Boğaziçi Hava Taşımacılığı

Boğaziçi Hava Taşımacılığı (BHT, Bosphorus Air Transport), named after Boğaziçi (Turkish for Bosphorus), was a Turkish charter cargo/passenger airline that operated for two years starting in 1987.

Boğaziçi Hava Taşımacılığı

IATA ICAO Call sign PQ BHT Basfir
Founded	1987
Ceased operations	1989
Hubs	Turkey

History

BHT-Boğaziçi was 85% owned by Turkish Airlines and began services with a Douglas DC-10-10F and a Boeing 707-321C. Freight charters were flown to America, Europe, Asia and Africa. The aircraft were also used for passenger services serving Turkish migrant workers traveling home. BHT also had a leased Boeing 727-264 but by 1989 the airline was in severe financial problems and shut down.^[1]

Fleet

A Boğaziçi Hava Taşımacılığı Boeing 707-321C at Frankfurt in 1989

• 2 Douglas DC-10-10
• 2 Boeing 707-321C
• 2 Boeing 727-264
• Fokker F-28