Arkefly

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Arkefly
IATA OR	ICAO TFL	Callsign ARKEFLY
Founded		2005
Hubs		Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
Alliance		TUI Airlines
Fleet size		4
Destinations		33
Parent company		TUI Airlines (TUI Group)
Headquarters		Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Key people		Steven van der Heijden
Website: http://www.arkefly.com

Arkefly is an airline based in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. It is the charter carrier of the Dutch arm of TUI and its main base is Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.^[1] It carries out regular and chartered flights, although most of the chartered flights are operated for the Dutch tour operator Arke. It operates to destinations in the Mediterranean, Red Sea, Caribbean, Canary Islands, North Africa, Brazil and the Netherlands Antilles.

On December 14, 2006 TUI announced that all its airlines will be rebranded as TUIfly by 2008.^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 2.1 Africa 2.2 Asia 2.3 Europe 2.4 North America 2.5 South America 3 Fleet 4 External links 5 References

[edit] History

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Arkefly traces its roots to Air Holland, which was founded in 1981. After financial problems Air Holland was taken over by the Exel Aviation Group and took a new start as HollandExel in March 2004. In May 2005 the Exel Aviation Group was declared bankrupt. The TUI Group took over the airline's activities and renamed it Arkefly. It is now wholly owned by the TUI Group. Its name was based on the largest Dutch tour operator, Arke, which is also a subsidiary of the TUI Group. The newly reorganized airline operated its first flight in September 2005.

[edit] Destinations

[edit] Africa

North Africa

• Egypt
  • Hurghada (Hurghada Airport)
  • Luxor (Luxor International Airport)
  • Sharm El Sheikh (Ophira International Airport)
• Tunisia
  • Monastir (Habib Bourguiba International Airport)

West Africa

• Gambia
  • Banjul (Banjul International Airport or (Yundum Int'l)

[edit] Asia

Southwest Asia

• Turkey
  • Antalya (Antalya International Airport)

[edit] Europe

Southern Europe

• Spain (Canary Islands)
  • Arrecife (Lanzarote) (Arrecife Airport or Lanzarote Airport)
  • Fuerteventura (El Matorral Airport)
  • Las Palmas (La Palma Airport)
  • Tenerife
    • (Los Rodeos Airport or (Tenerife North Airport)
    • (Reina Sofía Airport or (Tenerife North Airport)

Western Europe

• Netherlands
  • Amsterdam (Amsterdam Schiphol Airport)

[edit] North America

• Mexico
  • Cancún (Cancún International Airport)

Caribbean

• Aruba
  • Oranjestad (Queen Beatrix International Airport)
• Cuba
  • Holguin (Frank País Airport)
  • Varadero (Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport)
• Dominican Republic
  • Puerto Plata (Gregorio Luperón International Airport)
  • Punta Cana (Punta Cana International Airport)
• Jamaica
  • Montego Bay (Sangster International Airport)
• Netherlands Antilles
  • Kralendijk, Bonaire (Flamingo International Airport)
  • Willemstad, Curacao (Hato International Airport)
  • Philipsburg, Sint Maarten (Princess Juliana International Airport)

[edit] South America

• Brazil
  • Fortaleza, Brazil (Pinto Martins International Airport)
  • Natal, Brazil (Pinto Martins International Airport)
• Venezuela
  • Porlamar (Del Caribe International Airport (Gen. Santiago Marino Airport))

[edit] Fleet

The Arkefly fleet consists of the following aircraft (at May 2008):

• 1 Boeing 737-800
• 1 Boeing 737-900ER (leased from Futura International Airways for the summer season)
• 3 Boeing 767-300ER - Picture of PH-AHQ, a Arkefly Boeing 767-383ER

The aircraft is divided in 3 classes: economy, comfort and business class. The fleet is recognisable by the light blue fuselage with the Arkefly letters and the red TUI logo on the tail.

[edit] External links

• Arkefly
• Arkefly Fleet

[edit] References

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