Corendon Air ~ ஆகாயத்தில் பூகம்பம் அற்புதங்கள் ஆரம்பம் .. ..

An Aeroplane is a wonder object – irrespective of the no. of times one may have flown, one looks with interest the air craft, especially its take-off and landing.  Even as I was taking a picture in Chennai, was surprised to read the name of Airline – Corendon Airlines !!

Do you remember this song   ?? 

ஆகாயத்தில் பூகம்பம் அற்புதங்கள் ஆரம்பம்   .. .. 

சயனோரா!   வேஷம் கலைந்தது பாவையின் நாடகம் முடிந்தது    

நான்கு பேர் கொண்ட ஒரு மெல்லிசைக்குழு, ஒரு நிகழ்ச்சிக்காக சிங்கப்பூர் சென்று அங்கே நடக்கும் நிகழ்வுகளை காட்டிய  “நினைத்தாலே இனிக்கும்”  படம்  1979ல் வெளிவந்தது.   - MS விஸ்வநாதன் இசை 14 பாடல்களுடன்  , கவிஞர் கண்ணதாசன் வரிகள் - கே பாலச்சந்தர் இயக்கம்,  - ரஜினிகாந்த், கமல்ஹாசன், ஜெயபிரதா,  மற்றும்  எஸ்.வி. சேகர் அறிமுகம்பிரபல எழுத்தாளர் சுஜாதா கதை !!   தெலுங்கில் 'அந்தமைன  அனுபவம்' எனும் பெயரில் வெளிவந்தது.  

அப்போது என் நண்பன் ஒருவன் சிலாகித்ததது - இந்த படத்தில் ஏரோபிளேன் தரை இறங்குவதை படமாக்கி உள்ளனர்.  இதோ ஒரு பெரிய விமானம் தரை இறங்கும் போது நான் எடுத்த படம்.  

Till a few decades ago, flying on an aeroplane was the privilege of elite few – most people had only seen planes from a very long distance – in the film Ninaithale Inikkum’ – some hailed cameraman BS Lokanath for showing aircraft landing !  

 

The Kingdom of Pergamon, was a Greek state during the Hellenistic period that ruled much of the Western part of Asia Minor from its capital city of Pergamon.  Attalus II Philadelphus  was a ruler of the Attalid kingdom of Pergamon and the founder of the city of Attalia.  

Corendon Airlines  is a Turkish leisure airline headquartered in Antalya, the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province.[3] Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera. Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Taurus Mountains.  The city was formerly known as Attalia and was founded in around 200 BC by King Attalus II of Pergamon. Attalia was soon conquered by the Romans. Roman rule saw the city thrive, including the construction of several new monuments, such as Hadrian's Gate, and the flourishing of nearby ancient cities.  Antalya  changed hands several times, including to the Seljuk Empire in 1207 and an expanding Ottoman Empire in 1391.  Ottoman rule brought relative peace and stability for the next five hundred years. The city was occupied by Italy for three years in the aftermath of World War I, but was recaptured by a newly independent Turkey in the Turkish War of Independence.  

The news is -  IndiGo Airlines  has taken on wet-lease six B737 aircraft from Corendon Airlines (XC, Antalya) over the upcoming northern winter – and they are operating in India between Dec 2024  to Mar 2025.  Based in Chennai these aircrafts are operating to no. of destinations.     IndiGo is experiencing a shortage of aircraft due to Pratt & Whitney engines and other supply chain challenges. It is already wet leasing fifteen A320-200s from assorted SmartLynx operators, six B737-8s from Qatar Airways, and two B777-300ERs from Turkish Airlines.  

The Wetlease operation means that an airline charters its aircraft to another airline with its crews for a short time during the low season. Corendon Airlines has been collaborating with Spice Jet for many years, as the low season in Turkey and Europe and the high season in India are entering.   It is reported that Corendon Airlines has assigned  35 captain pilots, 35 co-pilots and 140 cabin crew to India every month, along with seven aircraft, for the wetlease operation to be continued for six months.

 
Interesting !
 
Regards – S Sampathkumar
12.3.2025