Flights Hallmark
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Flights Hallmark is a luxury coach and corporate cars business, which is part of the Rotala
group. It is based in the English Midlands
and has depots around the country, including one at Heathrow Airport
.
, in 1913. Over the years it has developed in the coach industry, and currently has over 172 buses and coaches and 51 cars. The company was purchased by Rotala in 2006.
depot with Surrey Connect branding.
The Flights Hallmark Bristol
depot is also home to Wessex Connect's Bristol park and ride
services since Rotala won the contracts.
, Ipswich Town F.C.
, West Bromwich Albion F.C.
and Burton Albion F.C. Walsall F.C.Nottingham Forest F.C Notts County F.C Worcester Warriors RFC.
The chauffeur driven cars arm of the business is named Flights Corporate Transfers. This is usually airport transfer work.
Rotala
Rotala is an Alternative Investment Market listed company, which owns a variety of UK transport operators.Rotala was set up in 2005, with the main intention of acquiring or gaining majority interest in businesses within a number of areas.-Surrey Connect:...
group. It is based in the English Midlands
English Midlands
The Midlands, or the English Midlands, is the traditional name for the area comprising central England that broadly corresponds to the early medieval Kingdom of Mercia. It borders Southern England, Northern England, East Anglia and Wales. Its largest city is Birmingham, and it was an important...
and has depots around the country, including one at Heathrow Airport
London Heathrow Airport
London Heathrow Airport or Heathrow , in the London Borough of Hillingdon, is the busiest airport in the United Kingdom and the third busiest airport in the world in terms of total passenger traffic, handling more international passengers than any other airport around the globe...
.
History
Flights Hallmark was established, in its current home of BirminghamBirmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, in 1913. Over the years it has developed in the coach industry, and currently has over 172 buses and coaches and 51 cars. The company was purchased by Rotala in 2006.
Rotala
As part of Rotala, Flights has done a lot on behalf of the parent company. Flights Hallmark bought the Surrey Connect business, which became part of Rotala shortly afterwards. Although the Surrey Connect operation has now been sold to Wiltax, two routes are still operated from Flight Hallmark's HeathrowLondon Heathrow Airport
London Heathrow Airport or Heathrow , in the London Borough of Hillingdon, is the busiest airport in the United Kingdom and the third busiest airport in the world in terms of total passenger traffic, handling more international passengers than any other airport around the globe...
depot with Surrey Connect branding.
The Flights Hallmark Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
depot is also home to Wessex Connect's Bristol park and ride
Park and ride
Park and ride facilities are car parks with connections to public transport that allow commuters and other people wishing to travel into city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system , or carpool for the rest of their trip...
services since Rotala won the contracts.
Current operations
The company currently runs buses and coaches from a number of depots throughout the UK. These services include shuttle bus services, airline or crew transfers, private hires, tours, and "VIP" services such as providing coaches for football teams. These currently include: Aston Villa F.C.Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
, Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....
, West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
and Burton Albion F.C. Walsall F.C.Nottingham Forest F.C Notts County F.C Worcester Warriors RFC.
The chauffeur driven cars arm of the business is named Flights Corporate Transfers. This is usually airport transfer work.
See also
- RotalaRotalaRotala is an Alternative Investment Market listed company, which owns a variety of UK transport operators.Rotala was set up in 2005, with the main intention of acquiring or gaining majority interest in businesses within a number of areas.-Surrey Connect:...
- Connect Buses
- Bus transport in the United KingdomBus transport in the United KingdomBuses play a major role in the public transport of the United Kingdom, as well as seeing extensive private use.- The horse bus era :The first omnibus service in the United Kingdom was started by John Greenwood between Pendleton and Manchester in 1824. Stagecoach services, sometimes over short...
- List of bus operators of the United Kingdom