Sunways

Sunways Airlines AB was a Swedish charter airline that ceased operations in 1997.

History

The airline Sunways Airlines was established on 30 October 1994 as a subsidiary of the Swedish Turkish tourism group Tursem Group. The company introduced tourist charter flights from Scandinavia to the Mediterranean and to the UK on behalf of the Swedish tour operator Express by Resor, who also belonged to the Tursem Group. Although the Tursem Group operated with the Turkish Sunways Intersun already an airline, but this was allowed to run due to the existing air traffic laws flights between countries within the European Union, so that the foundation of the Swedish airline was required. The flight operations started on 22 May 1995 with two leased Boeing 757 from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport and extend the connection to other airports in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway. In March and October 1996, the company received one further Boeing 757, which were also used on long haul flights to Africa and Asia.

In September 1997, the Turkish parent company Tursem Group and its subsidiaries Swedish Express Resor filed for bankruptcy. Sunways Airlines introduced alerted the flight operation in the same month.

Airports and destinations

Sunways Airlines led by charter flights from Bergen, Billund, Gothenburg, Helsinki, Jönköping, Kalmar, Copenhagen, Kristiansand, Kuopio, Luleå, Örebro, Östersund, Oulu, Stavanger, Stockholm, Tampere, Trondheim, Umeå and Västerås.

As destinations were served, among other things: Agadir, Cardiff, Dubai, Fuerteventura, Goa, Gran Canaria, Hurghada, London -Gatwick, Luton, Manchester, Mombasa, Newcastle and Phuket.

Used aircraft

• Boeing 757-200