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| Founded | 1989 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1990 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 1991 | ||||||
| Hubs | Southend Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Bournemouth Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom | ||||||
Princess Air was a British charter airline between 1989 and 1991 with headquarters at Southend-on-Sea in Essex and an operating base at Southend Airport.
History
Formed by a local tour operator Burstin Travel, the company started operations in 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 in February 1991.
In popular culture
One of the fleet is shown landing and taxiing in episode 5 of series 6 of the TV series Howards' Way.
Fleet
- BAe 146 (94 seats)
See also
References
- ^ "World Airline Directory". Flight International: 119. 1990. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012.
- "World Airline Directory". Flight International: 112. 25 March 1992. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
- UK CAA Registration Document for G-PRIN
External links
Media related to Princess Air at Wikimedia Commons
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