What happened to Airtours?

The advent of widebodies, and a new name In February 2002, the Airtours group changed its name to MyTravel. Correspondingly, its airline also took on the MyTravel Airways name.

What happened to JMC Airlines?

The airline was rebranded and remodeled in March 2003 to Thomas Cook Airlines UK….JMC Air.

IATA ICAO Callsign MT JMC JMC
Ceased operations 31 March 2003 (rebranded as Thomas Cook Airlines)

What did Airtours become?

Airtours, Britain’s second-biggest holiday company, is to change its name to MyTravel Group as part of a major rebranding exercise. The company will use the new name on its fleet of 51 aircraft as well as its 1,000-strong chain of travel agencies, with the Going Places name being gradually phased out.

Are Airtours still trading?

Airtours Has Ceased Trading We used to be advertising partners with Airtours, an agent for licenced Tour Operators which was part of the Thomas Cook Group. They provided bargain holidays to plenty of popular holiday destinations like Spain, Turkey and the Canary Islands.

Why did British Caledonian go out of business?

The route structure BCal had inherited from BUA at the time of its inception was the result of unplanned and unsystematic growth since the early 1960s. At the time, Sir Freddie Laker had begun building up BUA’s scheduled route network in his capacity as that airline’s managing director.

When did Caledonian Airways go out of business?

The takeover bid was made and accepted on the same day. The paperwork took a while, but British Caledonian officially ceased to exist a minute after midnight, on April 14 1988.

Who bought MyTravel?

Thomas Cook AG
MyTravel Group

Formerly Airtours Group plc
Defunct 19 June 2007
Fate Merged with Thomas Cook AG
Successor Thomas Cook Group plc
Headquarters Rochdale, England