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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