Turkish budget carrier - Onur Air

Onur Air is one of the fastest growing carriers in Turkey. She is engaged in providing regular air services within the country, and also performs seasonal flights on the most popular tourist routes.

Information about the air carrier

"Onur Air" is an airline of Turkey, which performs international and domestic passenger flights. It is based in one of the largest air transport hubs in the region - Ataturk Airport. Passenger air transportation is regular and seasonal.

The company was founded on April 14, 1992. A month later, the first flight from Istanbul to Ercan was made on a single aircraft - Airbus A320. In 1993 the fleet was replenished with three more such aircraft. A year later the enterprise concluded a contract with the tour operator "Ten Tour", which in 1996 became the sole owner of "Onur Air".

Flights to other states are carried out from Istanbul to the cities of Russia (Moscow, Kazan, Nalchik), countries of Europe and the CIS. Domestic shipments are performed from Antalya airport to Adana, Alanya, Bodrum, Gaziantep, Dalaman, Diyarbakir, Izmir, Lefkosu, Malatya, Samsun, Trabzon, Shanlıurfa, Elazığ, Erzincan, Erzurum.

Aviapark

Onur Air operates aircrafts:

• Airbus A320 - 22 units with a carrying capacity of 180 passengers.
• Airbus A321 - 9 units with layout for 220 passengers.
• Airbus A330 - 4 units with layouts for 356,358,360 passenger seats.

The average age of airliners is about 16 years, in general a pretty good figure.

In addition to the fact that all aircraft belong to Onur Air, the company has its own maintenance center in Istanbul.

Luggage, classes of service

Onur Air airline on board can offer passengers only one service class - economic. This approach is due to the fact that the carrier is trying to make the flights accessible to all. For some categories of passengers discounts are provided, they include:

• Children under 12 years;
• Students from 12 to 27 years;
• Military on flights from. Cyprus.

Meals in flight are not provided, but if desired, flight attendants can buy snacks, snacks, hot meals, sweets, drinks, coffee, tea. If necessary, everything can be ordered in advance.

Free baggage for each passenger is not more than 15 kg. For 1 kg of extra weight, a fee of 4 € is taken. The maximum weight of luggage, which can carry 1 passenger - 32 kg. To carry sports equipment, you need to go through the pre-registration procedure, otherwise the airline may not accept such baggage.

Passengers can carry personal items weighing up to 8 kg in the passenger compartment.

Turkish airline Onur Air: customer reviews

Passengers in general are always satisfied with the services provided. The cost of air tickets is relatively low and competitive. The aircraft cabin is clean and tidy, despite the large loadings. During the flight in the cabin is quite quiet, thanks to the noise isolation system.

On board there is always an atmosphere of goodwill and coziness. Flight attendants perfectly serve passengers and are ready at any time to provide the necessary assistance. However, the crew does not always speak English and Russian.

The carrier also proved to be one of the most punctual: delays are extremely rare. Baggage is delivered to passengers on arrival in full intact and safe.

Onur Air is a Turkish low-cost carrier, which has been on the transportation market for more than 20 years and is not going to give up its positions. The route network is constantly expanding. The fleet is replenished with new aircraft. Since 1994, Onur Air has started flights to Russia. Since then, the company has earned respect among Russian tourists.