Corendon Airlines Europe
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| Founded | 2017 | ||||||
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| AOC # | MT-48[1] | ||||||
| Operating bases | Münster/Osnabrück Düsseldorf[2] | ||||||
| Fleet size | 9 | ||||||
| Parent company | Corendon Tourism Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Luqa, Malta[3] | ||||||
| Website | corendonairlines.com | ||||||
Corendon Airlines Europe, legally incorporated as Touristic Aviation Services Ltd.,[4] is a European charter airline headquartered in Luqa and based at Malta International Airport. It carries a Maltese air operators certificate and is a sister company of Corendon Airlines and Corendon Dutch Airlines.[5]
History
Corendon Airlines Europe is a Corendon Airlines subsidiary based at Malta International Airport. The carrier commenced operations on May 2017. It forms part of a strategy by Corendon Tourism Group to expand European operations, with flights from the busiest airports of Germany to the popular holiday destinations within and outside of Europe.
Fleet
The Corendon Airlines Europe fleet consists of the following aircraft as of January 2021:[6]
| Aircraft | In service | Passengers |
|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-800 | 9 | 189 |
| Total | 9 |
Destinations
Corendon Airlines Europe based its aircraft in several airports in Germany. Nuremberg, Cologne/Bonn, Munster/Osnabruck, Hannover were the major cities that the aircraft were based. In addition to these bases, as of Summer 2021, 2 aircraft will be based in Dusseldorf and 1 in Basel/Mulhouse.
Apart from the base airports, Corendon Airlines and Corendon Airlines Europe have been flying to the popular holiday destinations such as Turkey, Greek Islands, Canary Islands, Balearic Islands, Italy, Egypt and Tel Aviv from almost all cities of Germany.
Accidents and incidents
On October 1, 2021, several medical emergencies occurred on flight XR1050 from Cologne Bonn Airport to the island of Rhodes, when passengers passed out. Helpers present on board and crew members came for help. According to witnesses, panic broke out, but the flight was not interrupted. The incident is being investigated by the Maltese Aviation Safety Authority.[7]
References
- ^ "Touristic Aviation Services Ltd. dba Corendon Airlines Europe" (PDF). transport.gov.mt. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
- ^ "Corendon announces Düsseldorf + Basel bases; 15 routes added at DUS". anna.aero. 2020-09-07.
- ^ "CORENDON AIRLINES EUROPE". corendonairlines.com.mt. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
- ^ "Touristic Aviation Services Ltd. t/a Corendon Airlines Europe". avcodes.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
- ^ "Corporate". corendonairlines.com. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
- ^ "Corendon Airlines Fleet". corendonairlines.com.
- ^ "Accident: Corendon Europe B738 enroute on Oct 1st 2021, multiple passengers collapsed in flight". avherald.com. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
External links
Media related to Corendon Airlines Europe at Wikimedia Commons
