Seabird Airlines

Seabird Airlines was an airline operating scheduled seaplane services in Istanbul, Turkey, and the surrounding area.

Its main base was at Haliç on the Golden Horn.

[1] The airline was established in Istanbul in 2010 by Kürşad Arusan (chairman of the board) and the German Angel Investor Christian Theisen, although it took a further two years to get all the required certification from the Turkish aviation authorities.

[1] It ceased operations in June 2015, citing financial difficulties, most likely driven by a drop in wealthy Russian tourists (source: http://www.todayszaman.com/business_seabird-airlines-sputters-to-a-halt_387464.html) Its main route is between its base in Haliç to Gemlik.

Other destinations are:[1] The Seabird Airlines fleet is made up of the following aircraft (at February 2015):[1] All aircraft are leased from Kenn Borek Air in Canada.