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Albatros Airlines

Turkish charter airline (1992–1996)

Albatros Airlines was a charter airline from Turkey that operated from 1992 to 1996 (do not confuse with Albatros Airways from Albania).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1992Founded1

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Boeing 737-248, Albatros Airlines AN0194081
Photo: JetPix, GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons4

Albatros Airlines was a charter airline from Turkey that operated from 1992 to 1996 (do not confuse with Albatros Airways from Albania).2

The story

This airline began operations in May 1992 with B727-200 to transport German tourists to holiday resorts in Turkey. The airline suspended operations temporarily in 1993 and the B727-200s were leased to Macedonian Airlines. During the summer season of 1995, Albatros Airlines was back in the air using B737-200 and Yakovlev Yak-42 aircraft.

Following the Birgenair disaster, German operators stopped booking flights on Turkish charter airlines and Albatros Airlines ceased operations in March 1996. German tour operators were scared by the flight ALW301 and avoided after the crash.

From Wikipedia’s article on Albatros Airlines (Turkey), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

Boeing 737-200

Boeing 727-200

Yakovlev Yak-42

From Wikipedia’s article on Albatros Airlines (Turkey), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 1996Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1992Founded Founded1

Sources

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