AtlasGlobal (until 31 March 2015 Atlasjet)[1] is an airline headquartered inIstanbul, Turkey,[2] which operates scheduled domestic and international passenger services as well as charter flights, mostly out of its base at Istanbul Atatürk Airport.[3]

 

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  • 1History
  • 2Destinations
  • 3Fleet4Incidents and accidents
    • 3.1Current
    • 3.2Historic fleet
  • 5References
  • 6External links

 

History[edit]

The airline was established on 14 March 2001 and started operations on 1 June 2001. Formerly known as Atlasjet International Airlines, it was set up as a subsidiary of Öger Holdings. In 2004 ETS Group acquired a 45% stake, which was increased to 90% in February 2006 following the taking over of Öger's 45% holding. The company is led by its CEO Orhan Coşkun had 730 employees (as of 2007).[3]

In August 2012, AtlasGlobal Airlines contracted Ryan International Airlines, a US airline, to operate religious pilgrimage flights to cities such as Medina and Tel Aviv. In January 2013 AtlasGlobal failed to fulfill the payments to Ryan International, which prompted the termination of the co-operation without advance notice. Ryan International Airlines, already in a bankruptcy reorganization process, was not able to recover from the loss and therefore faced impending financial difficulties, which led to its liquidation.[4][5]

Atlasjet announced to be renamed into AtlasGlobal by 1 April 2015.[1]

Destinations[edit]

As of February 2013, Atlasjet offers scheduled flights to the following destinations.[6] Note: This list does not include charter flights.

CityCountryIATAICAOAirport
Adana Turkey ADA LTAF Adana Şakirpaşa Airport
Antalya Turkey AYT LTAI Antalya Airport
Bodrum Turkey BJV LTFE Milas-Bodrum Airport
Bishkek[7] Kyrgyzstan FRU UCFM Manas International Airport
Chisinau Moldova KIV LUKK Chisinau International Airport
Dalaman Turkey DLM LTBS Dalaman Airport
Erbil Iraq EBL ORER Erbil International Airport
Gaziantep Turkey GZT LTAJ Oğuzeli Airport
Istanbul Turkey IST LTBA Atatürk International Airport (base)
Istanbul Turkey SAW LTFJ Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
İzmir Turkey ADB LTBJ Adnan Menderes Airport
Kaliningrad[8] Russia KGD UMKK Khrabrovo Airport
Kars Turkey KSY LTCF Kars Airport
Kayseri Turkey ASR LTAU Erkilet International Airport
London UK LTN EGGW Luton Airport[9]
Nizhnekamsk / Naberezhnye Chelny Russia NBC UWKE Begishevo Airport[10]
North Nicosia Northern Cyprus ECN LCEN Ercan International Airport
Paris France CDG LFPG Charles de Gaulle Airport[11]
Sulaymaniah Iraq ISU ORSU Sulaimaniyah International Airport
Tehran Iran IKA OIIE Imam Khomeini International Airport
Tabriz Iran TBZ OITT Tabriz International Airport
Tbilisi[12] Georgia TBS UGTB Tbilisi International Airport
Tirana Albania TIA LATI Tirana International Airport
Van Turkey VAN LTCI Van Ferit Melen Airport
Yerevan Armenia EVN UDYZ Zvartnots International Airport