XL Airways UK
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| IATA code : | JN |
| ICAO code : | XLA |
| Call sign : | EXPO |
| Founding: | 1994 (as Saber Airways) |
| Operation stopped: | 2008 |
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Crawley , UK
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| Fleet size: | 21st |
| Aims: | international |
| XL Airways UK ceased operations in 2008. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
XL Airways UK (originally Saber Airways , then Excel Airways ) was a British charter airline of the Avion Group based in Crawley .
history
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The airline was founded in 1994 as Saber Airways and began operations on December 17, 1994.
In March 2004 Air Atlanta Icelandic took over 40.5 percent of the Excel shares and soon expanded its stake in it. The airline adopted its current name after 67 percent of its shares were acquired by Libra Holidays Group in November 2006 .
On September 12, 2008, it was announced that XL Leisure had filed for bankruptcy. All flights have been canceled. This affected XL Leisure Group Plc and its subsidiaries XL Airways UK Limited, Excel Aviation Limited, Explorer House Limited, Aspire Holidays Limited, Freedom Flights Limited, Freedom Flights (Aviation) Limited, The Really Great Holiday Company plc, Medlife Hotels Limited, Travel City Flights Limited and Kosmar Villa Holidays plc. The reasons given were the high kerosene prices and the general economic weakness.
The sister companies XL Airways Germany and XL Airways France were not affected by the bankruptcy and were taken over by the Straumur Investment Bank . However, XL Airways Germany also ceased operations in 2012.
Destinations
XL Airways UK operated mainly short and medium haul charter flights to holiday destinations as well as some long haul flights.
fleet
The XL Airways UK fleet last consisted of 21 aircraft:
See also
Web links
- XL Airways UK website (English) - archive version ( Memento from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ^ "Notice from the Insolvency Administration" , XL Airways UK, September 12, 2008
- ^ "Press release" , XL Airways Germany , September 12, 2008
Airlines from the United Kingdom , British Overseas Territories and the Crown possessions of the British Crown
