LyddAir
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| Founded | 1997 | ||||||
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| Hubs | London Ashford Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 2 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Ashford, Kent | ||||||
| Website | http://www.lyddair.com | ||||||
Lydd Air is a British airline based in Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom. It operates scheduled and charter passenger services. Its main bases are London Ashford Airport (Lydd Airport) (LYX) and Paris Plage Airport (LTQ), Le Touquet.
History
The airline was established and started operations in June 1997. Jonathan Gordon acquired Lydd Airport in 1996 and a year later started Sky Trek Airlines as a wholly owned subsidiary of his aviation consultancy, Air Bridge Aviation.It was relaunched as Lydd Air in April 2002. The airline is wholly owned by South East Airports.
Services
Lydd Air operates the following services (at January 2005):
- Airbridge from Ashford to Le Touquet year round.
- Charters to: Amsterdam, Brussels, Calais, Channel Islands, Cherbourg, Dinard, Ostend, Paris and Rennes.
Fleet
The Lydd Air fleet consists of 3 Britten-Norman BN2A MkIII Trislander aircraft (at January 2005).