FlyWhoosh
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| Founded | 2007 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 29 May 2007 | ||||||
Ceased operations | 7 December 2007 | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 ATR 42 | ||||||
| Destinations | See Destinations below | ||||||
| Headquarters | Birmingham, England | ||||||
| Key people | Aden Murcutt (Founder) | ||||||
FlyWhoosh was a company that operated scheduled services to Dundee, Birmingham and Belfast before ceasing operations. Flywhoosh was the trading name of BluArrow Aviation Ltd.
History
[edit]The company was established by Birmingham-based businessman, Aden Murcutt, representing the travel company Bluearrow/Govisit who sold the tickets. Murcutt had previously tried to set up Flywho as a transatlantic charter airline.[1][2] FlyWhoosh used the expertise and licences of the Polish charter airline White Eagle Aviation which supplied an ATR 42 aircraft and crews. Scheduled services commenced on 29 May 2007 but were suspended only six months later, on 7 December.
Destinations
[edit]FlyWhoosh operated scheduled services to the following destinations (at June 2007):[3]
England
[edit]Northern Ireland
[edit]Scotland
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "FlyWhoosh takes to air". Airliner World. July 2007. p. 6.
- ↑ Wickstead, M.J. (2014). Airlines of the British Isles since 1919. Staplefield (West Sussex - U.K.): Air Britain (Historians) Ltd. p. 238. ISBN 978-0-85130-456-4.
- ↑ "FlyWhoosh Destinations". FlyWhoosh website. Archived from the original on 4 June 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2007.
