Skyline Express Airlines

Skyline Express Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
QU[1] UTN UT-UKRAINE
FoundedSeptember 2008; 15 years ago (2008-09) as Utair-Ukraine
Operating basesBoryspil International Airport
Focus cities
Fleet size10
Destinations23
HeadquartersKyiv, Ukraine

Skyline Express Airlines (Ukrainian: Авіакомпанія „скайлайн експрес“), formerly known as Azur Air Ukraine (2015-2023) and earlier UTair-Ukraine (2008-2015) is a Ukrainian charter airline. The airline was founded in 2023. In 2022, the airline was once again rebranded to its current name.

History

UTair-Ukraine (2008–2015)

Founded in 2008, UTair-Ukraine, to serve domestic and international destinations.

Azur Air Ukraine (2015–2022)

UTair Ukraine already shifted its focus from domestic services to leisure operations earlier and therefore phased out several planes.[2][3] The sale and rebranding was confirmed shortly after.[4]

Skyline Express Airlines (2022–Present)

In 2022, the airline was once again rebranded to its current name.

Destinations

UTair-Ukraine Boeing 737-800
Azur Air Ukraine Boeing 737-800 taking off at Kharkiv International Airport
UR-UTQ (737-800) in current Azur Air Ukraine livery.

As of November 2018, Azur Air Ukraine serves the following charter destinations:[5]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Bulgaria Burgas Burgas Airport Seasonal charter [5]
Dominican Republic La Romana La Romana International Airport Seasonal charter [5]
Punta Cana Punta Cana International Airport Seasonal charter [5]
Egypt Hurghada Hurghada International Airport Charter [5]
Sharm El Sheikh Sharm El Sheikh International Airport Charter [5]
India Goa Dabolim Airport Seasonal charter [5]
Maldives Malé Velana International Airport Seasonal charter [5]
Mexico Cancun Cancun International Airport Charter [5]
Spain Barcelona Barcelona–El Prat Airport Charter [5]
Sri Lanka Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport Seasonal charter [5]
Thailand Phuket Phuket International Airport Seasonal charter [5]
Tunisia Enfidha Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport Seasonal charter [5]
Turkey Antalya Antalya Airport Charter [5]
Bodrum Milas–Bodrum Airport Seasonal charter [5]
Dalaman Dalaman Airport Seasonal charter [5]
Ukraine Kharkiv Kharkiv International Airport Charter [5]
Kyiv Boryspil International Airport Base [5]
Lviv Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport Seasonal Base [5]
Odesa Odesa International Airport Seasonal Base [5]
Zaporizhzhia Zaporizhzhia International Airport Seasonal Base [5]
United Arab Emirates Dubai Dubai International Airport Charter [5]
Vietnam Nha Trang Cam Ranh International Airport Seasonal charter [5]

Fleet

The Skyline Express Airlines fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of July 2023), with an average fleet age of 24.6 years:

Skyline Express Airlines Fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Boeing 737-800 1 — — 189 189
Boeing 757-300 5 — — 273 273
Boeing 767-300ER 3 — 12 312 324
Boeing 777-300ER 1 — 7 524 531
Total 10 —

References

  1. ^ "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  2. ^ ch-aviation.com - Tour operator to acquire UTair Ukraine AOC, rename airline 5 October 2015
  3. ^ "Новым владельцем авиакомпании "ЮТэйр-Украина" станет туроператор Anex Tour". October 2015.
  4. ^ ch-aviation.com - Russia's UTair Group offloads Azur Air unit to Turkey's ATG 7 December 2015
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Flights". anextour.com.ua.

External links

Media related to Azur Air Ukraine at Wikimedia Commons