Duo Airways
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Duo Airways was an airline
based in the United Kingdom
. Its main bases were Birmingham Airport and Edinburgh Airport
. It ceased operations in May 2004.
in June 2003. The airline relaunched services in November 2003 but a shortage of funds led to it suspending flights and entering administration on 1 May 2004.
The airline sought to provide a high quality of service at moderate prices, but faced a marketing challenge in explaining that it was not a low cost, no-frills carrier, and load factors took longer than expected to reach budgeted levels. Despite overwhelmingly positive reaction from passengers and an encouraging future outlook, the airline had to close down when an investor withdrew support at short notice.
The carrier flew to Cologne/Bonn, Stuttgart, Berlin (Tegel), Helsinki, Copenhagen, Gothenburg (Landvetter), Stockholm (Arlanda), Lyon, Nice, Vienna, Geneva, Oslo, Milan (Malpensa) and Zurich from Birmingham and/or Edinburgh.
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
based in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. Its main bases were Birmingham Airport and Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh Airport is located at Turnhouse in the City of Edinburgh, Scotland, and was the busiest airport in Scotland in 2010, handling just under 8.6 million passengers in that year. It was also the sixth busiest airport in the UK by passengers and the fifth busiest by aircraft movements...
. It ceased operations in May 2004.
History
The airline was formed by a management buyout of the former Maersk UKMaersk UK
Maersk Air UK Ltd was one of two airlines formed by the demerger of Brymon European Airways . It was owned by Maersk Air of Denmark and was based at Birmingham Airport . In June 2003 the owners sold the company to a management team who renamed it Duo Airways...
in June 2003. The airline relaunched services in November 2003 but a shortage of funds led to it suspending flights and entering administration on 1 May 2004.
The airline sought to provide a high quality of service at moderate prices, but faced a marketing challenge in explaining that it was not a low cost, no-frills carrier, and load factors took longer than expected to reach budgeted levels. Despite overwhelmingly positive reaction from passengers and an encouraging future outlook, the airline had to close down when an investor withdrew support at short notice.
The carrier flew to Cologne/Bonn, Stuttgart, Berlin (Tegel), Helsinki, Copenhagen, Gothenburg (Landvetter), Stockholm (Arlanda), Lyon, Nice, Vienna, Geneva, Oslo, Milan (Malpensa) and Zurich from Birmingham and/or Edinburgh.
Fleet
The final Duo Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft:- 3 Bombardier CRJ-200Bombardier Canadair Regional JetThe Bombardier CRJ is a family of regional airliners manufactured by Bombardier:* CRJ100 - 50 seats* CRJ200 - 50 seats* CRJ700 - 70 seats* CRJ705 - 75 seats* CRJ900 - 90 seats* CRJ1000 - 100 seats...
- 5 Bombardier CRJ-700Bombardier Canadair Regional JetThe Bombardier CRJ is a family of regional airliners manufactured by Bombardier:* CRJ100 - 50 seats* CRJ200 - 50 seats* CRJ700 - 70 seats* CRJ705 - 75 seats* CRJ900 - 90 seats* CRJ1000 - 100 seats...