The new Polish charter airline Bingo Airways has started its commercial operations.  The first Bingo Airways flight took off fromKatowiceto Hurghada inEgypt May 18th at 6.00 am Central European Time.

Bingo will operate charter flights from two bases inPoland–WarsawChopinAirportandKatowiceprimarily to Mediterranean Sea area (Egypt,Turkey,Greece,Spain,Tunisia). Bingo A320s are configured in all economy 180 seats, each powered with IAE V2500 engines. The fleet will grow to 3 aircraft till the end of 2012. The first aircraft MSN 2118  is leased from MCAP and was previously operated by IZair inTurkey. Bingo plans to carry around 300 thousands passengers this year.

The airline was set up by a group of Polish aviation professionals headed by Mr. Marek Sidor – former Vice President of LOT Polish Airlines and CEO of Eurolot.

Bingo Airways press release