Freebird Airlines (legally Hürkuş Hava Yolu Taşımacılık ve Ticaret A.Ş.), a subsidiary of Gözen Holding, is an international airline registered in Turkey and Malta. Primarily focusing on European countries, it operates scheduled and charter flights to various holiday destinations. Its main base is Antalya Airport.
History Freebird Airlines was established in 2000 and commenced its first commercial flight on 5 April 2001. Initially operating with a fleet of three McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft, the airline has expanded its operations and, as of 2025, flies to over 100 airports with a fleet of 14 Airbus A320 aircraft.
The airline operates a fleet of 14 Airbus A320 aircraft, certified under both Turkish and Maltese aviation authorities. These aircraft are configured for 180 passengers and primarily serve leisure destinations across Europe.
In addition to its main operations, Freebird Airlines has a European subsidiary, Freebird Airlines Europe, which was established in Malta in 2019 under a separate Air Operator Certificate (AOC). This subsidiary operates three Airbus A320 aircraft and focuses on flights within the European Union.
Freebird Airlines was the first Turkish airline to receive ISO 9001:2000 certification in 2002 and later became the first Turkish charter airline to obtain IOSA (IATA Operational Safety Audit) registration in 2006. Over the years, the airline has made several strategic advancements, including transitioning its fleet from McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft to Airbus A320s, relocating its main base to Antalya in 2013, and launching scheduled flight services in January 2022.
Freebird Airlines Europe
Freebird Airlines Europe (IATA: MI, ICAO: FHM, callsign: EUROBIRD) is a Malta-based charter airline and a subsidiary of Freebird Airlines. The airline operates charter flights across popular leisure destinations within Europe and serves as the European extension of its parent company.
Freebird Airlines Europe was established in 2018 in Malta by Freebird Airlines and commenced operations on 20 February 2019 after receiving its European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Malta Civil Aviation Directorate (TM-CAD).
The airline operates a fleet of Malta-registered Airbus A320 aircraft and focuses on connecting major European holiday destinations. Freebird Airlines Europe complements the operations of its parent company by expanding Freebird’s presence within the EU aviation market.
Fleet
Freebird Airlines operates a fleet of 11 Airbus A320-200 aircraft, while Freebird Airlines Europe operates a fleet of 3 Airbus A320-200 aircraft.
Livery Freebird Airlines aircraft feature a distinctive livery concept in which each aircraft tail is painted in a different solid color. Rather than using a single standardized tail design across the fleet, the airline applies a variety of colors.
Flight network Freebird Airlines primarily serves leisure destinations across Europe, operating both seasonal charter flights and regular scheduled services. The airline’s scheduled network includes major German airports such as Berlin, Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, and Munich, while its charter operations extend to Spain, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Estonia, Denmark, Greece, the Czech Republic, and additional destinations.
The airline’s main operational bases are Antalya Airport, Dalaman Airport, and Bodrum Airport, which function as hubs for both charter and scheduled flights.
Destinations , Freebird Airlines operates to numerous popular destinations across Europe and beyond:
+ Freebird Airlines flight network Country City Airport Notes Refs Belgium Brussels Brussels Airport Charter Spain Fuerteventura Fuerteventura Airport Charter Poland Warsaw Warsaw Chopin Airport Charter United Kingdom Bournemouth Bournemouth Airport Charter United Kingdom Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle International Airport Charter Estonia Tallinn Tallinn Airport Charter Slovakia Bratislava M. R. Štefánik Airport Charter Czech Republic Prague Václav Havel Airport Prague Charter Denmark Copenhagen Copenhagen Airport Charter Belgium Ostend Ostend–Bruges International Airport Charter Greece Kos Kos Island International Airport Charter Sweden Stockholm Stockholm Arlanda Airport Charter Moldova Chișinău Chișinău Eugen Doga International Airport Charter Germany Berlin Berlin Brandenburg Airport Scheduled Germany Cologne/Bonn Cologne Bonn Airport Scheduled Germany Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Airport Scheduled Germany Erfurt Erfurt–Weimar Airport Scheduled Germany Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport Scheduled Germany Friedrichshafen Friedrichshafen Airport Scheduled Germany Hamburg Hamburg Airport Scheduled Germany Hanover Hannover Airport Scheduled Germany Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport Scheduled Germany Munich Munich Airport Scheduled Germany Nuremberg Nuremberg Airport Scheduled Germany Paderborn/Lippstadt Paderborn Lippstadt Airport Scheduled Germany Stuttgart Stuttgart Airport Scheduled
See also List of airlines of Turkey List of charter airlines
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