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FlyWhoosh
Commenced operations29 May 2007
Ceased operations7 December 2007
Fleet size1 ATR 42
DestinationsSee Destinations below
HeadquartersBirmingham, England, United Kingdom
Key peopleAden Murcutt (Founder)
ATR 42-320

FlyWhoosh was a company that operated scheduled services to Dundee, Birmingham and Belfast before ceasing operations. Flywhoosh is a trading name of BluArrow Aviation Ltd.

History

The company had been established by Birmingham-based businessman, Aden Murcutt, representing the travel company Bluearrow/Govisit who sold the tickets. Murcutt had previously tried to set up Flywho as a transatlantic charter airline.[1] The operation used the services and licences of the Polish charter airline White Eagle Aviation which supplied an ATR 42 aircraft and crews. Scheduled services commenced on 29 May 2007 and were suspended on 7 December 2007.

Destinations

FlyWhoosh operated scheduled services to the following destinations (at June 2007):[2]

England

Northern Ireland

Scotland

References

  1. ^ "FlyWhoosh takes to air". Airliner World. July 2007. p. 6.
  2. ^ "FlyWhoosh Destinations". FlyWhoosh website. Retrieved 2007-06-14.