Bestair

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Bestair (Bestair Havayollari) is an airline based in Istanbul, Turkey. It is a privately owned charter airline operating domestic and international services. Its main bases are Atatürk International Airport, Istanbul and Antalya Airport^[1]

Contents 1 Code data 2 History 3 Destinations 4 Fleet 5 External links 6 References

[edit] Code data

• ICAO Code: BST ^[2]

[edit] History

The airline started operations on 17 June 2006. It was established by the Tunca group (airline Chief Executive: Bahtisen Tunca). Services were suspended from 19 September 2006 by the Turkish civil aviation administration following the resignations of the general manager and some pilots, but resumed on 16 November 2006. It has 70 employees^[1].

[edit] Destinations

Bestair operates services linking Istanbul and Antalya with destinations in Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and the United Kingdom^[1].

[edit] Fleet

The Bestair fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2007) ^[1] :

• 1 McDonnell Douglas MD-82
• 2 Airbus A321-100

On order:^{[citation needed]}

• 1 Airbus A321, to be delivered in May 2007
• 2 Airbus A300, to be delivered in November 2007

[edit] External links

• Bestair

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Flight International 27 March 2007
2. ^ Airline Codes