Orbest

This article covers the Portuguese airline, which has existed since 2007; for information on the former Spanish airline, see Orbest Orizonia Airlines .

Orbest
IATA code :	6O
ICAO code :	OBS
Call sign :	ORBEST
Founding:	2007
Seat:	Portugal
Home airport :	Lisbon
Company form:	Subsidiary of Grupo Barceló
Fleet size:	1
Aims:	international
Website:	www.orbest.com/

Orbest is a Portuguese airline based in Lisbon . It is based at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport and operates scheduled flights to international destinations from there. The airline is also active in charter flights .

history

Orbest was founded in 2007 by the Spanish tourism group Orizonia . It was a subsidiary of the Spanish Orbest Orizonia Airlines until Orizonia went bankrupt in February 2013 and was then taken over by Grupo Barceló . In the course of the bankruptcy, Orbest also took over the remaining aircraft, two Airbus A320-200s and one Airbus A330-300, Orbest Orizonia Airlines, which then ceased operations. Part of the fleet later switched to the newly founded Spanish subsidiary Evelop Airlines .

In addition to scheduled flights and flights for its own tour operators, Orbest also operates ad hoc charter flights for other airlines and tourism companies.

Destinations

Orbest serves destinations in the Mediterranean region from Lisbon and Porto . Long-haul flights to Cancun and Punta Cana are also operated from their home airport in Lisbon .

fleet

Current fleet

As of March 2020, the Orbest fleet consists of an aircraft that is 13.0 years old:

Aircraft type	number	ordered	Remarks	Seats ( Premium Economy / Economy )
Airbus A330-300	1			388 (20/368)

Former aircraft types

Airbus A330-200 of Orbest in 2015

In the history of Orbest, aircraft of the following types were used:

• Airbus A330-200

See also

• Evelop Airlines
• Grupo Barceló
• Orbest Orizonia Airlines (closed in 2013)
• List of airlines

Web links

Commons : Orbest  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Orbest website (English and Portuguese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} centreforaviation.com - Barcelo Grupo (English) accessed on July 12, 2017
2. ↑ Orizonia Turismo - Sindicatos afirman que la venta de Orbest y Vibo a Barceló ya está firmada. In: elpais.com. El País , February 23, 2013, accessed July 12, 2017 (Spanish). 
3. ↑ Spain's Orbest transfers remaining A320-200s to Portugal, suspends ops. In: ch-aviation.com. ch-aviation , March 4, 2013, accessed on July 12, 2017 (English). 
4. ↑ orbest.com - Our routes (English) accessed on March 5, 2020
5. ↑ ^{a b} orbest.com - Our fleet , accessed on July 12, 2017
6. ↑ ^{a b} Planespotters.net - Orbest Fleet Details and History. Retrieved March 5, 2020 .