North Cyprus Airlines

North Cyprus Airlines (Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs Hava Yolları (KKHY)) was founded by the government of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) shortly after the bankruptcy of Cyprus Turkish Airlines in June 2010.

North Cyprus Airlines
Kuzey Kıbrıs Hava Yolları (KKHY)
IATA ICAO Callsign
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Founded18 January 2011
Commenced operationsTBA
Ceased operations2016
Operating basesStansted Airport
HubsErcan International Airport
Fleet size3 (Planned)
Destinations11 (Planned)
Parent companyTurkish Airlines
HeadquartersNicosia, North Cyprus
Key peopleTBA

According to Turkish Cypriot authorities, 60% of all shares will belong to the private sector and 30% will be owned publicly. In accordance with an agreement with the national flag carrier airline of Turkey, Turkish Airlines will own the remaining 10% of shares in the newly established North Cyprus Airlines and will be responsible for supplying new fleet to the airliner. [1] KKHY will start operations with an initial $15,000,000 budget and as an affiliate member of the Star Alliance group. [2]

Scheduled flights will be operated from Ercan International Airport, Northern Cyprus and will fly to an apparent 11 destinations globally, including Turkey and the United Kingdom as well as several other destinations in Western and Northern Europe. Orhan Sivrikaya became the first CEO of North Cyprus Airlines.[3]

At this moment the North Cyprus Airlines project is frozen.[4]

See also
  • List of airlines of Northern Cyprus

References
  1. "Ana Sayfa". Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-02-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-02-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Ana Sayfa". Retrieved 5 December 2016.


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