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MyTravel Airways
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{{Infobox_Airline |
airline=MyTravel Airways|
logo=MyTravel Airways logo.jpg|
logo_size=250px|
IATA=VZ|
ICAO=MYT|
callsign=Kestrel|
parent=
MyTravel Group PLC|
founded=
1990|
headquarters=
Manchester,
United Kingdom|
hubs=
Birmingham International Airport (UK) Birmingham,
Glasgow Airport Glasgow,
London Gatwick Airport London Gatwick,
Manchester International Airport Manchester,
Newcastle Airport Newcastle|
fleet_size=17|
destinations=45-70 (dependent on season)|
key_people=|
website=http://www.mytravel.co.uk/|
}}
'''MyTravel Airways''' is the in-house charter
airline of the
MyTravel Group PLC MyTravel Group of
package holiday companies.
The airline is based in
Manchester,
England and operates flights to worldwide holiday destinations, mainly for parent company MyTravel Group.
Flight crew are permanently based at
Belfast International Airport Belfast,
Birmingham International Airport Birmingham,
Nottingham East Midlands Airport Nottingham East Midlands,
Glasgow Airport Glasgow,
Leeds Bradford International Airport Leeds Bradford,
London Gatwick Airport London Gatwick and
Newcastle Airport Newcastle airports, with additional crew seasonally based at
Bristol International Airport Bristol and
Cardiff Airport Cardiff airports.
Fleet
The MyTravel Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft (at November
2005):
*9
Airbus A320 Airbus A320-200
*3
Airbus A321 Airbus A321-200
*3
Airbus A330 Airbus A330-200
*1
Boeing 757-200 - One 757 was scrapped (G-PIDS), due to the carrier adopting a single-supplier policy.
*1
Boeing 767
My Travel Also Use A DC-10-30 As A Standby Aircraft As I Have Been On This Aircraft.
Code data
*
International Air Transport Association IATA Code: '''VZ'''
*
International Civil Aviation Organisation ICAO Code: '''MYT'''
*Callsign: Kestrel
History
The airline was established on
October 1 1990 and started operations on
March 11 1991 as ''
Airtours International''.
Cardiff based ''
Inter European Airways'' was acquired and integrated in
November 1993. In
1996 the parent company also acquired
Denmark Danish charter airline ''
Premiair''. Following the renaming of the Airtours Group to MyTravel Group in February
2002, the Airtours International and Premiair operations were rebranded as MyTravel Airways with effect from
May 1 2002. In
October 2002, MyTravel Airways launched its scheduled low-fare airline offering called ''
MyTravel Lite'', which uses MyTravel Airways aircraft, personnel and engineering to operate.
Gallery
image:mytravel.arp.750pix.jpg|MyTravel Airbus A320 landing
image:mytravel.premiair.arp.750pix.jpg|Premiair Airbus A300-B4
image:mytravel.a320.takeoff.arp.750pix.jpg|MyTravel Airbus A320-200 taking off
MyTravel Lite
'''MyTravel Lite''' Airways was a
low-cost airline based in
Manchester,
United Kingdom. It operated scheduled services from
Birmingham and
Manchester.
History
The airline was established in 2002 and started operations on
1 October 2002. It was a subsidiary of charter airline
MyTravel and used MyTravel aircraft, personnel and engineering to operate. It was part of the MyTravel Group. The airline closed down in November 2005 becoming a ticketing agent for "seat only" deals on My Travel mainline services.
Fleet
The My Travel Lite fleet consisted of 3
Airbus A320-200 aircraft (at June 2005), though only one aircraft (registration G-JOEM) was painted in the full MyTravel Lite livery.
Destinations
MyTravel Lite served the following destinations:
*
Alicante
*
Almería
*
Birmingham
*
Faro, Portugal Faro
*
Gran Canaria
*
Ibiza
*
Lanzarote
*
Mahon
*
Málaga
*
Murcia
*
Palma
*
Tenerife
External links
-
MyTravel Fleet Detail
-
MyTravel Passenger Opinions
-
Photos of MyTravel Airways aircraft
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Category:Airlines of the United Kingdom
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