) is a Turkish charter airline based in Florya, Bakirköy, Istanbul.[1] Its main base is Antalya Airport.[2]

Freebird Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
FH FHY FREEBIRD
Founded2000 (2000)
HubsAntalya Airport
SubsidiariesFreebird Airlines Europe
Fleet size14
Destinations80
Parent companyGözen Holding
HeadquartersIstanbul, Turkey
Key peopleSelim Tükenmez, CEO
Websitefreebirdairlines.com

History

The airline was established in June 2000 and started operations on 5 April 2001 with a service between Istanbul and Lyon using a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft.[3] In November 2003 the airline received its first Airbus A320-200 aircraft, and today the fleet is made up entirely of this type.

A subsidiary company, Freebird Airlines Europe, was established in Malta in 2018. Operations started with a single Airbus A320 on 20 February 2019.[4]

Destinations

As of March 2023, Freebird Airlines operates regularly to the following destinations:

Country City Airport Notes
BelgiumBrusselsBrussels AirportSeasonal Charter
EgyptHurghadaHurghada AirportSeasonal Charter
Sharm El SheikhSharm El Sheikh AirportSeasonal
GermanyCologneCologne-Bonn Airport
DusseldorfDusseldorf AirportSeasonal
HamburgHamburg AirportSeasonal
HannoverHannover AirportSeasonal
LeipzigLeipzig/Halle AirportSeasonal Charter
MunichMunich AirportSeasonal
NurembergNuremberg AirportSeasonal
PaderbornPaderborn Lippstadt AirportSeasonal Charter
StuttgartStuttgart AirportSeasonal
SpainFuerteventuraFuerteventura AirportSeasonal Charter
TurkeyAntalyaAntalya AirportHub
United KingdomLondonGatwick AirportSeasonal
ManchesterManchester AirportTerminated
Leeds BradfordLeeds Bradford AirportSeasonal Charter
Newcastle upon TyneNewcastle International AirportSeasonal Charter

Fleet
Freebird Airlines Airbus A320-200

As of April 2024, the Freebird Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[5]

Aircraft In service Orders Passengers
Airbus A320-200 14 — 180
Total 14 —


Retired fleet

Freebird Airlines had additionally previously operated the following aircraft:

Freebird Airlines retired fleet
Aircraft Fleet Introduced Retired Notes
Airbus A321-200 4 2006 2023 Two Leased from BBN Airlines
Airbus A320-200 6 2003 2022
Boeing 737-800 1 2005 2005 Leased from Oman Air
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 4 2001 2005

Controversies

Since September 2023, Freebird Airlines has been contracted by the German government for monthly mass-deportation charterflights from Germany to Iraq. Therefor the airline is regularly critisized by anti-racist activists in Germany.[6]

See also
  • List of airlines of Turkey
  • List of charter airlines

References
  1. "Contact Us Archived 2014-07-16 at the Wayback Machine." Freebird Airlines. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  2. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 3 April 2007. p. 84.
  3. "About Us". Freebird Airlines. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  4. "Freebird Europe Started Operations within EU". FreebirdAirlines. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  5. "Freebird Airlines Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  6. "Freebird Airlines commonly deports from Germany to Iraq". Retrieved 21 April 2024.

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