FlyWhoosh
Encyclopedia
FlyWhoosh was a company that operated scheduled services to Dundee
, Birmingham
and Belfast
before ceasing operations. Flywhoosh is a trading name of BluArrow Aviation Ltd.
which supplied an ATR 42
aircraft and crews. Scheduled services commenced on 29 May 2007 and were suspended on 7 December 2007.
Dundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
, Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
and Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
before ceasing operations. Flywhoosh is a trading name of BluArrow Aviation Ltd.
History
The company had been established by Birmingham-based businessman, Aden Murcutt, representing the travel company Bluearrow/Govisit who sold the tickets. Murcutt had previously tried to set up Flywho as a transatlantic charter airline. The operation used the services and licences of the Polish charter airline White Eagle AviationWhite Eagle Aviation
White Eagle Aviation was a scheduled and charter, passenger and cargo airline based in Poland. Its main base was Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport.- History :...
which supplied an ATR 42
ATR 42
-Civil operators:The largest operators of the ATR-42 are FedEx Express, Airlinair, TRIP Linhas Aéreas,and Mexico City-based Aeromar respectively. Number of aircraft as of 2010:Some 70 other airlines operate smaller numbers of the type....
aircraft and crews. Scheduled services commenced on 29 May 2007 and were suspended on 7 December 2007.
Destinations
FlyWhoosh operated scheduled services to the following destinations (at June 2007) :England
- BirminghamBirminghamBirmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
(Birmingham International Airport)