Tailwind Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
TI TWI TAILWIND
Founded2006 (2006)
Hubs
Fleet size7
Destinations40+
Parent companyTailwind Havayolları
HeadquartersIstanbul, Turkey
Key people
  • Kadri Muhiddin
  • Safi Ergin
  • Mehmet Demir Uz
Websitetailwind.com.tr

Tailwind Airlines is a Turkish charter airline based in Istanbul which operates flights from its bases at Antalya Airport.

History

The airline was founded as a joint Turkish-British project, with the first commercial flight taking place in May 2009. Founded by Kadri Muhiddin, Safi Ergin and Mehmet Demir Uz in 2006, the low-cost airline operated five Boeing 737-400 as of August 2013. In early September 2016, a Boeing 737-800 with aircraft registration TC-TLH was banned from Lebanon for landing at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel. After a technical check, Tailwind Airlines briefly operated the aircraft, which had previously been leased to Wings of Lebanon and painted in its colors, on its own routes.[1]

Destinations

As of August 2013, Tailwind Airlines flies to various destinations in Europe and Asia:[2]

Fleet

A Tailwind Airlines Boeing 737-400

The Tailwind Airlines fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of November 2017):[3]

Aircraft In service Orders Passengers
Boeing 737-400 5 — 168
Boeing 737-800 2 — 189
Total 7

References

  1. ↑ Eiselin, Stefan (2016-09-02). "Jet von Wings of Lebanon darf nie mehr in den Libanon". aeroTELEGRAPH (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  2. ↑ Tailwind Airlines Destinations Archived 2013-08-18 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Login required".

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