Corendon Airlines Europe, legally incorporated as ''Touristic Aviation Services Ltd.'', is a

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headquartered in

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and based at

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. It carries a

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air operators certificate and is a sister company of

Corendon Airlines Corendon Airlines (legally ''Turistik Hava Taşımacılık A.Ş.'') is a Turkish leisure airline headquartered in Antalya, Turkey. A subsidiary of the Corendon Tourism Group, it was founded in 2004 and began operations in 2005. The airline ope ...

and

Corendon Dutch Airlines Corendon Dutch Airlines is a Dutch charter and scheduled airline headquartered in Badhoevedorp, Haarlemmermeer. It is a sister company of Corendon Airlines and Corendon Airlines Europe. History Corendon Dutch Airlines is the Dutch branch o ...

History

Corendon Airlines Europe was established in February 2017 as a subsidiary of the Corendon Group in

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. On May 26, 2017, it conducted its inaugural flight from Malta to

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. The sole owner of the company is ''AY Malta Holding Ltd.'', with its shareholders being ''E. Uslu Holding B.V.'' and ''Y. Karaer Holding B.V.''. Erol (also known as Atılay) Uslu and Yildiray Karaer are the co-founders of the Corendon Group. In 2017, Corendon Airlines Europe appeared in publications related to the

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. In June 2020, the company's headquarters were relocated to Luqa Airport. In April 2023, it became publicly known that Corendon Airlines is facing financial difficulties. Among other issues, the airline owes the

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approximately 6 million euros because it had not paid air traffic taxes for an extended period.

Fleet

The Corendon Airlines Europe fleet consists of the following aircraft as of October 2023:

Destinations

Corendon Airlines Europe based its aircraft at several airports in Germany, including

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, Cologne/Bonn, and

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, as well as one in Basel/Mulhouse in

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. Apart from the base airports, Corendon Airlines Europe serves mostly holiday destinations such as

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and Balearic Islands (both in

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and

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(

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Accidents and incidents

On October 1, 2021, several passengers on flight XR1050 from

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to the island of

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, reportedly collapsed and fell unconscious. Upon treatment by crew members and passengers with medical training, the affected passengers recovered and the flight continued to its destination.

References

External links

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