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Founded | 2008 [2] | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 8 May 2010 | ||||||
Ceased operations | 24 April 2017 [3] | ||||||
Operating bases | Sabiha Gökçen International Airport | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program | fly borajet | ||||||
Fleet size | 8 | ||||||
Destinations | 20 scheduled [4] | ||||||
Parent company | SBK Holding | ||||||
Headquarters | Istanbul, Turkey | ||||||
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Borajet ( Turkish: Borajet Havayolları) was a privately owned Turkish airline based in Yeşilköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul [6] operating domestic and international services. It suspended operations on 24 April 2017. [3]
The airline was founded in 2008 by Yalcin Ayasli, [2] a Turkish businessman living in the US. Fatih Akol is chairman of the board. The company rented a hangar at Atatürk International Airport, Istanbul and then purchased three second-hand ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft, which were delivered at the beginning of 2010. [5]
Borajet received its "Regional Airline Operations License" on 22 April 2010 [7] and started operations on 7 May 2010 with its first flight from Istanbul to Tokat. [8]
In 2014 Borajet agreed a deal to lease five Embraer 190 aircraft (with options on a further three) from GE Capital Aviation Services. [9] In October 2016 Borajet announced long-term lease deals with AerCap for three Embraer 190-E2 and two Embraer 195-E2 aircraft, with deliveries to begin in 2018. [10] In January 2017 the airline was sold to Sezgin Baran Korkmaz for 260 Million Dollars. [11]
On 24 April 2017, Borajet announced that they will temporarily suspend their operations and 30,000 existing flight reservations would be transferred to Turkish Airlines. [12] The airline stated maintenance issues as a reason for this move and plans to resume operations sometime during 2018 when Istanbul's new international airport becomes operational. [3] In June 2017, a Turkish court ordered that seven aircraft of the company are to be seized. [13]
As of January 2021, the airline did not resume its operations.
Prior to the suspension of operations in April 2017, Borajet served the following scheduled destinations. [4] Several more airports in Europe and the Middle East were served as charters while more domestic destinations were operated on a wet-lease basis. [4]
Borajet also maintained codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
As of April 2017 - prior to the suspension of operations-, the Borajet fleet included the following aircraft: [15] [16]
Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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Embraer 190 | 3 | — | 100 | |
Embraer 195 | 5 | — | 118 | 1 painted in Fenerbahçe S.K. special livery [17] |
Embraer 190-E2 | — | 3 [10] | TBA | |
Embraer 195-E2 | — | 2 [10] | TBA | |
Total | 8 | 5 |
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