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Founded | 2016 | ||||||
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Hubs | Düsseldorf Airport | ||||||
Parent company | Anex Tourism Group | ||||||
Headquarters | Düsseldorf, Germany | ||||||
Key people | Alper Altun, General Director | ||||||
Website | azurair.de |
Azurair GmbH, trading as Azur Air, is an upcoming German leisure airline headquartered in Düsseldorf. It was founded in 2016 by Turkish-Dutch tour operator Anex Tourism Group as part of a major expansion into German leisure market. Operations are about to start in spring 2017.
In mid 2016, Anex Tourism Group, yet engaged especially in Russian leisure market and operating airlines both in Russia (Azur Air) und Ukraine (Azur Air Ukraine), founded a German subsidiary in Düsseldorf and started distribution for 2017 travel season in late 2016. The AOC for its German carrier was requested simultaneously. First flights are scheduled to start in April 2017. Beside its home base at Düsseldorf Airport, where the fleet will also be maintained, Azur Air will operate from Berlin-Schönefeld and Munich. At the beginning, Azur Air will fly to Mediterranean destinations an 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 757s later on while destination network will be expanded.
As of December 2016, Azur Air plans to serve the following destinations:
The Azur Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of December 2016):