Flying to the Sun: A History of Britain's Holiday Airlines
Flying To The Sun: A History of Britain’s Holiday Airlines encompasses the development of Britain’s holiday charter airlines, from their humble beginnings flying pioneering holidaymakers to campsites in Corsica in war-surplus Dakota aircraft, to today’s flights to exotic spots across the globe in wide-bodied Airbuses. Along the way, nostalgic names such as Clarksons Holidays and Dan-Air are encountered, and anecdotes from early package-tour holidaymakers and former airline staff provide an insight into a part of our social history.
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Flying to the Sun: A History of Britain's Holiday Airlines
Flying To The Sun: A History of Britain’s Holiday Airlines encompasses the development of Britain’s holiday charter airlines, from their humble beginnings flying pioneering holidaymakers to campsites in Corsica in war-surplus Dakota aircraft, to today’s flights to exotic spots across the globe in wide-bodied Airbuses. Along the way, nostalgic names such as Clarksons Holidays and Dan-Air are encountered, and anecdotes from early package-tour holidaymakers and former airline staff provide an insight into a part of our social history.
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Flying to the Sun: A History of Britain's Holiday Airlines

Flying to the Sun: A History of Britain's Holiday Airlines

by Charles Woodley
Flying to the Sun: A History of Britain's Holiday Airlines
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Flying to the Sun: A History of Britain's Holiday Airlines

Flying to the Sun: A History of Britain's Holiday Airlines

by Charles Woodley

Overview

Flying To The Sun: A History of Britain’s Holiday Airlines encompasses the development of Britain’s holiday charter airlines, from their humble beginnings flying pioneering holidaymakers to campsites in Corsica in war-surplus Dakota aircraft, to today’s flights to exotic spots across the globe in wide-bodied Airbuses. Along the way, nostalgic names such as Clarksons Holidays and Dan-Air are encountered, and anecdotes from early package-tour holidaymakers and former airline staff provide an insight into a part of our social history.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780750956604
Publisher: The History Press
Publication date: 06/01/2016
Pages: 192
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.70(d)

About the Author

Charles Woodley is a lifelong aviation enthusiast who first visited Gatwick in 1958. He is the author of several books and many magazine articles on historical aviation subjects, including the successful Heathrow: The First 50 Years and BOAC: A History for The History Press. A long-time member of Air-Britain, he founded and ran for over ten years the Grampian Airtouring Society, the local aviation enthusiasts’ society for the Aberdeenshire area. He lives in Aberdeenshire.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 6

Introduction 7

1 Britain's Holiday Airline Industry: A Historical Overview 9

2 The Relevant Legislation 16

3 UK Holiday Charter Airports 23

4 Pioneering Days 28

5 The Struggle to Become Established 33

6 Into the Jet Age 79

7 Vertical Integration 112

8 'Seat-only' Operations 135

9 The Long-haul Market 139

10 Transatlantic Services 147

11 Niche Operators 157

12 The Situation Today 174

13 The Low-cost Airlines 175

Appendix 1 Major Aircraft Types Operated by Britain's Holiday Airlines 179

Appendix 2 Principal Charter Flight Operators to Palma in 1960 186

Appendix 3 UK Charter Airline Names to Disappear During 1989-98 187

Appendix 4 Tour Operator/Charter Airline Alliances 188

Appendix 5 UK Charter Airlines Fleets and Total Seat Capacity by Type 189

Sources 190

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