Charter Flight History - The 2000's

Summer 2000

No airline details I'm afraid. Compared to Summer 1999 there is a new Bodrum flight, but the Reus service did not resume and there is one less Tenerife flight per week.

  • Alicante - Tuesday - Thomson

  • Alicante - Saturday - Airtours

  • Bodrum - Monday - Sunquest

  • Dalaman - Monday - Sunquest

  • Dalaman - Friday - Airtours, Manos

  • Faro - Saturday (school Summer Holidays only) - First Choice

  • Gran Canaria - Saturday - Airtours

  • Ibiza - Monday - Thomson

  • Ibiza - Friday - Airtours

  • Jersey - Saturday (not October) - Appleby, Channel Island Travel Service, Jersey from Humberside, Jersey Travel Service - 2 flights

  • Malaga - Thursday - Airtours

  • Menorca - Monday (school Summer Holidays only) - First Choice

  • Menorca - Friday - Airtours

  • Palma - Monday - Airtours

  • Palma - Thursday - Thomson

  • Palma - Friday - Airtours

  • Palma - Saturday - Airtours

  • Palma - Saturday - First Choice

  • Palma - Sunday - Thomson

  • Tenerife - Monday - Airtours, Thomson

  • Tenerife - Friday - Airtours, First Choice

Winter 2000/01

In comparison to Winter 1999/2000, little change in the overall offering. The two Chambery departures were not repeated but Palma started a month earlier.

  • Alicante - Tuesday (not early December or mid/late January) - Airtours

  • Alicante - Tuesday - Thomson

  • Gran Canaria - Monday - Airtours, Thomson

  • Malaga - Thursday - Thomson

  • Palma - Monday (February to April Only) - Airtours

  • Tenerife - Wednesday - Thomson

  • Tenerife - Friday - Airtours

Summer 2001 ('early preview')

Please note the below is based on an early preview of the Summer 2001 programme, as published on the airport website in Spring 2000. The below may well have had some changes by the time Summer 2001 started! Note the arrival of the tour operator jmc, new destination of Lanzarote and planned return of Cyprus for the first time since Summer 1995.

  • Alicante - Saturday - Airtours

  • Alicante - Saturday - Thomson

  • Bodrum - Monday - Sunquest

  • Cyprus (airport not stated) - Wednesday - Airtours, First Choice, jmc

  • Dalaman - Monday - Sunquest

  • Dalaman - Friday - Airtours

  • Faro - Saturday - First Choice

  • Gran Canaria - Thursday - Airtours

  • Ibiza - Monday - Thomson

  • Ibiza - Friday - Airtours

  • Lanzarote - Thursday - Airtours, First Choice, jmc

  • Malaga - Thursday - Airtours

  • Menorca - Friday - Airtours

  • Palma - Monday - Airtours

  • Palma - Tuesday - jmc

  • Palma - Thursday - Thomson

  • Palma - Friday - Airtours

  • Palma - Saturday - Airtours

  • Palma - Saturday - First Choice

  • Palma - Sunday - Thomson

  • Tenerife - Tuesday - Airtours

  • Tuesday - Tuesday - jmc, Thomson

  • Tenerife - Friday - Airtours, First Choice

  • Tenerife - Friday - Airtours (2nd flight)

Winter 2002/03

I'm afraid there is only limited tour operator information.

  • Alicante - Britannia B757-200 - Tuesday - Thomson

  • Alicante - MyTravel A321 - Tuesday - Airtours

  • Gran Canaria - Futura B737-800

  • Lanzarote - Air Europa B737-800 - Thursday

  • Malaga - Britannia B757-200 - Sunday - Thomson

  • Palma - Air Europa B737-800 - Friday

  • Tenerife - Air Europa B737-800 - Tuesday

  • Tenerife - Futura B737-800 - Friday

Summer 2003

This was the first year of Bourgas flights, and notable was the use of Tu-154M's on these flights. On the tour operator front, jmc had become Thomas Cook. Again I'm afraid I don't have full tour operator information for this summer

  • Alicante - Britannia B757-200 - Tuesday - Thomson

  • Alicante - MyTravel A320 - Saturday - Airtours

  • Bodrum - Onur Air MD-83 - Airtours, First Choice, Thomas Cook

  • Bourgas - Hemus Air Tu-154M - Tuesday - Balkan Holidays

  • Bourgas - Hemus Air Tu154M - Sunday - Balkan Holidays

  • Corfu - Britannia B757-200/B767-200 (Leeds Bradford based) - Friday - Thomson

  • Dalaman - Pegasus B737-800 - Monday - Manos, Sunquest, Thomas Cook, Thomson

  • Dalaman - Onur Air MD-83 - Wednesday

  • Dalaman - MyTravel B757-200 - Airtours, Manos

  • Faro - Air Luxor A320 - Airtours, Thomas Cook, Thomson

  • Gran Canaria - Futura B737-800 - Airtours, Thomas Cook, Thomson

  • Heraklion - Tuesday - Airtours (Airline unknown)

