Zoom Airlines Limited

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Zoom Airlines Limited
IATA ICAO Callsign
ZXUKZFLYZOOM
FoundedAugust 2006
Ceased operationsAugust 2008
Hubs London Gatwick Airport
Fleet size3
Destinations5+3
Parent company Zoom Airlines Inc.
Headquarters Crawley, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Key peopleJohn Boyle - Chairman, Jonathan Hinkles - UK Managing Director
Website http://www.flyzoom.com
Zoom Airlines Boeing 767-300ER Zoom.airlines.b767-300er.c-gzna.arp.jpg
Zoom Airlines Boeing 767-300ER

Zoom Airlines Ltd was a British scheduled, low-fare, transatlantic airline, the sister company to Zoom Airlines Inc., based in Canada. Zoom Airlines Ltd was based in Crawley, West Sussex, England. [1]

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Zoom Airlines Ltd operated year-round scheduled services to the United States, United Kingdom, and Bermuda, as well as charter services to Asia, South America and the Caribbean destinations with several European tour operators.

Zoom Airlines Limited held a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence (Number OL/A/540), which permitted it to carry passengers, cargo, and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.

On 28 August 2008 Zoom suspended all operations and filed for bankruptcy protection due to deteriorating financial position. [2]

History

Zoom Airlines Limited was founded in the summer of 2006 as a low-fare transatlantic airline. The carrier, based in London, was conceived by two Scottish brothers Hugh and John Boyle, to fill an emerging opportunity in the UK-US leisure travel market.

During the summer of 2006, the Bank of Scotland Growth Equity acquired a minority stake in Zoom Airlines Inc. as part of a £5.7m investment package. This provided the additional funds for the start up of the UK airline now called Zoom Airlines Ltd.

In the summer of 2007, Zoom Airlines Ltd commenced flights to Bermuda and New York.

In December 2007, Zoom Airlines Ltd announced two new US routes to San Diego and Fort Lauderdale, due to commence in the summer of 2008.

On 28 August 2008, Zoom announced that they were ceasing operations due to rising oil prices. All aircraft will be returned to their respective lessors, and all flights were cancelled.

Destinations

Europe

North America

South America

Caribbean

Fleet

The Zoom Airlines Limited fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of 10 July 2008): [3]

Zoom Airlines Limited fleet
AircraftTotalPassengers
(Premium Economy/Economy)
Notes
Boeing 757-200 1201 (44/167)Operated by Air Finland
Boeing 767-300ER 2266 (84/182)
270 (63/207)
Aircraft named City of London

Aircraft named City of Brighton and Hove

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References

  1. "Bankruptcy of Zoom Airlines Incorporated Archived October 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine ." Doyle Salewski Inc. Page 44. Retrieved on 18 June 2009.
  2. "Home". flyzoom.com.
  3. "CH-Aviation - Airline News, Fleet Lists & More". www.ch-aviation.ch. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012.