Orbest

Orbest
IATA ICAO Callsign
6O OBS ORBEST
Founded 2007
Operating bases Lisbon Portela Airport
Fleet size 3
Destinations 2 (Scheduled) + 12 (Charter)
Parent company Barceló Group
Headquarters Lisbon, Portugal
Website orbestair.com

Orbest also known as Orbest Portugal is a Portuguese airline based at Lisbon, Portugal, that operates a selection of short and long haul flights out of Spain and Portugal on behalf of tour operators.

History

The company was set up in 2007 by the Orizonia Group. Orbest started operations with a single Airbus A330-200, registration CS-TRA. This aircraft remained with the airline until 2010, when the Orizonia Group announced an upgrade to a new and larger Airbus A330-300.

Following the collapse of the Orizonia Corporation, Orbest was purchased by the Barceló Group.[1] The group also created a new airline under the name Evelop Airlines for operations in Spain, which received airplanes from both Orbest and the former Orbest Orizonia Airlines, All aircraft owned by Orbest are now operated by Evelop.

Destinations

As of 2016, Orbest flies to 12 fixed destinations plus some occasionally:[2]

Fleet

Orbest Airbus A320-200.
Orbest Airbus A330-200 (CS-TRX).

As of February 2016, the Orbest fleet consists of the following aircraft:[3]

 Orbest Airlines
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers Notes
C W Y Total
Airbus A320-200 1 — 0 0 180 180
Airbus A330-200 1 — 26 16 244 286
Airbus A330-300 1 — 0 20 368 388 Transferred to Evelop Airlines
Total 3 —

    References

    1. ↑ "Portuguese Orbest sold to Barceló Group" (in Portuguese).
    2. ↑ Orbest routes at official website
    3. ↑

    External links

    Media related to Orbest Portugal at Wikimedia Commons

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