Borajet () was a privately owned Turkish airline based in Yeşilköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul"Contact Us ." Borajet. Retrieved on 16 February 2011. "ADDRESS İDTM Blokları A-3 Blok Kat:5 Yeşilköy 34149 / İstanbul-TURKEY" operating domestic and international services. It suspended operations on 24 April 2017.
History Early years The airline was founded in 2008 by Yalcin Ayasli, a Turkish businessman living in the US. Fatih Akol is chairman of the board. The company rented a hangar at Atatürk International Airport, Istanbul and then purchased three second-hand ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft, which were delivered at the beginning of 2010.
Borajet received its "Regional Airline Operations License" on 22 April 2010 and started operations on 7 May 2010 with its first flight from Istanbul to Tokat.
In 2014, Borajet agreed a deal to lease five Embraer 190 aircraft (with options on a further three) from GE Capital Aviation Services. In October 2016 Borajet announced long-term lease deals with AerCap for three Embraer 190-E2 and two Embraer 195-E2 aircraft, with deliveries to begin in 2018. In January 2017 the airline was sold to Sezgin Baran Korkmaz for 260 Million Dollars.
Suspension of operations On 24 April 2017, Borajet announced that they will temporarily suspend their operations and 30,000 existing flight reservations would be transferred to Turkish Airlines. The airline stated maintenance issues as a reason for this move and plans to resume operations sometime during 2018 when Istanbul's new international airport becomes operational.atwonline.com - Turkish regional BoraJet suspends operations 25 April 2017 In June 2017, a Turkish court ordered that seven aircraft of the company are to be seized.
As of January 2021, the airline did not resume its operations.
Destinations
Prior to the suspension of operations in April 2017, Borajet served the following scheduled destinations.borajet.com.tr - Route map retrieved 25 April 2017 Several more airports in Europe and the Middle East were served as charters while more domestic destinations were operated on a wet-lease basis.
Germany Berlin – Berlin Tegel Airport Cologne/Bonn – Cologne Bonn Airport Munich – Munich Airport
Greece Mykonos – Mykonos Island National Airport Rhodes - Rhodes International Airport
Iraq Erbil - Erbil International Airport
Lebanon Beirut - Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport
Northern Cyprus Nicosia - Ercan International Airport
Spain Ibiza - Ibiza Airport
Turkey Adana - Adana Şakirpaşa Airport Alanya – Gazipaşa Airport Ankara – Esenboğa International Airport Antalya – Antalya Airport Bodrum - Milas–Bodrum Airport Çanakkale – Çanakkale Airport Diyarbakır – Diyarbakır Airport Edremit – Balikesir Koca Seyit Airport Istanbul – Sabiha Gökçen International Airport Base İzmir - Adnan Menderes Airport Siirt – Siirt Airport
Codeshare agreements Borajet also maintained codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
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Fleet As of April 2017 - prior to the suspension of operations - the Borajet fleet included the following aircraft:borajet.com.tr - Fleet retrieved 26 April 2017
+ Borajet Airlines Fleet Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers NotesEmbraer 1903—100 Embraer 1955—1181 painted in Fenerbahçe S.K. special liveryBorajet Fenerbahçe Uçağımız Hazır (Turkish)Embraer 190-E2—3TBA Embraer 195-E2—2TBA Total85
References
External links
Official website