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'{{About|the German airline|its Russian sister airline|Azur Air}} {{Infobox Airline | airline = Azur Air | logo = Azur Air logo.png | logo_size = 175 | IATA = UR | ICAO = ARZ | TCH = | callsign = BLUE EAGLE | parent = Anex Tourism Group | founded = 2016 | commenced = 4 July 2017 | headquarters = [[Düsseldorf]], [[Germany]] | key_people = {{nowrap|Alper Altun, General Director}} | hubs = {{nowrap|[[Düsseldorf Airport]]}} | focus_cities = | frequent_flyer = | lounge = | alliance = | fleet_size = 3 | destinations = 9 | website = [http://www.azurair.de/ Azurair.de] }} '''Azurair [[GmbH]]''',<ref>[http://www.azurair.de/impressum_azurair Azur Air Imprint] 15 December 2016</ref> trading as '''Azur Air''' or '''Azur Air Germany''', is a [[Germany|German]] leisure [[airline]] headquartered in [[Düsseldorf]]. It was founded in 2016 by [[Turkey|Turkish]]-[[Netherlands|Dutch]] tour operator Anex Tourism Group as part of a major expansion into German leisure market. ==History== In mid 2016, Anex Tourism Group, yet engaged especially in [[Russia]]n leisure market and operating airlines both in Russia ([[Azur Air|Azur Air Russia]]) und [[Ukraine]] ([[Azur Air Ukraine]]), founded a German subsidiary in Düsseldorf and started distribution for 2017 travel season in late 2016. The [[Air operator's certificate|AOC]] for its German carrier was requested simultaneously. First flights are scheduled to start in April 2017.<ref>[http://www.rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/duesseldorf/neue-airline-azur-sitzt-in-duesseldorf-aid-1.6469062 Neue Airline Azur sitzt in Düsseldorf] 16 December 2017 ''(German source)''</ref> Beside its home base at [[Düsseldorf Airport]], where the fleet will also be maintained, Azur Air will operate from [[Berlin Schönefeld Airport|Berlin-Schönefeld]] and [[Munich Airport|Munich]]. At the beginning, Azur Air will fly to [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] destinations and the [[Caribbean]] for Anex Tour only. At first, Azur Air will receive three [[Boeing 767-300ER]] from sister company [[Azur Air]] from Russia. The fleet is planned to be enhanced by [[Boeing 737]] and [[Boeing 757|757]]s later on while destination network will be expanded.<ref>[http://www.aerotelegraph.com/azur-air-deutschland-chartermarkt-will-mit-boeing-737-und-757-wachsen Azur Air will mit Boeing 737 und 757 wachsen] 15 December 2016 ''(German source)''</ref> Operations were firstly planned to start in spring 2017,<ref>[http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/49876-azur-air-germany-to-launch-in-2q17-using-b767s Azur Air Germany to launch in 2Q17 using B767s] 15 December 2016</ref> but have been shifted towards summer 2017. Azur Air then received its AOC and commenced operations a few days later on 4 July. During summer 2017, Azur Air announced to increase it's long-haul operations by offering more flights to [[Punta Cana]] from its existing departure airports Berlin-Schönefeld and Düsseldorf as well as starting the destination from several more German cities such as [[Hannover]].<ref>[http://www.cc-pr.com/news-details/ab-juli-2017-azur-air-erhoeht-frequenzen-nach-punta-cana.html cc-pr.com - Ab Juli 2017: AZUR air erhöht Frequenzen nach Punta Cana] 5 May 2017</ref> In March 2018, Azur Air announced to replace two of its three [[Boeing 767-300ER]], which are handed to sister company [[Azur Air Ukraine]], by two smaller [[Boeing 737-900]]s.<ref name="fleetupdate">[http://www.airliners.de/azur-air/43952 airliners.de - "Azur Air does not grow until further notice"] 8 March 2018</ref> ==Destinations== As of June 2017, Azur Air plans to serve the following destinations:<ref>[http://anextour.de Anex Tour booking system] 4 June 2017</ref> ;Dominican Republic *[[Punta Cana]] – [[Punta Cana International Airport]] ;Egypt *[[Hurghada]] - [[Hurghada International Airport]] ;Germany *[[Düsseldorf]] – [[Düsseldorf Airport]] '''base''' ; Tunesia *[[Enfidha-Hammamet International Airport]] ;Spain *[[Palma de Mallorca]] - [[Palma de Mallorca Airport]] ;Turkey *[[Antalya]] - [[Antalya Airport]] ; Ukrain *[[Kiew,Bospyril International Airport]] '''wetlease''' for Azur Air Ukrain. ==Fleet== The Azur Air fleet consists of the following aircraft as of April 2018:<ref>[http://www.azurair.de/flotte Azur Air Fleet] 24 September</ref> <center> {| class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center" |+ '''Azur Air Fleet''' |- !Aircraft !In Service !Orders !Passengers !Notes |- |[[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-900ER]] |1 |1<ref name="767transfer">https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/66600-azur-air-ukraine-adds-first-b767-to-aoc</ref> |215<ref>http://www.aero.de/news-28396/AZUR-air-waechst-mit-der-737-900ER.html</ref> |To be transferred from [[Azur Air Ukraine]]<ref name="fleetupdate"/> |- |[[Boeing 767|Boeing 767-300ER]] |2 |&mdash; |334 |2 of formerly 3 to be transferred to [[Azur Air Ukraine]]<ref name="fleetupdate"/><ref name="767transfer"/> |- !Total !3 !1 !colspan="2"| |} </center> ==See also== *[[Azur Air|Azur Air Russia]] *[[Azur Air Ukraine]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.azurair.de/ Official website] {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}} {{Portalbar|Aviation|Germany}} {{Airlines of Germany}} [[Category:Airlines of Germany]] [[Category:Companies based in Düsseldorf]] [[Category:Airlines established in 2016]] [[Category:2016 establishments in Germany]]'