AirAlfa was a charter airline based in Atatürk International Airport, Istanbul, Turkey. It also had an additional base at Antalya Airport. It also operated charter services to tour operators.[1] Air Alfa ceased operations in December 2001 and had its licence revoked on 17 November 2002.
History
Air Alfa was founded in 1992 and started operating flights between Turkey and Western Europe.[1] However, the airline was grounded for the rest of 1992 because it did not meet the rules of the Turkish Civil Aviation Authority. This was because it handled less than three aircraft, being Boeing 727-200s. The Airline restarted flights in 1993, leasing a Boeing 737. Air Alfa also operated exclusive full charter flights (tourist flights, guest worker flights) to partner tour operators such as Nazar Reisen in Germany and Sultan Reizen in the Netherlands.
In 1994, the airline started long haul flights by receiving its first Airbus A300, and was joined by a second which was leased from EgyptAir