Corendon Airlines (legally Turistik Hava Taşımacılık A.Ş.) (Turkish pronunciation: [koˈɾændon], Dutch pronunciation: [koːˈrɛndɔn]) is a Turkish leisure airline headquartered in Antalya, Turkey. A subsidiary of the Corendon Tourism Group, it was founded in 2004 and began operations in 2005. The airline operates scheduled and charter flights to over 140 destinations in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa, with hubs at Antalya Airport and İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport. As of May 2025, Corendon Airlines operates a fleet of 17 aircraft and has two European sister carriers: Corendon Dutch Airlines and Corendon Airlines Europe. It maintains partnerships with TUI Airways and Hahn Air.
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| Founded | November 2004 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 15 | ||||||
| Destinations | 144 | ||||||
| Parent company | Corendon Tourism Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Antalya, Turkey | ||||||
| Key people | Yildiray Karaer (CEO) Atilay Uslu (Chairman) | ||||||
| Revenue | $535.78 million (2023) | ||||||
| Employees | 1,283 (2023) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
History
editCorendon Airlines was founded in 2004 with flight operations starting in April 2005. The Dutch sister company Corendon Dutch Airlines was founded in 2011 and the Maltese sister company Corendon Airlines Europe was founded in 2017.[2]
Corendon Airlines has continued to operate in Russia following the country's invasion of Ukraine. The airline announced the launch of charter flights from Perm to Antalya in May 2024.[3]
Destinations
editAs of May 2025, Corendon Airlines serves the following destinations shown here.[4]
Airline partnerships
editCorendon Airlines currently has a codeshare partnership with TUI Airways[15] and also an interline agreement with Hahn Air.[16]
Fleet
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Current fleet
editAs of August 2025[update], Corendon Airlines operates an all-Boeing 737 fleet composed of the following aircraft:[17]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Boeing 737-800 | 9 | — | 189 | |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 6 | — | ||
| Total | 15 | — | ||
Former fleet
editCorendon Airlines formerly also operated the following aircraft types:[citation needed]
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 17 | 2013 | 2022 | |
| Airbus A321-200 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | |
| Airbus A330-300 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | Leased from Airhub Airlines. |
| Boeing 737-300 | 3 | 2004 | 2016 | |
| Boeing 737-400 | 4 | 2009 | 2013 |
Accidents and incidents
edit- On 2 October 2010 a Boeing 737-400 of Corendon Airlines overran runway 22 at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and ended up with its nose gear in the mud after a flight from Dalaman.[18]
- On 14 October 2012 Corendon Airlines Flight 733, a Boeing 737-800 operating between Antalya and Trondheim suffered a hull loss after the plane caught fire during pushback from the gate. 27 passengers were injured during the evacuation. The cause was determined to be a short circuit in the captain's cockpit panel near an oxygen tank.[19]
- On 26 July 2024 Corendon Airlines Flight 8484, a Boeing 737-800 operating between London Stansted and Antalya suffered an engine failure due to a bird strike around an hour into the flight. An emergency landing was made at Frankfurt. Famous Love Island star, Ekin-Su was a passenger on this flight.[20]
References
edit- ↑ "Corendon Airlines Starts Izmir Flights in 2019 Season". www.corendonairlines.com (Press release).
- ↑ "Corporate". corendonairlines.com. 24 March 2019.
- ↑ "Авиакомпания Corendon Airlines с конца мая запускает чартерные рейсы из Перми в Анталью". www.business-class.su (in Russian). Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ↑ "Corendon Airlines". Corendon Airlines.
- 1 2 3 Liu, Jim (9 December 2024). "Corendon NW24 Eastern Europe – Hurghada Charter Network Additions". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- 1 2 3 "Corendon Airlines Adds Gazipasa – Germany Routes in Oct 2024".
- ↑ "Corendon also leaves Kassel-Calden". 20 November 2024.
- 1 2 "UK NS24 Network Additions – 14APR24". AeroRoutes.
- 1 2 3 מקיינקו, אירה (22 May 2025). "טיסת בכורה לעונת הקיץ: השטיח המעופף תמריא להרקליון". פספורטניוז (in Hebrew). PassportNews. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- 1 2 "Corendon NS24 Antalya – Poland network additions". AeroRoutes. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ↑ "Corendon Airlines launches Antalya-Orenburg charter". centreforaviation.com. Aviation Week. Informa Markets, a trading division of Informa PLC. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ↑ "Авиакомпания Corendon Airlines с конца мая запускает чартерные рейсы из Перми в Анталью". www.business-class.su (in Russian). Business Class. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ↑ "Corendon Airlines to launch Ljubljana flights". exyuaviation.com. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ↑ "Corendon Dutch NS24 Rotterdam – Turkiye operations". AeroRoutes. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ↑ "TUI Airline Partners". TUI.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ↑ "Partner Carriers | Hahnair".
- ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Corendon Airlines". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 76.
- ↑ Hradecky, Simon. "Incident: Corendon B734 at Amsterdam on Oct 2nd 2010, overran runway on landing". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ↑ "A Boeing 737-8KN (WL) passenger plane, TC-TJK, sustained substantial fire damage to the cockpit at Antalya Airport (AYT), Turkey". aviation-safety.net.
- ↑ "Love Island's Ekin-Su details "nightmare" plane emergency with Davide". Digital Spy. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
External links
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