Akdeniz Airlines
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Akdeniz Airlines was a charter airline
Air charter
Air charter is the business of renting an entire aircraft as opposed to individual aircraft seats...

 from Turkey that operated for a very small period of time during 1995.

History

Akdeniz Hava Yollari which was the official name for Akdeniz Airlines was founded in 1995. The airline planned to operate using the Boeing 757
Boeing 757
The Boeing 757 is a mid-size, narrow-body twin-engine jet airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Passenger versions of the twinjet have a capacity of 186 to 289 persons and a maximum range of , depending on variant and cabin configuration...

 but those could not be acquired so three Airbus A300B4
Airbus A300
The Airbus A300 is a short- to medium-range widebody jet airliner. Launched in 1972 as the world's first twin-engined widebody, it was the first product of Airbus Industrie, a consortium of European aerospace companies, wholly owned today by EADS...

were used for charter operations. Services began in June 1995 and by December 1995 the airline had ceased operations and all three aircraft were returned to the lessors.
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