London European Airways (ii)

♦ London European Airways (i) was formed in 1984 and applied to operate a business class service between Luton and Amsterdam using a Vickers Viscount. Following the approval from the Department of Transport (DoT) to operate the route the twice-daily service started on 25Feb1985. The approval was challenged by Luton-based airline Euroflite, the DoT then changed the approval to allow both operators on the Luton-Amsterdam route. The airline was forced by this action to purchase Euroflite for £300,000. The carrier was renamed to Ryanair Europe in Jan1988 and reverted back to London European Airways (ii) in 1990

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