The airline outlined its plans at a meeting with the Macedonian Minister for Transport and Communication, Goran Sugareski, as well as the operator of the country's two international airports, TAV.
I had a fruitful meeting with representatives of Onur Air. They explained to me in more detail their plans to expand their network into Macedonia by establishing new flights.
We, as a government, have an obligation to do our outmost to develop air traffic, and, in that sense, we will support any airline that wishes to fly to Macedonia", Mr Sugareski said.
In line with the government's strategy of attracting more low cost carriers to Ohrid, the minister outlined to Onur Air the benefits of flying to the city. The airline boasts a fleet of 24 aircraft and almost forty destinations, including a comprehensive domestic network.
Within Europe, it runs scheduled flights to Russia, France, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Ukraine. Currently, Turkish Airlines and Pegasus operate scheduled flights between Istanbul and Skopje.
The Turkish city is the busiest route to and from Macedonia, holding a 12.4% passenger share during the first three quarters of this year, while Turkish Airlines is the second busiest carrier in the country behind Wizz Air, which maintains a base in Skopje.
Earlier this week, Aegean Airlines announced it would launch services between Athens and the Macedonian capital next year, while both Nordica and Brussels Airlines have announced seasonal flights to Ohrid for the 2018 summer season.
Furthermore, Mr Sugareski has held talks with the Israeli Ambassador to Macedonia, where the two discussed the establishment of flights between Tel Aviv and Skopje.
The minister briefed the Ambassador about the necessary conditions and procedures that must be finalised prior to the service launch.
Arkia Israeli Airlines currently maintains seasonal flights from Tel Aviv to Ohrid, however, there is no service between Skopje and the Israeli city.
Onur Air is a low-cost airline with its headquarters in the Technical Hangar B at Istanbul Ataturk Airport in Yeşilkoy, Istanbul, Turkey.
It operates mostly domestic scheduled services, as well as a wide range of charter flights out of its base at Ataturk Airport.
Onur Air was established on 14 April 1992 and started revenue operations using a wet-leased Airbus A320 with a flight to Ercan in North Cyprus on 14 May of that year.
Onur means proud, self-esteem in Turkish. Over the next years, the Onurair fleet grew, so that by the end of 1995, it included nine aircraft.
Previously its head office was in Florya, Bakırkoy, Istanbul.
In 1996, Ten Tour acquired ownership of the airline. By 1997 McDonnell Douglas MD-80 twin-jet airliners had been added to the fleet.
Due to a recession, Onur Air had to reduce the size of its fleet to 13 in 1998, and then to 9 in 1999. Since then the airline has expanded again.
Onur Air offers scheduled flights excluding charter services to the following destinations:
Iran
Isfahan – Isfahan International Airport
Tabriz – Tabriz International Airport
Tehran – Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport
Azerbaijan
Baku – Heydar Aliyev International Airport
Nakhchivan – Nakhchivan International Airport
Iraq
Erbil – Erbil International Airport
Austria
Vienna – Vienna International Airport
France
Paris – Charles de Gaulle Airport
Germany
Berlin – Berlin Tegel Airport
Dusseldorf – Dusseldorf Airport
Frankfurt – Frankfurt Airport
Munich - Munich Airport
Nuremberg - Nuremberg Airport Seasonal
Munster - Munster Osnabruck International Airport
Stuttgart – Stuttgart Airport
Netherlands
Amsterdam – Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Russia
Chelyabinsk – Balandino Airport
Grozny – Grozny Airport
Moscow
Sheremetyevo International Airport
Zhukovsky International Airport
Rostov-on-Don - Platov International Airport
Nalchik – Nalchik Airport
Samara – Kurumoch Airport
Volgograd – Gumrak Airport
Yekaterinburg – Koltsovo Airport
Voronezh – Voronezh Airport
Turkey
Adana – Şakirpaşa Airport
Antalya – Antalya Airport
Bodrum – Milas-Bodrum Airport
Dalaman – Dalaman Airport
Elazığ – Elazıg Airport
Ercan – Ercan Airport
Gaziantep – Oguzeli Airport
Gazipaşa — Gazipaşa Airport
Istanbul – Atatürk Airport Hub
Izmir – Adnan Menderes Airport
Kayseri – Erkilet International Airport
Malatya – Erhaç Airport
Samsun – Carşamba Airport
Şanlıurfa – Sanlıurfa GAP Airport
Trabzon – Trabzon Airport
Ukraine
Odessa – Odessa International Airport
Onur Air fleet composed of the following aircraft:
Airbus A320-200: 7
Airbus A321-200: 8
Airbus A330-200: 10
Total: 25
On 17 June 2003, Onur Air Flight 2263, an McDonnell Douglas MD-88, registration TC-ONP overshot the runway at Groningen Airport Eelde following an aborted take-off.
There were no injuries, but the airline was accused of security breaches.
On 12 May 2005, Onur Air was denied access to Dutch airspace for a month. Several incidents were the cause of the suspension of the airline.
Negotiations took place between the Dutch authorities and Onur Air and on 24 May 2005 Onur Air had permission to fly from and to the Netherlands again.
On 15 September 2006, the pilot of an Onur Air charter flight from Antalya Airport to Bristol Airport scared his passengers prior to take-off when he refused to fly the aircraft, claiming it was unsafe.
On 1 January 2007, the cargo hold of a McDonnell Douglas MD-88 aircraft burst open upon landing at Ataturk International Airport, spilling luggage onto the runway.
On 7 September 2007, an Airbus A321 aircraft lost cabin pressure on a charter flight from Dalaman Airport to Birmingham Airport, resulting in an emergency landing at Atatürk International Airport. Passenger reports included a smoking engine and broken down oxygen masks.
On 20 August 2011, an Onur Air pilot forgot to contact Munich Air Traffic Control and engaged the quick reaction air defence of both Germany and Austria to send four Eurofighter Typhoons to intercept the company's A321.
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