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'''LyddAir''' is a |
'''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]]. |
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==History== |
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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 |
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). |
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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> |
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==Destinations== |
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LyddAir serves the following destinations (as of April 2012): |
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|[[Le Touquet]]||France||[[Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport|Côte d'Opale Airport]] <sup>[Base]</sup> |
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==Fleet== |
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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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|[[Beechcraft Super King Air|Beechcraft B200 King Air]] |
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== Historical fleet == |
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* [[Hawker 400|Beech Jet 400A]] |
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==References== |
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Founded | 2001 | ||||||
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AOC # | 2198 | ||||||
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Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
Destinations | 0 (Ended scheduled flights) | ||||||
Headquarters | Ashford, Kent, England, United Kingdom | ||||||
Website | www.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]
Aircraft | In Fleet |
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Piper Chieftain PA31-350 | 1 |
Beechcraft B200 King Air | 1 |
Total | 2 |
Historical fleet[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "UK's Lyddair ends scheduled operations - ch-aviation".
- ^ Our Fleet retrieved 20 April 2022