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Türkiye's AJet to launch as standalone airline in late 1Q24

AJet Air Transportation, the rebranded AnadoluJet (TK, Ankara Esenboga), will launch as a standalone carrier at the end of March 2024. The low-cost carrier will remain a wholly-owned subsidiary of Turkish Airlines.

The Turkish flag carrier unveiled the future branding of the new unit during an event on November 24. The first A321-200NX, TC-LUC (msn 10275), has already been repainted into the new livery, although it has yet to re-enter revenue service.

"The efforts and dedication we have put in for a long time have paid off, and we will introduce AJet to the skies with the summer schedule at the end of March 2024. We fully believe that AJet, with its new name, will become an important part of the low-cost aviation industry on a global scale," said Turkish Airlines' chairman of the board and executive committee, Ahmet Bolat.

The launch as a standalone carrier with its own Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) will not affect the carrier's current network. It will remain based out of Istanbul Sabiha Gökcen and Ankara...

Wizz Air and Ryanair suspend flights to Aqaba, Jordan

Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) and Ryanair (FR, Dublin International) have suspended their flights to Aqaba in Jordan over security concerns. The Hungarian low-cost carrier has re-routed some flights to Amman Queen Alia.

Ryanair said all of its flights to Aqaba would be suspended from November 11, 2023, through January 4, 2024, "due to operational restrictions beyond Ryanair's control".

Wizz Air cancelled its services to Aqaba from Warsaw Chopin between November 13 and 17, Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows, blaming "security-related reasons". The November 21 rotation was flown to Amman, while further flights remain cancelled. The airline also removed its planned services from Katowice, due to launch in mid-December 2023, from the internet booking engine. Meanwhile, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, which connected the Jordanian leisure destination with Abu Dhabi International, began flying to Amman instead on November 19.

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