ALK Airlines

ALK Airlines

IATA ICAO Call sign — VBB[1] AIR LUBO[2]
Founded	2016; 8 years ago (2016)[2]
Operating bases	Sofia Airport[1]
Fleet size	2[2]
Headquarters	Sofia, Bulgaria[1]
Website	airvk-bg.net

ALK Airlines, legally incorporated as Air Lubo (ALK JSC),[2] is a Bulgarian passenger charter airline headquartered in Sofia.[1]

History

The airline commenced operations in mid-2016 and originally planned to take over two pre-owned Fokker 100 from defunct Dutch Antilles Express.[3] However, only one of them was subsequently operated while the other was sold for spare parts to Iran Aseman Airlines.[4]

Destinations

The airline offers worldwide charter flights with a focus on services to and from Bulgaria.[5]

Fleet

ALK Airlines Boeing-737-300

Current fleet

ALK Airlines operates the following aircraft as of June 2024:[6][2]

• 2 Boeing-737-300

Historic fleet

The airline formerly also operated the following aircraft types:[2]

• 4 Fokker 100
• 2 McDonnell Douglas MD-82
• 1 McDonnell Douglas MD-83

Incidents and accidents

• On 17 June 2019, an ALK Airlines Boeing 737-300 performing flight VBB-7205 from Pristina, Kosovo to Basel, Switzerland hit severe turbulence at approximately 32,000 feet which threw passengers, service items and flight attendants into the ceiling of the jet causing injuries.[7] The experience has been reported to have been similar to that of Zero G. 10 passengers were taken to the hospital after landing.[8][9]

References

1. ch-aviation.com - ALK Airlines retrieved 30 October 2022
2. "planespotters.net - ALK Airlines Fleet Details and History". 3 December 2023.
3. ch-aviation.com - Bulgaria's ALK Airlines to use Fokker 100s for charter ops 5 June 2016
4. ch-aviation.com - Iran Aseman acquires Fokker 100 from ALK Airlines 29 June 2022
5. airvk-bg.net - About us retrieved 30 October 2022
6. "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World: 7. October 2019.^[better source needed]
7. "Severe turbulence leaves 10 injured, throws flight attendant into ceiling - ABC News". ABC News.
8. "airliners.net - Turbulence: Flight Attendant slammed into ceiling (video)".
9. "avherald.com - Accident: ALK B733 near Basel on Jun 16th 2019, turbulence injures 10 people". Retrieved 30 October 2022.

External links

Media related to ALK Airlines at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website