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ALK Airlines, legally incorporated as Air Lubo (ALK JSC),[2] is a Bulgarian passenger charter airline headquartered in Sofia.[1]

ALK Airlines

IATA ICAO Callsign — VBB[1] AIR LUBO[2]
Founded	2016; 6 years ago (2016)[2]
Operating bases	Sofia Airport[1]
Fleet size	4[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 October 2022:[6][2]

• 2 Boeing-737-300
• 2 McDonnell Douglas MD-82

Historic fleet

The airline formerly also operated the following aircraft types, however both of them only briefly:[2]

• 4 Fokker 100
• 1 McDonnell Douglas MD-83

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

• Official website

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[de] Alk Airlines

ALK Airlines ist eine bulgarische Charterfluggesellschaft mit Sitz in Sofia.

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- [en] ALK Airlines

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[it] ALK Airlines

ALK Airlines è una compagnia aerea charter con sede a Sofia, Bulgaria, e con hub principale all'aeroporto di Sofia.[1]

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