Southwind Airlines (2S, Antalya) took delivery of its first B777-300 and inducted it into revenue service on June 27, 2023.
TC-GRY (msn 32327) is a 19-year-old aircraft formerly in service with Moldova's Fly Pro (FP, Chisinau International). It was ferried from maintenance at Bodrum Milas to Antalya on June 27 and operated its first revenue flight - to Tel Aviv Ben Gurion - on the same day. It has since operated exclusively between Antalya and Düsseldorf, Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows.
The airline says on its website that it will operate four B777-300s, all of them in a single-class layout seating up to 550 passengers. TC-GRZ (msn 33501) is set to be its first B777-300(ER). The ex-Azur Air (ZF, Krasnoyarsk Yemelyanovo) aircraft is in maintenance at Cairo International airport, the ch-aviation fleets module shows. The carrier will also be adding another B777-300, VP-BKU (msn 33376), to be TC-GRU, which is undergoing maintenance at Antalya airport. The identity of TC-GRV is unknown. The airline did not respond to ch-aviation's request for comment.
Southwind Airlines also operates two A321-200s, one A321-200NX, two A330-200s, and three B737-8s.
