Charter Flight History - The 1990's
Holiday charter flights started to become a significant part of operations at Humberside Airport in 1992, following a runway extension.
Summer 1993
Considering this was only the second summer of charter flights since the runway extension, this is an impressive number of flights. I'm afraid I've no information of the airlines operating charter flights in 1993, just the day of operation and tour operator, as listed below
Cyprus (airport unknown) - Monday - Aspro
Faro - Sunday - Airtours
Jersey - Saturday - Jersey By Air, Jersey from Humberside, Modern Airways - unsure on if there was more than 1 flight
Malta - Monday - Airtours
Malta - Friday - Thomson
Menorca - Saturday - Airtours
Palma - Tuesday - Thomson
Palma - Friday - Airtours, Aspro
Tenerife - Friday - Airtours
Winter 1993/94
Just the two charter flights in winter 1993/94:
Malta - Monarch Airlines - Tuesday
Tenerife - Airtours International - Sunday
Summer 1994
A blast from the past with Air UK Leisure and Excalibur! Details below are for the destination, airline, day of operation and tour operators:
Alicante - Airtours - Tuesday - Airtours/Aspro
Corfu - Airtours - Sunday - Airtours/Aspro
Cyprus (airport unknown) - Monarch - Tuesday - Airtours/Aspro
Gran Canaria - Air Europa - Thursday - Airtours/Aspro
Jersey - Air UK - Saturday - Jersey By Air, Jersey from Humberside, Modern Airways - in addition to Air UK's scheduled flight
Malta - Air Malta - Tuesday - Airtours/Aspro
Menorca - Excalibur - Friday - Sunworld
Menorca - Airtours - Saturday - Airtours/Aspro
Palma - Air UK Leisure - Monday - Sunworld
Palma - Spanair - Tuesday - Thomson - 2 flights?
Palma - Futura - Friday - Airtours/Aspro
Tenerife - Air Europa - Wednesday - Thomson
Tenerife - Air Europa - Friday - Airtours/Aspro
Turkey (airport unknown) - Airtours - Monday - Airtours/Aspro
Winter 1994/95
A doubling of flights compared to the last winter as the charter network continued to evolve:
Alicante - Britannia - Thursday
Gran Canaria - Spanair - Thursday
Tenerife - Britannia - Wednesday - Thomson
Tenerife - Spanair - Friday - Airtours
Summer 1995
No more Corfu in summer 1995, but Gerona, Ibiza and Rhodes were the highlights, along with an appearance by now defunct airline Sunways, and a gradual expansion from Thomson Holidays
Alicante - Monarch - Thursday - Thomson
Alicante - Airtours - Saturday - Airtours
Cyprus (airport unknown) - Airtours - Tuesday - Airtours
Gerona - Air Europa - Thursday - Airtours
Gran Canaria - EAE? - Thursday - Airtours
Ibiza - Monarch - Friday - Thomson
Jersey - Air UK - Saturday - Aersoscope, Premier, Jersey By Air, Jersey from Humberside - in addition to Air UK's scheduled flight
Malta - Air Malta - Tuesday - Airtours
Menorca - Air Europa - Friday - Airtours
Palma - Air UK Leisure - Monday - Sunworld
Palma - Air Europa - Friday - Airtours
Palma - Monarch - Sunday - Thomson
Rhodes - Airtours - Wednesday - Airtours
Tenerife - Air Europa - Friday - Airtours
Turkey (airport unknown) - Airtours - Monday - Airtours
Turkey (airport unknown) - Sunways - Tuesday - SunTours
Winter 1995/96
Again the winter programme has expanded, and includes a new destinations, Malaga
Alicante - Britannia - Thursday - Thomson
Malaga - Airtours - Thursday - Airtours
Malta - Airtours - Tuesday - Airtours
Palma - Spanair - Friday - Airtours
Tenerife - Britannia - Friday - Thomson
Tenerife - Spanair - Friday - Airtours
Summer 1996
A contraction in Summer 1996, including the loss of Cyprus flights that had been operating for the past 3 summer seasons. Also no more Rhodes or Monarch Airlines, but the airport did welcome two major new tour operators; Cosmos and First Choice
Alicante - Airtours - Saturday - Airtours, Cosmos
Dalaman - Sunways - Tuesday - SunTours
Dalaman - Airtours - Friday - Airtours, Cosmos
Gerona - Airtours - Thursday - Airtours, Cosmos
Gran Canaria - Air Europa - Thursday - Airtours
Ibiza - Britannia - Friday - Thomson
Jersey - Air UK - Saturday - Aersoscope, Premier, Jersey By Air, Jersey from Humberside - in addition to Air UK's scheduled flight
Malta - Air Malta - Tuesday - Airtours
Menorca - Airtours - Friday - Airtours, Cosmos
Palma - Air Europa - Monday - Airtours, Cosmos
Palma - Futura - Tuesday - First Choice
Palma - Britannia - Tuesday - Thomson
Palma - Air Europa - Friday - Airtours
Tenerife - Air Europa - Friday - Airtours, Cosmos
Summer 1997
(info taken from 1st edition airport Passenger and Flight Guide)
Note the three long haul departures, and general increase in the overall charter programme.
