ALK Airlines, legally incorporated as Air Lubo (ALK JSC),[2] is a Bulgarian passenger charter airline headquartered in Sofia.[1]
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| Founded | 2016[2] | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Sofia Airport[1] | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2[2] | ||||||
| Headquarters | Sofia, Bulgaria[1] | ||||||
| Website | airvk-bg.net | ||||||
History
The airline commenced operations in mid-2016 and originally planned to take over two pre-owned Fokker 100 from defunct Dutch Antilles Express.[3] However only one of them was subsequently operated while the other was sold for spare parts to Iran Aseman Airlines.[4]
Destinations
The airline offers worldwide charter flights with a focus on services to and from Bulgaria.[5]
Fleet
Current fleet
ALK Airlines operates the following aircraft as of June 2024:[6][2]
Historic fleet
The airline formerly also operated the following aircraft types:[2]
Incidents and accidents
- On 17 June 2019, an ALK Airlines Boeing 737-300 performing flight VBB-7205 from Pristina, Kosovo to Basel, Switzerland hit severe turbulence at approximately 32,000 feet which threw passengers, service items and flight attendants into the ceiling of the jet causing injuries.[7] The experience has been reported to have been similar to that of Zero G. 10 passengers were taken to the hospital after landing.[8][9]
References
External links
Media related to ALK Airlines at Wikimedia Commons
