Izair
Encyclopedia
IZair is an airline
headquartered on the grounds of Adnan Menderes Airport
in Gaziemir
, Turkey
. It operates scheduled and charter, international and domestic, passenger services.
All IZair flights are marketed by Pegasus Airlines
.
IZair is to be rebranded as Air Berlin Turkey.
(at 10 March 2010):
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
headquartered on the grounds of Adnan Menderes Airport
Adnan Menderes Airport
İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport is an airport serving İzmir and is named after former Turkish prime minister Adnan Menderes. It is located in the Gaziemir area of İzmir....
in Gaziemir
Gaziemir
Gaziemir is a district of İzmir Province in the Aegean region of Turkey. It is one of the metropolitan districts of Greater İzmir and is situated to the south of central İzmir on the road to İzmir...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. It operates scheduled and charter, international and domestic, passenger services.
All IZair flights are marketed by Pegasus Airlines
Pegasus Airlines
Pegasus Airlines is a low-cost airline headquartered in the Halkalı area of Küçükçekmece, Istanbul, Turkey. Formerly a charter airline in partnership with Aer Lingus, Pegasus is now completely controlled by Esas Holding.- History :...
.
History
The airline was established in 2005 as Izmir Hava Yollari by a group of businessmen from İzmir. It started operations on 14 June 2006.IZair is to be rebranded as Air Berlin Turkey.
Fleet
The IZair fleet consists of the following aircraft which are all operating for Pegasus AirlinesPegasus Airlines
Pegasus Airlines is a low-cost airline headquartered in the Halkalı area of Küçükçekmece, Istanbul, Turkey. Formerly a charter airline in partnership with Aer Lingus, Pegasus is now completely controlled by Esas Holding.- History :...
(at 10 March 2010):
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A319-132 | 3 | 144 | Operating for Pegasus Airlines Pegasus Airlines Pegasus Airlines is a low-cost airline headquartered in the Halkalı area of Küçükçekmece, Istanbul, Turkey. Formerly a charter airline in partnership with Aer Lingus, Pegasus is now completely controlled by Esas Holding.- History :... |
| Airbus A320-233 | 2 | 180 | Operating for Pegasus Airlines Pegasus Airlines Pegasus Airlines is a low-cost airline headquartered in the Halkalı area of Küçükçekmece, Istanbul, Turkey. Formerly a charter airline in partnership with Aer Lingus, Pegasus is now completely controlled by Esas Holding.- History :... |
| Boeing 737-800 | 2 | 189 | Operating for Pegasus Airlines Pegasus Airlines Pegasus Airlines is a low-cost airline headquartered in the Halkalı area of Küçükçekmece, Istanbul, Turkey. Formerly a charter airline in partnership with Aer Lingus, Pegasus is now completely controlled by Esas Holding.- History :... |
| Total | 7 | ||
Incidents and accidents
- On 10 March 2010, Pegasus Airlines Flight 361, an Airbus A319 operated by IZair on a ferry flight, made an emergency landing at Frankfurt AirportFrankfurt AirportFrankfurt Airport may refer to:Airports of Frankfurt, Germany:*Frankfurt Airport , the largest airport in Germany*Frankfurt Egelsbach Airport, a general aviation airport*Frankfurt-Hahn Airport , a converted U.S...
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after a malfunction in the nose gear. The flight landed safely but blew both front nose gear tires. The airport closed runway 07R/25L for 3 hours to allow recovery. The nose gear suffered the same problem as JetBlue Flight 292.