Air Anka is a Turkish airline founded in 2021. Based out of İzmir, it started operations as a cargo airline in mid 2022, but switched to passenger flights in early 2023.
History
Based in İzmir, Turkey, Air Anka was founded in 2021. Plans in 2022 indicated that it would be a cargo airline.<ref[1] It started hiring crew in March 2022.<ref[2] The airline received its air operator's certificate from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in August 2022. Two of its aircraft were stored at Atatürk Airport at the time.<ref[3] A test flight was carried out from Istanbul to Ankara on 15 August.<ref[4] In January 2023, the carrier also received permits to fly passengers.<ref[5]