BEA Airtours

BEA Airtours was founded on 24Apr1969 and started operations on 06Mar1970 as a division of BEA to provide it with a low cost platform to participate in the then rapidly growing inclusive tour (IT) holiday flights market
[ – British Airtours was a holiday charter airline that was formed as BEA Airtours on 24Apr1969 & started operations on 06Mar1970. Renamed to Caledonian Airways in 1988. Merged with Flying Colours and Peach Air to form JMC Airlines. Renamed to Thomas Cook Airlines in 2003]
[ – Thomas Cook Airlines was formed through the merger of Caledonian Airways, Peach Air and Flying Colours as JMC Airlines on 01Sep1999, which took it”s name from the initials of John Mason Cook, son of the founder Thomas Cook. Operations started 27Mar2000. Renamed to current name on 30Mar2003. Mytravel Airways merged in in 2008. Thomas Cook Airlines (UK) ceased operations on 23Sep2019
~ international passenger charter carrier specialising in holiday traffic]

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