Commenced operations TBA Destinations 11 (Planned) Key people TBA Founded 18 January 2011 Parent organization Turkish Airlines | Operating bases Parent company Turkish Airlines Headquarters Nicosia, Cyprus Fleet size 3 (Planned) | |
Hubs Ercan International Airport Hub Ercan International Airport | ||
North Cyprus Airlines (Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs Hava Yolları (KKHY)) was founded by the government of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) shortly after the bankruptcy of Cyprus Turkish Airlines in June 2010.
According to Turkish Cypriot authorities, 60% of all shares will belong to the private sector and 30% will be owned publicly. In accordance with an agreement with the national flag carrier airline of Turkey, Turkish Airlines will own the remaining 10% of shares in the newly established North Cyprus Airlines and will be responsible for supplying new fleet to the airliner. KKHY will start operations with an initial $15,000,000 budget and as an affiliate member of the Star Alliance group.
Scheduled flights will be operated from Ercan International Airport, Northern Cyprus and will fly to an apparent 11 destinations globally, including Turkey and the United Kingdom as well as several other destinations in Western and Northern Europe. Orhan Sivrikaya became the first CEO of North Cyprus Airlines.
At this moment the North Cyprus Airlines project is frozen.