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Borajet
Borajet (Turkish: Borajet Havayolları) was a privately owned Turkish airline based in Yeşilköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul[6] operating domestic and international services. It suspended operations on 24 April 2017.[3] HistoryEarly yearsThe airline was founded in 2008 by Yalcin Ayasli,[2] a Turkish businessman living in the US. Fatih Akol is chairman of the board. The company rented a hangar at Atatürk International Airport, Istanbul and then purchased three second-hand ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft, which were delivered at the beginning of 2010.[5] Borajet received its "Regional Airline Operations License" on 22 April 2010[7] and started operations on 7 May 2010 with its first flight from Istanbul to Tokat.[8] In 2014 Borajet agreed a deal to lease five Embraer 190 aircraft (with options on a further three) from GE Capital Aviation Services.[9] In October 2016 Borajet announced long-term lease deals with AerCap for three Embraer 190-E2 and two Embraer 195-E2 aircraft, with deliveries to begin in 2018.[10] In January 2017 the airline was sold to Sezgin Baran Korkmaz for 260 Million Dollars.[11] Suspension of operationsOn 24 April 2017, Borajet announced that they will temporarily suspend their operations and 30,000 existing flight reservations would be transferred to Turkish Airlines.[12] The airline stated maintenance issues as a reason for this move and plans to resume operations sometime during 2018 when Istanbul's new international airport becomes operational.[3] In June 2017, a Turkish court ordered that seven aircraft of the company are to be seized.[13] As of January 2021, the airline did not resume its operations. Destinations.jpg) _at_Ankara_Airport.jpg) Prior to the suspension of operations in April 2017, Borajet served the following scheduled destinations.[4] Several more airports in Europe and the Middle East were served as charters while more domestic destinations were operated on a wet-lease basis.[4]
Codeshare agreementsBorajet also maintained codeshare agreements with the following airlines: FleetAs of April 2017 - prior to the suspension of operations-, the Borajet fleet included the following aircraft:[15][16]
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