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The following is a list of operational airlines in the United Kingdom. Two airlines based in the Channel Islands are also given at the end of the article. For British Overseas Territories, see the articles for Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, and Turks and Caicos Islands.

Scheduled airlines

Type A Operating Licence holders

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Remarks
British Airways		BA	BAW / SHT	SPEEDBIRD / SHUTTLE	The flag carrier, with its hubs at Heathrow and Gatwick airports. It flies to 245 destinations all around the world, with a fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft. It is the second largest UK carrier behind easyJet.
BA CityFlyer		CJ	CFE	FLYER	Regional airline, flying Embraer aircraft, it is a subsidiary of British Airways (BA). Its head office is at Didsbury, Manchester, England; the airline operates all flights from its hub at London City Airport to UK and European destinations with the BA's full livery and flight numbers.
BA EuroFlyer		A0	EFW	GRIFFIN	Subsidiary of British Airways (BA), operating flights from its hub at London Gatwick to short haul destinations with BA's full livery and flight numbers.
easyJet		U2	EZY	EASY	Low-cost carrier with its main hub at Luton Airport. It operates domestic and international scheduled services on 1,000 routes to 30 countries via its affiliate airlines, operating only Airbus aircraft.
Jet2.com		LS	EXS	CHANNEX	Low-cost-leisure airline offering scheduled and charter flights from the country. With a fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft, it is the third largest airline in the UK, after easyJet and British Airways. Jet2 acts as the in-house airline for Jet2's package holidays.
Loganair		LM	LOG	LOGAN	Scottish regional airline with its base at Glasgow Airport near Paisley, Scotland. It is the largest regional airline in the UK.
Norse Atlantic UK		Z0	UBT	LONGBOAT	Low-cost carrier Long-haul; a subsidiary of Norse Atlantic Airways, its base at Gatwick Airport.
Ryanair UK		RK	RUK	BLUE MAX	Low-cost carrier, a subsidiary of Ryanair, its base at London Stansted Airport.
Virgin Atlantic		VS	VIR	VIRGIN	Long haul airline based in Crawley, England.
Wizz Air UK		W9	WUK	WIZZ GO	Low-cost carrier, a subsidiary of Wizz Air, with its base at Luton Airport.

Charter airlines

Type A Operating Licence holders

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Remarks
2Excel Aviation			BRO	BROADSWORD	Contract airline operating small fixed-wing aircraft for HM Coastguard
AirTanker		9L	TOW	TOWLINE	Operates a fleet of 14 Airbus A330 MRTT for the Royal Air Force, known as Voyager, under a 27-year contract to the UK Government. Its call sign is a nod to its primary role of aerial refuelling tankers.
BAE Systems Corporate Air Travel / Marine			MOG / VSB	FELIX / VICKERS
Bristow Helicopters			BHL	BRISTOW
SaxonAir			SXN	SAXONAIR
RVL Aviation		7M	REV	ENDURANCE
TAG Aviation (UK)			VIP	SOVEREIGN
TUI Airways		BY	TOM	TOMJET	Largest charter airline in Europe. British-registered airline owned by the TUI Group, and in-house airline for TUI's UK tour operations. Operates an all-Boeing fleet of over 70 737NG, 737 MAX, and 787 Dreamliner aircraft. Fourth largest airline in the UK, behind Jet2.com.
Titan Airways		ZT	AWC	ZAP	Provides aircraft to the UK Government, executive and corporate clients, and other airlines, such as BA Euroflyer, Jet2.com, and TUI Airways.

Cargo airlines

Type A Operating Licence holders

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Remarks
DHL Air UK		D0	DHK	WORLD EXPRESS	UK subsidiary of DHL in Germany. Main base at East Midlands Airport.
One Air		HC	HGO	HAMPTON
West Atlantic UK		NL	NPT	NEPTUNE

Helicopter operators / general aviation

Type B Operating Licence holders

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Remarks
Acropolis Aviation			CRV	ACROPOLIS
Air Charter Scotland			EDC	SALTIRE	Its call sign is a homage to the flag of Scotland.
Babcock Mission Critical Services Offshore			ULR	VIPER	Originally known as Bond Helicopters.
Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore			RHD	REDHEAD
DEA Aviation Limited			WKT	WHITE KNIGHT
Directflight			DCT	AIRTASK
Flexjet Operations Limited			FLJ	FLEX AIR	Subsidiary of Flexjet LLC
Gama Aviation			GMA	GAMA
Hebridean Air Services			HBR	HEBRIDEAN
Isles of Scilly Skybus			IOS	SCILLONIA
London Executive Aviation			LNX	LONEX
LyddAir			LYD	LYDDAIR

Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Remarks
Aurigny		GR	AUR	AYLINE	Flag carrier of the Balliwick of Guernsey. Operates a fleet of six ATR 72-600 turboprop aircraft, to various destinations in the UK and northern Europe.
Isles of Scilly Skybus		5Y	IOS

See also

• Lists of airlines
• List of defunct airlines of the United Kingdom

Further reading

• Merton Jones A.C., British independent Airlines since 1946, The Aviation Hobby Shop, West Dryton (London), 2000
• Phillips A., Gone but not forgotten : Defunct British Airlines since 1945, Fonthill Media, 2017