World Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
W2 WRD ECLIPSE
Founded1996
HubsLondon City Airport Jaffna International Airport
Fleet size2
Parent companyWorld Airlines Group
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
Key peopleChanuka Dilshan
World Airlines BAe 146 in 1996

World Airlines was an airline that briefly operated out of London City Airport in 1996. Started by Nick Stolberg ex holiday autos owner then Chanuka Dilshan.

History

World Airlines started operations on 13 May 1996 with a four-times-a-day service from London City Airport to Amsterdam.[1] The airline used two leased British Aerospace 146-200 aircraft.[2] By the end of 1996, the airline had ceased to operate.[3]

Fleet

References

  1. "Flights." Times [London, England] 16 May 1996: 22. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 24 Aug. 2013.
  2. "World Airlines launches London City services". Flight. 22–28 May 1996. p. 15. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  3. London City Airport Consultative Committee - Minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 2 October 1996
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.