  • Ibiza - Air Europa B737-800 - Friday - Airtours

  • Ibiza - Air Europa B737-400 or B737-800 - Saturday - Thomson

  • Jersey - VLM Fokker 50 - Saturday - 2 flights

  • Lanzarote - Air Europa B737-800 - Airtours, First Choice, Thomas Cook, Thomson

  • Larnaca - Excel Airways B737-800 - Wednesday - Libra, Thomas Cook

  • Larnaca - Helios B737-800 - Airtours, First Choice, Olympic

  • Malaga - Futura B737-800 - Sunday - Airtours, Thomson

  • Menorca - MyTravel A320 - Friday - Airtours, Thomas Cook

  • Palma - Air Europa B737-800 - Monday - Airtours

  • Palma - Thomas Cook Airlines B757-200 - Tuesday - Thomas Cook

  • Palma - Britannia B757-200/B767-200 (Leeds Bradford based) - Thursday - Thomson

  • Palma - Air Europa B737-800 - Friday - Airtours

  • Palma - Air Europa B737-800 - Saturday - Airtours

  • Palma - Spanair MD-83 - Saturday - First Choice

  • Palma - Britannia B757-200/B767-200 (Leeds Bradford based) - Sunday - Thomson

  • Paphos - Helios B737-800 - Tuesday - Thomas Cook, Thomson

  • Tenerife - MyTravel A320 - Tuesday - Airtours, Thomas Cook, Thomson

  • Tenerife - Air Europa B737-800 - Friday - Airtours, First Choice

Winter 2004/05

The big development this winter was a ski flight, to Plovdiv in Bulgaria. But sadly no winter Palma flights any more

  • Alicante - Britannia B757-200 - Tuesday - Thomson

  • Alicante - Spanair - Saturday - Airtours

  • Gran Canaria - Air Europa B737-800 - Monday - Airtours, Thomas Cook, Thomson

  • Lanzarote - Air Europa B737-800 - Thursday - Airtours, First Choice, Thomas Cook, Thomson

  • Malaga - Britannia B757-200 - Sunday - Thomson

  • Plovdiv - BH Air A320 or Tu-154M - Sunday - Balkan Holidays - operated inbound via Newcastle and between December and March only

  • Tenerife - Air Europa B737-800 - Tuesday - Airtours, Thomas Cook, Thomson

  • Tenerife - Friday - Airtours, First Choice

Summer 2005

Summer 2005 was a year of decline in Humberside's charter services due to the opening of Doncaster airport in the April of that year; Thomson trasferred some of their flights, including the new Corfu service to there, while another of the airport's main tour operators, Airtours, downsized due to financial problems. They did however step in to offer a Malaga service at the last minute using a new airline to Humberside, Astraeus.

Other notable points were the reduction of Palma flights to 5 a week, a new Larnaca flight for Olympic Hoiidays and a short season of flights to Antalya in Turkey; these were a success and the route now operates all summer - for summer 2005 this brought a new airline, Sun Express, to Humberside. Another new airline was Air Southwest operating the Jersey charter flights.

  • Alicante - Air Europa B737-800 - Saturday - Airtours, Thomson

  • Antalya - Sun Express B737-800 - Sunday - Thomas Cook - operated in late July/August only

  • Bodrum - Pegasus B737-800 - Monday - Airtours, First Choice, Thomas Cook

  • Bourgas - BH Air - Tuesday - Balkan Holidays

  • Bourgas - BH Air - Sunday - Balkan Holidays

  • Dalaman - Pegasus B737-800 - Monday - First Choice, Manos, Panorama, Thomas Cook, Thomson - 2 flights

  • Dalaman - Pegasus B737-800 - Friday - Airtours, Manos, Panorama

  • Faro - First Choice B757-200 - Thursday - Airtours, First Choice, Thomas Cook, Thomson

