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Sunways
Sunways McDonnell Douglas MD-83
IATA ICAO Callsign
IS SWY/SWW Sunways/Intersun
FoundedMarch 1995
Ceased operationsOctober 1997
Hubs Antalya Airport
Atatürk Airport
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
Fleet size8
Headquarters Istanbul, Turkey

Sunways was a charter airline consisting of sister companies Sunways Airlines A.B. (SWY), based in Stockholm, Sweden, and SUNWAY Intersun Havacilik Anonim Sirketi (SWW), based at Atatürk Airport and Antalya, Turkey. The airline was in operation from March 1995 to October 1997. [1]

History

Sunways was owned by Tursem A.S., [2] a now defunct travel group based in Istanbul, Turkey. The group was founded in 1985 by Haluk Semiz and Nedim Gürbüz but went bankrupt on 4 October 1997, [3] prompting Sunways to cease operation.

Fleet

The Sunway Intersun Havacilik Turkey-based fleet included 4 MD-83 aircraft. [1]

The Sunways Sweden-based fleet included 4 Boeing 757-200 aircraft. [4]

Destinations

Sunways operated destinations including the following:

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