Corendon Airlines Explained
| Airline: | Corendon Airlines |
| Fleet Size: | 17 |
| Destinations: | 145 |
| Iata: | XC |
| Icao: | CAI |
| Callsign: | CORENDON |
| Parent: | Corendon Tourism Group |
| Founded: | November 2004 |
| Headquarters: | Antalya, Turkey |
| Key People: | Yildiray Karaer (CEO)Atilay Uslu (Chairman)
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Corendon Airlines (incorporated as Turistik Hava Taşımacılık A.Ş.) is a Turkish leisure airline headquartered in Antalya and based at Antalya Airport.
Corendon Airlines is a part of Corendon Tourism Group.
History
Corendon Airlines, founded in 2004 with flight operations starting in April 2005, is an international airline transporting approximately six million travelers each year. The Dutch sister company Corendon Dutch Airlines was founded in 2011 and the Maltese sister company Corendon Airlines Europe was founded in 2017.[2]
Destinations
As of April 2023, Corendon Airlines serves the following destinations shown here.[3]
Fleet
The Corendon Airlines current fleet consists of the following aircraft as of July 2024:[12] [13]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 2 | | | |
| Boeing 737-800 | 9 | - | 189 | |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 6 | 9 | 189 | |
| Total | 17 | 9 | | |
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Historic fleet
Corendon Airlines formerly also operated the following aircraft types:[13]
Former Corendon Airlines fleet| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 17 | 2013 | 2022 | |
| Airbus A321-200 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | |
| Airbus A330-300 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | Leased from Airhub Airlines. |
| Boeing 737-300 | 2 | 2005 | 2016 | |
| Boeing 737-400 | 4 | 2009 | 2013 | |
| Boeing 737-800 | 15 | 2010 | | |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | |
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Accidents and incidents
- On 2 October 2010 a Boeing 737-400 of Corendon Airlines overran runway 22 at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and ended up with its nose gear in the mud after a flight from Dalaman.[14]
- On 14 October 2012 Corendon Airlines Flight 733, a Boeing 737-800 operating between Antalya and Trondheim suffered a hull loss after the plane caught fire during pushback from the gate. 27 passengers were injured during the evacuation. The cause was determined to be a short circuit in the captain's cockpit panel near an oxygen tank.[15]
Notes and References
- Corendon Airlines Starts Izmir Flights in 2019 Season . www.corendonairlines.com.
- Web site: Corporate. corendonairlines.com. 2019-03-24.
- Web site: Corendon Airlines. Corendon Airlines.
- Web site: Corendon adds Amsterdam - Curacao service from Nov 2023 . AeroRoutes . 23 October 2023 . 17 January 2024.
- Web site: Corendon Airlines Adds Gazipasa – Germany Routes in Oct 2024 .
- Web site: Corendon Airlines Adds Gazipasa – Germany Routes in Oct 2024 .
- Web site: Corendon NS24 Antalya - Poland network additions . AeroRoutes . 8 January 2024 . 17 January 2024.
- News: Авиакомпания Corendon Airlines с конца мая запускает чартерные рейсы из Перми в Анталью . 15 March 2024 . www.business-class.su . Business Class . 15 March 2024 . ru.
- Web site: 2023-10-26 . Corendon Airlines to launch Ljubljana flights . 2023-10-29 . exyuaviation.com.
- Web site: Corendon Airlines Adds Gazipasa – Germany Routes in Oct 2024 .
- Web site: Corendon Dutch NS24 Rotterdam - Turkiye operations . AeroRoutes . 1 December 2023 . 17 January 2024.
- Web site: Corendon Airlines Fleet. corendonairlines.com.
- Web site: Corendon Fleet Details and History . 2022-06-07 . www.planespotters.net.
- Web site: Hradecky . Simon . Incident: Corendon B734 at Amsterdam on Oct 2nd 2010, overran runway on landing . The Aviation Herald . 24 May 2021.
- News: A Boeing 737-8KN (WL) passenger plane, TC-TJK, sustained substantial fire damage to the cockpit at Antalya Airport (AYT), Turkey. . aviation-safety.net .
