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Founded | 2016; 9 years ago (2016) | ||||||
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Operating bases | Sofia Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
Headquarters | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||||||
Website | airvk-bg.net |
ALK Airlines, legally incorporated as Air Lubo (ALK JSC), is a Bulgarian passenger charter airline headquartered in Sofia.
History
The airline commenced operations in mid-2016 and originally planned to take over two pre-owned Fokker 100 from defunct Dutch Antilles Express. However, only one of them was subsequently operated while the other was sold for spare parts to Iran Aseman Airlines.
Destinations
The airline offers worldwide charter flights with a focus on services to and from Bulgaria.
Fleet
Current fleet
ALK Airlines operates the following aircraft as of June 2024:
Historic fleet
The airline formerly also operated the following aircraft types:
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. The experience has been reported to have been similar to that of Zero G. 10 passengers were taken to the hospital after landing.
References
- ^ ch-aviation.com - ALK Airlines retrieved 30 October 2022
- ^ "planespotters.net - ALK Airlines Fleet Details and History". 3 December 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.
External links
Media related to ALK Airlines at Wikimedia Commons
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