Alicante - Britannia - Tuesday - Cosmos, Thomson
Alicante - Airtours - Saturday - Airtours, Cosmos
Dalaman - Airtours - Monday - Airtours, Cosmos, Manos
Dalaman - Sunways - Turkey - SunTours
Dominican Republic (airport unknown) - Britannia - Tuesday 25th June only, 14 nights only - Thomson
Gran Canaria - Air Europa - Thursday - Airtours
Florida (airport unknown) - Britannia - Thursday 15th May and 28th August only, 14 nights only - Thomson
Ibiza - Britannia - Friday - Thomson
Izmir - Sunways - Tuesday - SunTours
Jersey - Air UK - Saturday - Aeroscope, Jersey by Air, Jersey from Humberside, Premier - In addition to Air UK scheduled flight
Jersey - Brymon - Sunday - Airways
Malaga - Airtours - Thursday - Airtours
Malta - Air Malta - Tuesday - Airtours
Menorca - Airtours - Friday - Airtours, Cosmos
Palma - Air Europa - Monday - Airtours
Palma - Air Europa - Friday - Airtours, Cosmos
Palma - Spanair - Saturday - First Choice
Palma - Air Europa - Sunday - Airtours
Palma - Britannia - Sunday - Thomson
Tenerife - Air Europa - Friday - Cosmos
Winter 1997/98
No airline details Im afraid ... but again some long haul flights.
Airtours:
Alicante - Tuesday
Malta - Tuesay
Palma - Friday
Tenerife - Friday
Cosmos:
Alicante - Tuesday
Malaga - Sunday
Tenerife - Friday
Thomson:
Alicante - Thursday
Florida - 6th November
Malaga - Sunday
Santo Domingo - 11th January
Tenerife - Tuesday
Summer 1999
Alicante - Saturday - Airtours, Cosmos
Alicante - Saturday (departure early hours of Sunday morning) - Thomson
Dalaman - Friday - Sunquest
Dalaman - Friday - Airtours, Cosmos, Manos
Faro - Saturday (school Summer Holidays only) - First Choice
Gran Canaria - Monday - Airtours
Ibiza - Monday - Thomson
Ibiza - Friday - Airtours
Malaga - Thursday (except during Scottish School Holidays) - Airtours
Malta - Thursday (not October) - Belleair
Menorca - Monday (school Summer Holidays only) - First Choice
Menorca - Friday - Airtours, Cosmos
Palma - Monday - Airtours, Cosmos
Palma - Monday - Thomson
Palma - Thursday - Thomson
Palma - Friday - Airtours, Cosmos
Palma - Saturday - First Choice
Palma - Sunday - Airtours
Reus - Tuesday - Thomson
Tenerife - Tuesday - Airtours, First Choice, Thomson
Tenerife - Friday - Airtours, Cosmos, First Choice
Tenerife - Friday - Airtours (2nd flight)
Winter 1999/2000
Alicante - Tuesday (not early December or mid January to early February) - Airtours, First Choice
Alicante - Thursday - Thomson
Chambery - Saturday 5th February and 18th March - Crystal Holidays
Gran Canaria - Monday - Airtours, First Choice, Thomson
Malaga - Sunday - Thomson
Palma - Friday (March and April Only) - Airtours
Tenerife - Tuesday - Thomson
Tenerife - Friday - Airtours, First Choice
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