Orbest was a

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headquartered in

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and based at

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, that operated scheduled and charter flights in short and long haul operations, mainly out of Portugal on behalf of tour operators but also out of Spain on behalf of its sister company Iberojet.

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

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. Following the collapse of the Orizonia Corporation, Orbest was purchased by the Barceló Group. 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 also operated by Evelop. On 8 December, 2020, Orbest merged with Evelop Airlines and was renamed to '' Iberojet''.

Destinations

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As of August 2018, Orbest served the following destinations: ;Cuba *

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;Dominican Republic *

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;Mexico *

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;Portugal *

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base

Fleet

As of August 2020, the Orbest fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

References

External links

Official website
{{Airlines of Portugal Defunct airlines of Portugal Airlines established in 2007 Airlines disestablished in 2020 Portuguese companies established in 2007 2020 disestablishments in Portugal