Bestair Explained

Airline:	Bestair
Fleet Size:	3
Iata:	5F
Icao:	BST
Callsign:	BARBIE
Parent:	Best Havayollari
Founded:	2006
Ceased:	October 2009
Headquarters:	Istanbul, Turkey
Hubs:	Atatürk International Airport Antalya Airport
Website:	flybestair.com

Bestair (Bestair Havayollari) was a charter airline based in Yeşilköy, Istanbul, Turkey.^[1] It was a privately owned charter airline operating domestic and international services. Its main bases were Atatürk International Airport, Istanbul and Antalya Airport.^[2]

History

The airline started operations on 17 June 2006. It was established by the Tunca Group (airline Chief Executive: Bahtisen Tunca).

Bestair ceased its operations in October 2009.

Destinations

Bestair operated services linking Istanbul and Antalya with destinations in Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.^[2]

Fleet

The Bestair fleet included the following aircraft (as of 6 May 2009)^[3]

• 2 Airbus A321-131 (one aircraft was operated for Atlasjet)
• 1 McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (which was operated for Mahan Air)

As of 6 May 2009, the average age of the Bestair fleet was 16.2 years^[4]

See also

• List of defunct airlines of Turkey

External links

• Bestair (Archive)
• Bestair Fleet

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20080325144116/http://www.flybestair.com/ Home page
2. News: Directory: World Airlines . . 85 . 2007-03-27.
3. Web site: CH-Aviation - Airline News, Fleet Lists & More . 2007-05-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090214120256/http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=BST&al_op=1 . 2009-02-14 . dead .
4. Web site: Fleet age Best Air - Airfleets aviation. www.airfleets.net.