Zoom Airlines Ltd was a British scheduled, low-fare, transatlantic airline, the sister company to Zoom Airlines Inc., based in Canada. Zoom Airlines Ltd was based in Crawley, West Sussex, England.[1]
Zoom Airlines Limited held a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence (Number OL/A/540), which permitted it to carry passengers, cargo, and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.
On 28 August 2008 Zoom suspended all operations and filed for bankruptcy protection due to deteriorating financial position.[2]
Zoom Airlines Limited was founded in the summer of 2006 as a low-fare transatlantic airline. The carrier, based in London, was conceived by two Scottish brothers Hugh and John Boyle, to fill an emerging opportunity in the UK-US leisure travel market.
During the summer of 2006, the Bank of Scotland Growth Equity acquired a minority stake in Zoom Airlines Inc. as part of a £5.7m investment package. This provided the additional funds for the start up of the UK airline now called Zoom Airlines Ltd.
In the summer of 2007, Zoom Airlines Ltd commenced flights to Bermuda and New York.
In December 2007, Zoom Airlines Ltd announced two new US routes to San Diego and Fort Lauderdale, due to commence in the summer of 2008.
On 28 August 2008, Zoom announced that they were ceasing operations due to rising oil prices. All aircraft will be returned to their respective lessors, and all flights were cancelled.
zoom, airlines, limited, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, ma. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Zoom Airlines Limited news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message Zoom Airlines Ltd was a British scheduled low fare transatlantic airline the sister company to Zoom Airlines Inc based in Canada Zoom Airlines Ltd was based in Crawley West Sussex England 1 Zoom Airlines LimitedIATA ICAO Callsign ZX UKZ FLYZOOMFoundedAugust 2006Ceased operationsAugust 2008HubsLondon Gatwick AirportFleet size3Destinations5 3Parent companyZoom Airlines Inc HeadquartersCrawley West Sussex England United KingdomKey peopleJohn Boyle Chairman Jonathan Hinkles UK Managing DirectorWebsitehttp www flyzoom com Zoom Airlines Boeing 767 300ER Zoom Airlines Ltd operated year round scheduled services to the United States United Kingdom and Bermuda as well as charter services to Asia South America and the Caribbean destinations with several European tour operators Zoom Airlines Limited held a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence Number OL A 540 which permitted it to carry passengers cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats On 28 August 2008 Zoom suspended all operations and filed for bankruptcy protection due to deteriorating financial position 2 Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 2 1 Europe 2 2 North America 2 3 South America 2 4 Caribbean 3 Fleet 4 References 5 External linksHistory editZoom Airlines Limited was founded in the summer of 2006 as a low fare transatlantic airline The carrier based in London was conceived by two Scottish brothers Hugh and John Boyle to fill an emerging opportunity in the UK US leisure travel market During the summer of 2006 the Bank of Scotland Growth Equity acquired a minority stake in Zoom Airlines Inc as part of a 5 7m investment package This provided the additional funds for the start up of the UK airline now called Zoom Airlines Ltd In the summer of 2007 Zoom Airlines Ltd commenced flights to Bermuda and New York In December 2007 Zoom Airlines Ltd announced two new US routes to San Diego and Fort Lauderdale due to commence in the summer of 2008 On 28 August 2008 Zoom announced that they were ceasing operations due to rising oil prices All aircraft will be returned to their respective lessors and all flights were cancelled Destinations editEurope edit United Kingdom Cardiff Cardiff Airport Glasgow Glasgow International Airport London London Gatwick Airport hub France Corsica Calvi Sainte Catherine Airport North America edit Bermuda Ferry Reach Bermuda International Airport United States of America Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport seasonal New York City John F Kennedy International Airport San Diego San Diego International Airport South America edit Guyana Georgetown Cheddi Jagan International Airport charter Caribbean edit Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain Piarco International Airport charter Fleet editThe Zoom Airlines Limited fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of 10 July 2008 3 Zoom Airlines Limited fleet Aircraft Total Passengers Premium Economy Economy Notes Boeing 757 200 1 201 44 167 Operated by Air Finland Boeing 767 300ER 2 266 84 182 270 63 207 Aircraft named City of London Aircraft named City of Brighton and HoveReferences edit Bankruptcy of Zoom Airlines Incorporated Archived October 10 2008 at the Wayback Machine Doyle Salewski Inc Page 44 Retrieved on 18 June 2009 Home flyzoom com CH Aviation Airline News Fleet Lists amp More www ch aviation ch Archived from the original on 29 February 2012 External links editZoom Airlines Portals nbsp United Kingdom nbsp Companies nbsp Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zoom Airlines Limited amp oldid 1123073765, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
