ALK Airlines
ALK Airlines, legally incorporated as Air Lubo (ALK JSC),[2] is a Bulgarian passenger charter airline headquartered in Sofia.[1]
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| Founded | 2016[2] | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Sofia Airport[1] | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4[2] | ||||||
| Headquarters | Sofia, Bulgaria[1] | ||||||
| Website | airvk-bg.net | ||||||
History
The airline commenced operations in mid-2016 and originally planned to take over two pre-owned Fokker 100 from defunct Dutch Antilles Express.[3] However only one of them was subsequently operated while the other was sold for spare parts to Iran Aseman Airlines.[4]
Destinations
The airline offers worldwide charter flights with a focus on services to and from Bulgaria.[5]
Fleet
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ALK Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82
Historic fleet
The airline formerly also operated the following aircraft types, however both of them only briefly:[2]
Incidents and accidents
- On 17 June 2019, an ALK Airlines Boeing 737-300 performing flight VBB-7205 from Pristina, Kosovo to Basel, Switzerland hit severe turbulence at approximately 32,000 feet which threw passengers, service items and flight attendants into the ceiling of the jet causing injuries.[7] The experience has been reported to have been similar to that of Zero G. 10 passengers were taken to the hospital after landing.[8][9]
References
- ch-aviation.com - ALK Airlines retrieved 30 October 2022
- "planespotters.net - ALK Airlines Fleet Details and History". 6 May 2023.
- ch-aviation.com - Bulgaria's ALK Airlines to use Fokker 100s for charter ops 5 June 2016
- ch-aviation.com - Iran Aseman acquires Fokker 100 from ALK Airlines 29 June 2022
- airvk-bg.net - About us retrieved 30 October 2022
- "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World: 7. October 2019.
- "Severe turbulence leaves 10 injured, throws flight attendant into ceiling - ABC News". ABC News.
- "airliners.net - Turbulence: Flight Attendant slammed into ceiling (video)".
- "avherald.com - Accident: ALK B733 near Basel on Jun 16th 2019, turbulence injures 10 people". Retrieved 30 October 2022.
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