TUR European Airways

TUR European Airways was a charter airline from Turkey that operated from 1988 until 1994.

[citation needed] In the beginning things went pretty well due to a booming tourist market in Turkey, so much so that in 1991 a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 was added, followed by a second MD-83 a year later.

With the additional aircraft, the charter routes were expanded to include Belgium, Great Britain, France, the Netherlands and other northern European countries.

The economic problems due to the Gulf War brought a decline in the tourist market and two B727s were sold and flights reduced.

By 1993 the losses had mounted and as a result all scheduled flights were given up to concentrate on the charter business.