Türkiye’s Southwind to add first A321neo in early 1Q23
Türkiye’s BBN Airlines eyes ACMI operations with A321s
27.10.2022 – 04:23 UTC
BBN Airlines (Türkiye) (BBT, Antalya) is a new Turkish ACMI/charter specialist planning to launch in December 2022 with two single-class, high-density A321-200s.
The start-up said it is in the process of certification with the Turkish civil aviation regulator (Sivil Havacılık Genel Müdürlüğü – SHGM). It did not respond to ch-aviation’s request for added comment.
BBN Airlines said it will focus on providing “additional capacity for holiday charters, connecting various European countries” to its Antalya base.
Türkiye has been experiencing a boom in start-up airlines in 2022. Mavi Gök (MGH, Antalya) and Southwind (STW, Antalya) target the passenger leisure market, while Air Anka (TAH, Izmir) operates makeshift freighters. Unison Havacilik, a start-up linked to the operator of Istanbul New airport, was also registered, although its business plans remain unknown.
Türkiye’s Southwind launches flight ops
22.08.2022 – 02:31 UTC
Following a false start in early August, Southwind (STW, Antalya) has now launched its first flights, initially targeting the Russian holiday market to Antalya in southern Türkiye.
According to the ch-aviation fleets advanced module, the start-up, created by Turkish tour operator Pegas Touristik, operates a fleet of one A321-200 and two A330-200s. All three are now active.
Flightradar24 ADS-B data show the narrowbody, TC-GRD (msn 5836), linking the Turkish resort city with Perm, St. Petersburg, Ekaterinburg, Kazan Int’l, and Chelyabinsk over the last ten days.
One of the widebodies, TC-GRA (msn 1256), has been operating between Antalya and Novosibirsk, Kazan, and St Petersburg. However, the other A330, TC-GRB (msn 1266), has only connected Antalya with Zurich and Brussels National since August 13.
Flights to Moscow, Krasnoyarsk Yemelyanovo, and Ufa are also scheduled by the end of the summer, according to Russian media.
Besides Pegas, Southwind will also serve the Russian tour operators Anex Tour – which has been…
