ALK Airlines

ALK Airlines is a Bulgarian charter airline headquartered in Sofia.

ALK Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
VBB AIR LUBO
Founded2016 (2016)
Fleet size4
HeadquartersSofia, Bulgaria
Websitewww.airvk-bg.net

Destinations
ALK Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82

The airline operates charter flights to popular holiday destinations in Egypt, Spain, Italy, and elsewhere.

Fleet

ALK Airlines operates the following aircraft as of June 2020:[1]

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

Incidents and Accidents
  • On 2019-06-17, 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.[2]. The experience has been reported to have been similar to that of Zero G. 10 passengers were taken to the hospital after landing[3][4]. The fasten seatbelt signs were said to have been illuminated at the time. Per Aviation Herald, the plane in question was fit to fly later that day: "The occurrence aircraft departed for the return flight VBB-7206 after about 2.5 hours on the ground."
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References
  1. "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World: 7. October 2019.
  2. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/severe-turbulence-leaves-10-injured-throws-flight-attendant/story?id=63769169
  3. https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1424975
  4. http://www.avherald.com/h?article=4c94a22d

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