Kıbrıs Türk Hava Yolları

Cyprus Turkish Airlines
IATA code :	YK
ICAO code :	KYV
Call sign :	AIR KIBRIS
Founding:	1974
Operation stopped:	2010
Seat:	Istanbul , Turkey
Home airport :	Ercan airport
Company form:	State property
Fleet size:	7th
Aims:	National and international
Cyprus Turkish Airlines ceased operations in 2010. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation.

Kıbrıs Türk Hava Yolları (KTHY, internationally also Cyprus Turkish Airlines ) was a state airline in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus , based in Istanbul and a subsidiary of Turkish Airlines .

history

On December 4, 1974, Turkish Airlines and the incumbent Turkish Cypriot government each founded the Cyprus Turkish Airlines in Nicosia (Lefkoşa) with equal shares . The first flight took place on February 3, 1975. In 1976 Douglas DC-9 , Boeing 727-200 and Boeing 707 aircraft were leased. The first flight to London took place in 1981. In 1990 the fleet was expanded with the purchase of two Boeing 727-200s.

In 1992 the KTHY inaugurated its new company building.

The fleet expansion was realized through the purchase of a Boeing 727-200 in 1993, an Airbus A310 -200 in 1995 and one further copy each in 1996 and 1999. Long-term leases were signed in 2000 for three Boeing 737-800s in 2001. In 2002 the four Boeing 727-200s were sold. Two years later, three Airbus A321-200 aircraft were leased on a long-term basis.

On June 23, 2010, the company ceased flight operations until further notice. The final closure was announced six days later.

fleet

Fleet at the end of operations

When it ceased operations in June 2010, KTHY was using the following types of aircraft:

(As of June 2010)

• 1 Airbus A320-200
• 1 Airbus A321-100
• 1 Airbus A321-200
• 4 Boeing 737-800

Previously deployed aircraft

Before that, KTHY also used the following types of aircraft:

• Airbus A310
• Boeing 727
• Boeing 720
• Boeing 737-200
• McDonnell Douglas MD-90

See also

• Former Airlines List (Asia)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ kthy.net: Information on the homepage (Turkish, English) accessed on June 23, 2010
2. ↑ ch-aviation.ch: KTHY fleet June 22, 2010
3. ↑ rzjets: KTHY Kıbrıs Turk Hava Yolları (English), accessed on June 22, 2020.