IZair
{{Short description|Defunct airline of Turkey (2005–2018)}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = İzmir Airlines
| logo = IZair logo.svg
| logo_size = 82px
| fleet_size =
| destinations =
| IATA = 4I
| ICAO = IZM
| callsign = IZMIR
| parent = {{ubl|class=nowrap
| Air Berlin {{small|(2011–2013)}}
| Pegasus Airlines}}
| founded = {{start date|2005|||df=yes}}
| commenced = {{start date|2006|06|14|df=yes}}
| ceased = {{end date|2018|12|30|df=yes}}
{{small|(re-integrated into Pegasus Airlines)}}
| headquarters = İzmir, Turkey
| key_people = Ali Sabancı (President)
| bases = {{ubl|class=nowrap
| Antalya
| Izmir}}
| focus_cities =
| frequent_flyer =
| lounge =
| alliance =
| website = {{URL|www.izair.com.tr}}
}}
IZair (İzmir Hava Yolları) was{{cite web|url=https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airlines/izair |title=IZair Airlines profile |website=Centre for Aviation |access-date=16 November 2019}} an airline headquartered on the grounds of Adnan Menderes Airport in İzmir, Turkey."[http://www.izair.com.tr/En/Contact.asp Contact] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001457/http://www.izair.com.tr/En/Contact.asp |date=2016-03-04 }}." IZair. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
History
The airline was established in 2005 as İzmir Hava Yolları by a group of businessmen from İzmir. It started operations on 14 June 2006.
Starting in 2012, all IZair flights were marketed under the Air Berlin Turkey brand,[http://www.izair.com.tr/En/Tariff.asp IZair timetable] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926132120/http://www.izair.com.tr/En/Tariff.asp |date=2010-09-26 }} IZair. Retrieved 12 September 2009.{{cite news|title= Directory: World Airlines|work=Flight International|page=95|date=3 April 2007}} a cooperation between Air Berlin and Pegasus Airlines. The cooperation was discontinued in 2013, with the brand itself being abandoned.
On 29 February 2012 the last remaining Airbus A319-100 was returned to the lessor.
In November 2018, it was announced that IZair would be dissolved and merged into Pegasus Airlines by the end of 2018.[https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/72882-turkeys-izair-to-merge-with-parent-pegasus-by-ye18 ch-aviation.com - Turkey's Izair to merge with parent Pegasus by YE18] 16 November 2018
Fleet
File:Izair A319 TC-IZR.jpg at Stuttgart Airport, Germany (2009). This aircraft was involved in the 2010 incident at Frankfurt.]]
The IZair fleet consisted of the following aircraft, all of which were operated for Pegasus Airlines (as of February 2020):{{Cite web |url=http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=IZM&al_op=1 |title=IZair Fleet |access-date=2006-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312193121/http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=IZM&al_op=1 |archive-date=2007-03-12 |url-status=dead }}
| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto;"
!Aircraft !Total !Passengers !Notes |
| Boeing 737-800
|align=center|2 |align=center|189 | |
| Total
!2 !colspan="2"| |
|---|
Incidents and accidents
- On 10 March 2010, Pegasus Airlines Flight 361, an Airbus A319-100 operated by IZair on a ferry flight made an emergency landing at Frankfurt Airport in Germany after a malfunction in the nose gear. The flight landed safely but blew both front nose gear tires. The airport closed runway 07R/25L for 3 hours to allow recovery.[http://www.avherald.com/h?article=42875f53&opt=0 Pegasus Airlines Flight 361 – 10 March 2010]
References
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External links
{{commonscat-inline|IZair}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170719114454/http://www.izair.com.tr/en/ Official website] {{in lang|en}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20190128173659/http://www.izair.com.tr/ Official website] {{in lang|tr}}
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Category:Defunct airlines of Turkey
Category:Airlines established in 2005
Category:Airlines disestablished in 2018
Category:2005 establishments in Turkey
Category:Companies based in İzmir
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