NetFlights
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Airline Network)
|
|
This article needs additional citations for verification. (May 2011) |
Established in 1992 as Airline Network, the company is one of the UK's leading internet based travel companies and is owned by the Thomas Cook Group.
Netflights.com was the direct sell brand of the Gold Medal Group which was established by Ken Townsley in Blackpool, UK in 1970. The company was privately owned until December 2008 when it was taken over by the Thomas Cook Group in deal worth £84m. Netflights.com has become one of the best known internet travel companies in the UK. Its main rivals are Expedia and Ebookers.
The firm employs more than 600 people from its base in Preston.
Netflights.com was the primary shirt sponsor of Leeds United Football Club from 2008–2011.[1]
References [edit]
- ^ "Leeds United new home kit unveiled". Yorkshire Evening Post (Johnston Publishing). 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
External links [edit]
- Netflights.com home page
- Details of takeover by Thomas Cook
- Netflights.com and Tealeaf Win “Most Innovative Use of Data” 2010
- Netflights Sale
- Fisher Leaves Gold Medal and Thomas Cook
| This article about a company of the UK is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| This transport corporation-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |