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TUR European Airways

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TUR European Airways
IATA ICAO Callsign
YI TCT TurAvrupa
Founded1988
Ceased operations1994
TUR European Airways Boeing 727-200 at Zurich International Airport in November 1992

TUR European Airways was a charter airline from Turkey that operated from 1988 until 1994.

History

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TUR was set up in 1988 and began operations using two Boeing 727-200 for charter operations mostly from Germany flying German tourists and expatriate Turks to Turkey.[citation needed]

In the beginning things went pretty well due to a booming tourist market in Turkey, so much so that in 1991 a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 was added, followed by a second MD-83 a year later. With the additional aircraft, the charter routes were expanded to include Belgium, Great Britain, France, the Netherlands and other northern European countries. Since no other MD-83 were available to for lease, more B727-200s were acquired.[citation needed]

Decline

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In 1992 TUR entered the Turkish domestic market with flights from its base in Istanbul to Ankara, İzmir and other domestic destinations. The economic problems due to the Gulf War brought a decline in the tourist market and two B727s were sold and flights reduced. By 1993 the losses had mounted and as a result all scheduled flights were given up to concentrate on the charter business. But as losses continued, operations were suddenly halted in 1994 and the airline was liquidated.[1]

Fleet

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References

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  1. ^ Airlines Remembered by BI Hengi, Publisher Midland Publishing
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