Directflight

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Directflight
IATA ICAO Callsign
NoneDCTAIRTASK
Hubs Tingwall Airport
Fleet size8
Destinations3 (Shetland Islands)
Parent company Airtask Group Limited
Headquarters Cranfield, England, UK

Directflight Limited, trading as Airtask Group, [1] is a British airline based in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England [2] and operating flights mainly in the Shetland Islands. It is a subsidiary of Airtask Group Ltd. [3] Directflight (Scotland) Limited was dissolved on 12 July 2013 and merged into Directflight Limited. [4]

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Destinations

Scotland

Shetland Island Inter Island Air Services: [5]

CountryCityAirportNotes
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Fair Isle Fair Isle Airport
Foula Foula Airport
Tingwall Tingwall Airport Base

Fleet

Directflight Britten-Norman BN-2B-20 Islander at Fair Isle. Directflight Britten-Norman BN-2B-20 Islander at Fair Isle.jpg
Directflight Britten-Norman BN-2B-20 Islander at Fair Isle.

As of July 2017 the Shetland Island Inter Island Air Services fleet consists of the following aircraft: [6]

Shetland Island Inter Island Air Services
AircraftIn servicePassengers
Britten-Norman BN-2B-26 Islander 29
Total2

As of July 2017 the Directflight fleet consists of the following aircraft: [7] [8]

Directflight
AircraftIn serviceNotes
Diamond DA42 11 as Registered Owner
Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II 42 as Registered Owner and 2 as AOC Holder
British Aerospace 146 11 as AOC Holder
Total6

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References

  1. "The Airtask Group". Hebridean Air Services. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  2. "DIRECTFLIGHT LIMITED". Companies House. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  3. "Passenger Transport". Airtask. n.d. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  4. "DIRECTFLIGHT LIMITED". Companies House. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  5. Shetland Island Shetland Island Service In:airtask.com; retrieved 1. August 2022
  6. "Civil Aviation Authority List of Shetland Island Inter Island Air Services aircraft on the UK civil aircraft register" . Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  7. Civil Aviation Authority List of Directflight aircraft on the UK civil aircraft register as Registered Owner. Search conducted 24 July 2017
  8. Civil Aviation Authority List of Directflight aircraft on the UK civil aircraft register as AOC Holder. Search conducted 24 July 2017