Leisure International Airways was a British charter airline which was established in 1987 and commenced operations in 1993. The company ceased operations in 1999.
The airline was established in October 1988 as Air UK Leisure, the charter branch of AirUK, and flying with Boeing 737-200 planes. The first flight of AirUK Leisure was from London to Faro. Later in October 1989, the 737-200 was retired and replaced by 737-400. In 1993, two Boeing 767-300 wide-body planes were leased to Unijet. By the start of the 1990s, three Airbus A320s were ordered to replace the 737-400. Later in 1996, Air UK Leisure was sold to Unijet. The airline was renamed "Leisure International Airways" and moved its main base of operation to London Gatwick and Manchester. The same year, the A320 was delivered and the airline ordered three A321s that were delivered the next year. One Boeing 757 was sold to Canada 3000 in December. In 1998, Leisure International was bought by Air 2000 and the aircraft began flying with them.
leisure, international, airways, british, charter, airline, which, established, 1987, commenced, operations, 1993, company, ceased, operations, 1999, iata, icao, callsign, leisurefounded1987commenced, operations1993ceased, operations1999, merged, into, 2000, h. Leisure International Airways was a British charter airline which was established in 1987 and commenced operations in 1993 The company ceased operations in 1999 Leisure International AirwaysIATA ICAO Callsign MV ULE LEISUREFounded1987Commenced operations1993Ceased operations1999 merged into Air 2000 HubsLondon Gatwick Airport Manchester Airport Contents 1 History 2 Fleet 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp A Leisure International Airways Airbus A320 at Lanzarote Airport nbsp A Boeing 767 300 of Leisure International Airways upon take off in 1999 The airline was established in October 1988 as Air UK Leisure the charter branch of AirUK and flying with Boeing 737 200 planes The first flight of AirUK Leisure was from London to Faro Later in October 1989 the 737 200 was retired and replaced by 737 400 In 1993 two Boeing 767 300 wide body planes were leased to Unijet By the start of the 1990s three Airbus A320s were ordered to replace the 737 400 Later in 1996 Air UK Leisure was sold to Unijet The airline was renamed Leisure International Airways and moved its main base of operation to London Gatwick and Manchester The same year the A320 was delivered and the airline ordered three A321s that were delivered the next year One Boeing 757 was sold to Canada 3000 in December In 1998 Leisure International was bought by Air 2000 and the aircraft began flying with them Fleet edit3x Airbus A320 3x Airbus A321 2x Boeing 767 300ER 1 See also editList of defunct airlines of the United KingdomReferences edit Leisure International Airways at planespotters netExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Leisure International Airways at Wikimedia Commons Portals nbsp United Kingdom nbsp Companies nbsp Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leisure International Airways amp oldid 1158247456, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
