Southwind Airlines

Southwind Airlines is a Turkish airline founded in April 2022. Flights to Russia commenced in August of that year, while Germany was added to its network a month later.

Not to be confused with Southwest Airlines.

Southwind Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
2S STW MOON STAR
FoundedApril 2022 (2022-04)
HubsAntalya
Fleet size14
HeadquartersAntalya, Turkey
Websitesouthwindairlines.com\en

History

Southwind Airlines was formally announced in April 2022, based out of Antalya, Turkey. Affiliated with Russian tour operator Pegas Touristik,[1] the airline aims to prevent the loss of Russian tourists coming to Turkey following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2] The airline received preclearance from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in June of that year.[3] The first commercial flight was flown to Perm on 12 August.[4]

Charter flights to Germany commenced in September 2022.[5] In February 2023, the airline announced plans to carry tourists to Antalya from 16 Russian cities during the summer season.[6] The number of aircraft in the fleet is expected to be 14 by the end of 2023.[7]

The airline will begin flights of its own to 10 UK airports in Summer 2024.

Destinations
 Bahrain
 Germany
 Greece
 Israel
 Italy
 Lebanon
 Moldova
 North Macedonia
 Russia
  Switzerland
 Turkey
 United Kingdom

Fleet
An Airbus A330-200 of the airline

As of September 2023, Southwind Airlines operates the following aircraft:[9]

Southwind Airlines fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A321-200 2 — 220
Airbus A321neo 1 — 240
Airbus A330-200 2 — 312
Boeing 737 MAX 8 3 1 189
B777-300 1 1 550
Boeing 777-300ER 1 — 531
Total 10 2

References
  1. Charlotte Seet (22 August 2022). "Airline Startup: Southwind Begins Operations In Georgia". Simple Flying. Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  2. "Antalya merkezli yeni havayolu faaliyetlerine başlıyor". AirportHaber (in Turkish). 15 April 2022. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  3. "Southwind'e SHGM'den ön izin çıktı". AirportHaber (in Turkish). 7 June 2022. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  4. "Türkiye's Southwind launches flight ops". CH Aviation. 22 August 2022. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  5. "Southwind Airlines Avrupa uçuşlarına başlıyor". AirportHaber (in Turkish). 23 September 2022. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  6. "Southwind 16 şehirden Antalya'ya turist taşıyacak". AirportHaber (in Turkish). 27 February 2023. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  7. "Turkish Newcomer Southwind Airlines To Triple Fleet In 2023". Aviation Week Network. 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  8. "Trei companii aeriene de peste hotare lansează curse directe spre și dinspre Chișinău. Care sunt DESTINAȚIILE". www.ziarulnational.md. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  9. "Southwind Airlines fleet".
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