Channel Express (Air Services) Limited was an airline with its head office in Building 470 at Bournemouth International Airport in Christchurch, Dorset, near Bournemouth.[1] It operated scheduled services from Bournemouth to the Channel Islands and nightly cargo services to Europe and throughout the UK on behalf of Royal Mail and other overnight express carriers. Short notice and ad hoc charters were also operated throughout Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, as well as wet-lease operations on behalf of major scheduled airlines. Its main base was Bournemouth International Airport (BOH).
In January 2006 the name Channel Express was dropped, and the company rebranded entirely to become Jet2, the name given to the company's successful low-cost airline.
The airline was established in January 1978 and started operations in 1978. It started with daily services to the Channel Islands under the name of Express Air Services using Handley Page Dart Herald aircraft. After securing Post Office contracts in the early 1980s the airline adopted the Channel Express name in 1983. In 2002 Channel Express established its low-cost brand Jet2, whose name it took in January 2006.[2]
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As of 2005 the Channel Express fleet was made up of:[3]
channel, express, services, limited, airline, with, head, office, building, bournemouth, international, airport, christchurch, dorset, near, bournemouth, operated, scheduled, services, from, bournemouth, channel, islands, nightly, cargo, services, europe, thro. Channel Express Air Services Limited was an airline with its head office in Building 470 at Bournemouth International Airport in Christchurch Dorset near Bournemouth 1 It operated scheduled services from Bournemouth to the Channel Islands and nightly cargo services to Europe and throughout the UK on behalf of Royal Mail and other overnight express carriers Short notice and ad hoc charters were also operated throughout Europe the Middle East and North Africa as well as wet lease operations on behalf of major scheduled airlines Its main base was Bournemouth International Airport BOH Channel ExpressIATA ICAO CallsignLS EXS CHANNEXFounded1978 as Express Air Services Commenced operations1978Ceased operationsJanuary 2006 rebranded as Jet2 HubsBournemouth AirportFleet size10 2005 HeadquartersChristchurch DorsetWebsitechannel express co ukChannel Express Boeing 737 300 in FriedrichshafenIn January 2006 the name Channel Express was dropped and the company rebranded entirely to become Jet2 the name given to the company s successful low cost airline Contents 1 History 2 Fleet 3 Destinations 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe airline was established in January 1978 and started operations in 1978 It started with daily services to the Channel Islands under the name of Express Air Services using Handley Page Dart Herald aircraft After securing Post Office contracts in the early 1980s the airline adopted the Channel Express name in 1983 In 2002 Channel Express established its low cost brand Jet2 whose name it took in January 2006 2 Fleet editAs of 2005 the Channel Express fleet was made up of 3 3 Fokker F27 6 Airbus A300 17 Boeing 737 2 Boeing 757 5 Lockheed L 188 ElectraDestinations editBelgiumBrussels Brussels AirportCzech RepublicPrague Prague Ruzyne International AirportDenmarkCopenhagen Copenhagen AirportFinlandHelsinki Helsinki AirportFranceNice Nice Cote d Azur Airport Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport Toulouse Toulouse Blagnac AirportGermanyCologne Cologne Bonn AirportGuernseyGuernsey Guernsey AirportIrelandDublin Dublin Airport Waterford Waterford AirportItalyMilan Milan Malpensa Airport Naples Naples International Airport Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino AirportJerseyJersey Jersey AirportKosovoPristina Pristina International Airport Adem JashariMaltaLuqa Malta International AirportNetherlandsAmsterdam Amsterdam Airport SchipholPolandWarsaw Warsaw Chopin AirportPortugalFunchal Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport Lisbon Lisbon AirportSpainBarcelona Josep Tarradellas Barcelona El Prat Airport Palma de Mallorca Palma de Mallorca Airport Murcia Murcia San Javier AirportUnited KingdomAberdeen Aberdeen Airport Bournemouth Bournemouth Airport Nottingham East Midlands Airport Edinburgh Edinburgh Airport London Gatwick Airport London London Stansted Airport Manchester Manchester AirportSee also editList of defunct airlines of the United KingdomReferences edit Contact Information Channel Express Retrieved on 31 December 2011 Channel Express Air Services Limited Building 470 Bournemouth International Airport Christchurch Dorset BH23 6SE Flight International 3 April 2007 Channel Express Fleet Details and History www planespotters net Retrieved 4 December 2021 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Channel Express Jet2 com Limited Channel Express Fleet Detail permanent dead link Portals nbsp England nbsp Aviation nbsp Companies Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Channel Express amp oldid 1147705732, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
