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Airline based in Turkey
Bestair (Bestair Havayollari) was a charter airline based in Yeşilköy, Istanbul, Turkey. It was a privately owned charter airline operating domestic and international services. Its main bases were Atatürk International Airport, Istanbul and Antalya Airport.2 It ceased to exist in 2009.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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Bestair (Bestair Havayollari) was a charter airline based in Yeşilköy, Istanbul, Turkey. It was a privately owned charter airline operating domestic and international services. Its main bases were Atatürk International Airport, Istanbul and Antalya Airport.2
The airline started operations on 17 June 2006. It was established by the Tunca Group (airline Chief Executive: Bahtisen Tunca).
Bestair ceased its operations in October 2009.
From Wikipedia’s article on Bestair, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Bestair operated services linking Istanbul and Antalya with destinations in Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
The Bestair fleet included the following aircraft (as of 6 May 2009)
2 Airbus A321-131 (one aircraft was operated for Atlasjet)
1 McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (which was operated for Mahan Air)
As of 6 May 2009, the average age of the Bestair fleet was 16.2 years.
From Wikipedia’s article on Bestair, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
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