Princess Air

Princess Air
IATA ICAO Call sign
8Q PRN WHISPERJET
Founded1989
Commenced operations
April 1990
Ceased operations
Feb 1991
HubsSouthend Airport
Secondary hubsBournemouth Airport
Fleet size2
HeadquartersSouthend-on-Sea, United Kingdom

Princess Air plc was a British charter airline between 1989 and 1991 with headquarters at Southend-on-Sea in Essex and an operating base at Southend Airport. It stopped operations in February 1991.

History

BAe 146

Formed by a local tour operator Burstin Travel (Travel Avery chain), the company was established in mid-1989 and started operations on 9 April 1990 using a quick change (passenger/freighter) variant of the BAe 146-200. It operated charter flights from Southend and Bournemouth Airport to holiday destinations in Europe. At night the aircraft operated freight flights between Cologne and Brussels.

Due to the economic situation the airline ceased operation on 27 February 1991.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "World Airline Directory". Flight International: 119. 1990. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012.
  2. ↑ Wickstead, M.J. (2014). Airlines of the British Isles since 1919. Staplefield (West Sussex - U.K.): Air Britain (Historians) Ltd. p. 356. ISBN 978-0-85130-456-4.
  3. ↑ "World Airline Directory". Flight International: 112. 25 March 1992. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
  4. ↑ Wickstead, M.J. (2014). Airlines of the British Isles since 1919. Staplefield (West Sussex - U.K.): Air Britain (Historians) Ltd. p. 356. ISBN 978-0-85130-456-4.

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