Azur Air (Germany)
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Founded | 2016 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 4 July 2017 | ||||||
Ceased operations | 26 September 2018 Parent company Anex Tourism Group | | |||||
Headquarters | Düsseldorf, Germany | ||||||
Key people | Alper Altun, General Director | ||||||
Website | azurair.de |
Azurair GmbH,[2] trading as Azur Air or Azur Air Germany, was a German leisure airline headquartered in Düsseldorf. It was founded in 2016 by Turkish-Dutch tour operator Anex Tourism Group as part of an expansion into the German leisure market and ceased operations in September 2018.[1]
History
Early developments
In mid 2016, Anex Tourism Group, yet engaged especially in
At first, Azur Air was to receive three
During summer 2017, Azur Air announced it would increase its long-haul operations by offering more flights to
Demise
In March 2018, Azur Air announced it would replace two of its three
In July 2018, Azur Air Germany announced major changes to its operations due to insufficient business figures. While the last remaining Boeing 767, which was then already leased out to
In September 2018, Azur Air Germany sparked controversy amongst its employees after the relocation of its sole remaining aircraft to other operations while the flights from Germany have been taken over by leasing contractors on short notice.[10] On 26 September 2018, it has been announced that the airline ceased all operations with immediate effect and will be dissolved due to a negative business outlook.[1] Prior to this, the owners tried to sell the airline's operational license without success.[11]
Destinations
As of August 2018, Azur Air (Germany) served the following destinations:[12]
City | Country | Airport | Notes |
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Antalya | Turkey | Antalya Airport | Seasonal charter |
Amsterdam | Netherlands | Schiphol |
For Transavia |
Bangkok | Thailand | Don Mueang International Airport | Seasonal charter |
Berlin | Germany | Berlin Schönefeld Airport | Seasonal charter[8] |
Düsseldorf | Germany | Düsseldorf Airport | Base |
Enfidha | Tunisia | Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport | Seasonal charter |
Hannover |
Germany | Hannover Airport | Seasonal charter |
Hurghada | Egypt | Hurghada International Airport | Charter |
Munich | Germany | Munich Airport | Seasonal charter |
Palma de Mallorca | Spain | Palma de Mallorca Airport | Seasonal charter |
Fleet
The Azur Air (Germany) fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of September 2018:[13]
Aircraft | In service | Passengers | Notes |
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Boeing 737-900ER | 2 | 215 | |
Boeing 767-300ER | 1 | 334 | leased to |
Total | 3 |
See also
- Azur Air
- Azur Air Ukraine
References
- ^ a b c airliners.de - "Operations ceased with immediate effect: German Azur Air to be dissolved" (German) 26 October 2018
- ^ Azur Air Imprint Archived 29 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine 15 December 2016
- ^ Neue Airline Azur sitzt in Düsseldorf 16 December 2017 (German source)
- ^ Azur Air will mit Boeing 737 und 757 wachsen 15 December 2016 (German source)
- ^ Azur Air Germany to launch in 2Q17 using B767s 15 December 2016
- ^ cc-pr.com - Ab Juli 2017: AZUR air erhöht Frequenzen nach Punta Cana 5 May 2017
- ^ airliners.de - "Azur Air does not grow until further notice" 8 March 2018
- ^ a b c airliners.de - Azur Air shrinks to one aircraft" (German) 31 July 2018
- ^ ch-aviation.com - Azur Air Germany ends B767 ops, to close Berlin base in 4Q18 4 August 2018
- ^ airliners.de - "Confusion at Azur Air" (German) 14 September 2018
- ^ touristik-aktuell.de - Aus für Azur Air in Deutschland(German) 26 September 2018
- ^ anextour.de - Sommerziele 2018 Archived 28 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 4 August 2018
- ^ azurair.de - Fleet Archived 30 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 24 September 2018
External links
Media related to Azur Air (Germany) at Wikimedia Commons