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Golden International Airlines

Turkish charter airline

Golden International Airlines was a short-lived charter airline based in Istanbul, Turkey, operating flights on behalf of tour operators using Boeing 757 aircraft to destinations in Europe.2 It ceased to exist in 2008.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2005Founded1
Boeing 757-200 UTair (UTA) VQ-BQA - MSN 30044 954 (9603859952)
Photo: Laurent ERRERA from L'Union, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Golden International Airlines was a short-lived charter airline based in Istanbul, Turkey, operating flights on behalf of tour operators using Boeing 757 aircraft to destinations in Europe.2

The story

The airline was established in August 2005 and was owned by Alfa Bim, Bilgen Construction, Elsan and Yildiz Security.

From Wikipedia’s article on Golden International Airlines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

The Golden International Airlines fleet included the following aircraft:

2 Boeing 757-200

From Wikipedia’s article on Golden International Airlines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 2008Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2005Founded Founded1