Airline: | Fly Kıbrıs Airlines |
Commenced: | April 16, 2023 |
Hubs: | Ercan International Airport, Northern Cyprus |
Alliance: | Freebird Airlines |
Fleet Size: | 2 |
Destinations: | 6 |
Fly Kıbrıs Airlines (Turkish:) or FLY KHY for short is a Northern Cyprus-based virtual airline that operates scheduled flights from Northern Cyprus. The airline made its first flight on April 16, 2023, and arranges flights operated by an Airbus A320-200 of Freebird Airlines and an Airbus A330-300 of Air Anka.
On February 20, 2023, Minister of Public Works and Transport Erhan Arıklı announced that a new airline based in Northern Cyprus had been formed, and it will start its flights in April 2023.[1] On March 13, 2023, the launch of Fly Kıbrıs Airlines took place at the new terminal building of Ercan International Airport.[2] The airline's first flight was from Istanbul Airport to Ercan International Airport on April 16, 2023.[3] It was announced that Baku and Tehran flights will begin on June 7, 2023,[4] and Bodrum and Ordu flights will begin on June 14, 2023.[5] Baku and Tehran flights have not begun. The airline has increased its fleet to 2 with a leased Airbus A330-300 from Air Anka on October 8, 2023.[6]
As of October 9, 2023, Fly Kıbrıs Airlines flies to six destinations from Ercan International Airport.[7]
City | Country | IATA | ICAO | Airport | Notes | |
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Adana | ADA | LTAF | Adana Şakirpaşa Airport | |||
Ankara | ESB | LTAC | Ankara Esenboğa Airport | |||
Antalya | AYT | LTAI | Antalya Airport | |||
Istanbul | IST | LTFM | Istanbul Airport | |||
İzmir | ADB | LTBJ | İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport | |||
Muğla | BJV | LTFE | Milas–Bodrum Airport | |||
Nicosia | ECN | LCEN | Ercan International Airport | |||
Ordu | OGU | LTCB | Ordu–Giresun Airport | |||
Trabzon | TZX | LTCG | Trabzon Airport |
As of October 9, 2023, one Airbus A320-200 of Freebirds Airlines and one Airbus A330-300 of Air Anka are operating by these airlines on behalf of Fly Kıbrıs Airlines.[8] [9]
In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||||
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C | Y | Total | |||||
Airbus A320-200 | 1 | - | wet lease[10] | ||||
Airbus A330-300 | 1 | - | wet lease | ||||
Total | 2 | - |