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*[[Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport|Le Touquet]]
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'''LyddAir''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[airline]] based at [[Lydd Airport]], [[Kent]], [[United Kingdom]]. It operates scheduled charter passenger services, air charter and air freight services, as well as an ACMI or [[fractional ownership]] programme. It is based at [[Lydd Airport]] and has a Focus City at [[Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport]] on the North Coast of France
'''LyddAir''' is a British charter [[airline]] based at [[Lydd Airport]], [[Kent]], [[United Kingdom]]. It operates scheduled charter passenger services, [[air charter]] and air freight services, as well as an ACMI or [[fractional ownership]] programme. It is based at [[Lydd Airport]].


==History==
==History==
The airline was established and started operations in June 1997. Jonathan Gordon (Managing Director of LyddAir) acquired Lydd Airport in June 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 LyddAir in April 2002. The airline is wholly owned by South East Airports and has seven employees (at March 2007).
The airline was established and soon started operations in June 1997. Jonathan Gordon (Managing Director of LyddAir) acquired Lydd Airport in June 1996 and a year later started '''Sky-Trek Airlines''' as a wholly owned subsidiary of his aviation consultancy, Atlantic Bridge Aviation. It was relaunched as LyddAir in April 2002. The airline is wholly owned by South East Airports and has seven employees (at March 2007).


In November 2018, it was announced the airline had ended scheduled flights and continue to focus on charter flights only.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/72463-uks-lyddair-ends-scheduled-operations |title = UK's Lyddair ends scheduled operations - ch-aviation}}</ref>
==Destinations==
LyddAir serves the following destinations (as of April 2012):


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==Fleet==
{| class="wikitable"
As of April 2022 the LyddAir fleet includes the following [[light aircraft]]:<ref>[https://www.lyddair.com/our-fleet.html Our Fleet] retrieved 20 April 2022</ref>
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|style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|<sup>[Base]</sup>||[[Airline hub|Base]]
|-
|}


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|+ LyddAir Fleet
!style="background-color:darkgreen;color: white" | City
!style="background-color:darkgreen;color: white" | Country
!style="background-color:darkgreen;color: white" | IATA
!style="background-color:darkgreen;color: white" | ICAO
!style="background-color:darkgreen;color: white" | Airport
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|[[Le Touquet]]||{{Flag|France}}||align=center|LTQ||align=center|LFAT||style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|[[Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport|Côte d'Opale Airport]] <sup>[Base]</sup>
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!Aircraft
|[[Lydd]]||{{Flag|United Kingdom}}<br>{{Flag|England}}||align=center|LYX||align=center|EGMD||style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|[[Lydd Airport]] <sup>[Base]</sup>
!In Fleet
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|-
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|[[Piper PA-31 Navajo|Piper Chieftain PA31-350]]
|}

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==Fleet==
The LyddAir fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of April 2012):

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{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse;"
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|+ '''LyddAir Fleet'''
|- bgcolor=darkgreen
!<span style="color:white;">Aircraft
!<span style="color:white;">In Fleet
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|[[Beechcraft Baron]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|-
|-
|[[Beechcraft Super King Air]]
|[[Beechcraft Super King Air|Beechcraft B200 King Air]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
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|[[Piper PA-31 Navajo]]
|align=center|3
|-
|-
!Total
!Total
!5
!2
|}
|}
</center>


===Historical fleet===
== Historical fleet ==
* [[Hawker 400|Beech Jet 400A]]
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|- bgcolor=blue
==References==
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!Aircraft
{{reflist|1}}
!Total
|-
|[[Britten-Norman Trislander]]
|2
|}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.lyddair.com/ Lydd Air official website]
*[http://www.lyddair.com/ Lydd Air official website]


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Latest revision as of 17:37, 23 March 2023

LyddAir
IATA ICAO Callsign
- LYD LYDDAIR
Founded2001
AOC #2198
Operating bases
Fleet size2
Destinations0 (Ended scheduled flights)
HeadquartersAshford, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Websitewww.lyddair.com

LyddAir is a British charter airline based at Lydd Airport, Kent, United Kingdom. It operates scheduled charter passenger services, air charter and air freight services, as well as an ACMI or fractional ownership programme. It is based at Lydd Airport.

History[edit]

The airline was established and soon started operations in June 1997. Jonathan Gordon (Managing Director of LyddAir) acquired Lydd Airport in June 1996 and a year later started Sky-Trek Airlines as a wholly owned subsidiary of his aviation consultancy, Atlantic Bridge Aviation. It was relaunched as LyddAir in April 2002. The airline is wholly owned by South East Airports and has seven employees (at March 2007).

In November 2018, it was announced the airline had ended scheduled flights and continue to focus on charter flights only.[1]

Fleet[edit]

As of April 2022 the LyddAir fleet includes the following light aircraft:[2]

LyddAir Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet
Piper Chieftain PA31-350 1
Beechcraft B200 King Air 1
Total 2

Historical fleet[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "UK's Lyddair ends scheduled operations - ch-aviation".
  2. ^ Our Fleet retrieved 20 April 2022

External links[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=LyddAir&oldid=1146246473"