  • Gran Canaria - Iberworld A320 - Saturday - Airtours, Thomson

  • Heraklion - Eurocypria - Tuesday - Airtours, Libra, Olympic

  • Ibiza - Iberworld A320 - Friday - Airtours, Panorama

  • Ibiza - ThomsonFly B737-800 (Doncaster based) - Saturday - Thomson

  • Jersey - Air Southwest Dash 8 - Saturday

  • Lanzarote - Air Europa B737-800 - Thursday - Airtours, First Choice, Thomas Cook, Thomson

  • Larnaca - Helios - Wednesday - Airtours, First Choice, Libra

  • Larnaca - Eurocypria - Wednesday - Olympic Holidays

  • Malaga - Astraeus B737-700 (Manchester based) - Sunday - Airtours

  • Menorca - Futura - Friday - Airtours, Thomson

  • Palma - Futura - Tuesday - First Choice

  • Palma - ThomsonFly B737-800 (Doncaster based) - Thursday - Thomson

  • Palma - LTE - Saturday - First Choice, Thomas Cook

  • Palma - Spanair - Saturday - Airtours, Panorama

  • Palma - ThomsonFly B757/B767-200 (Leeds Bradford based) - Sunday - Thomson

  • Tenerife - Air Europa B737-800 - Tueaday - Airtours, Thomas Cook, Thomson

  • Tenerfie - LTE - Friday - Airtours, First Choice

Winter 2005/06

The main change from the change from the previous winter was the dropping of the Malaga charter flight, the start of the recent decline in winter charters from Humberside Airport. MyTravel Airways also made a reappearance at Humberside

  • Alicante - ThomsonFly - Tuesday - Thomson

  • Alicante - Spanair - Saturday - Airtours

  • Gran Canaria - Spanair - Monday - Airtours, Thomas Cook, Thomson

  • Lanzarote - Air Europa B737-800 - Thursday - Airtours, First Choice, Thomas Cook, Thomson

  • Plovdiv - BH Air A320 - Sunday - Balkan Holidays - operated inbound via Edinburgh and between December and March only

  • Tenerife - Air Europa B737-800 - Tuesday - Airtours, Thomas Cook, Thomson

  • Tenerife - MyTravel A320 - Friday - Airtours, First Choice

Summer 2006

This summer saw an aircraft based at Humberside Airport for part of the week to operate charter flights for the first time. Excel Airways based a B737-800 from Wednesday to Friday, with Saturday flights in peak summer. They operated a mix of existing flights and new charters to Rhodes and Paphos, both which had previously been served from Humberside in the past.

Two brand new destinations where Fuerteventura and the airport's first regular intercontinental flight to Monastir in Tunisia. This also brought a new airline to Humberside, Nouvelair. Other developments included the Antalya flights operating all summer (via Exeter one way)

  • Alicante - Air Europa B737-800 - Saturday - Airtours, Thomson

  • Antalya - Sun Express B737-800 - Sunday - Thomas Cook - via Exeter one way

  • Bodrum - Onur Air - Monday - Airtours, First Choice, Thomas Cook - May to July only, via East Midlands one way

  • Bodrum - Pegasus B737-800 - Monday - Airtours, First Choice, Thomas Cook - July to October only

  • Bourgas - BH Air - Wednesday - Balkan Holidays

  • Bourgas - BH Air - Sunday - Balkan Holidays

  • Dalaman - Pegasus B737-800 - Monday - First Choice, Manos, Panorama, Thomas Cook, Thomson - 2 flights

  • Dalaman - Excel Airways B737-800 - Friday - Airtours, Manos, Panorama, XL.Com

  • Faro - First Choice B757-200 - Thursday - Airtours, First Choice, Thomas Cook, Thomson

  • Faro - Excel Airways B737-800 - Saturday - XL.Com - July and August only

  • Fuerteventura - Air Europa B737-800 - Wednesday - Airtours, Thomas Cook, Thomson

  • Gran Canaria - Iberworld A320 - Saturday - Airtours, Thomson

  • Heraklion - Eurocypria - Tuesday - Airtours, Libra, Olympic

  • Ibiza - Iberworld A320 - Friday - Airtours, Panorama

  • Ibiza - Air Europa B737-800 - Saturday - Thomson

  • Jersey - VLM Fokker 50 - Saturday

  • Lanzarote - Excel Airways B737-800 - Thursday - Airtours, First Choice, Thomas Cook, Thomson, XL.Com

  • Larnaca - A-Jet/Helios - Wednesday - Airtours, First Choice, Libra, Thomas Cook

  • Larnaca - Eurocypria - Wednesday - Olympic Holidays

  • Malaga - Excel Airways B737-800 - Thursday - Airtours, XL.Com

  • Menorca - Futura - Friday - Airtours, Thomson

  • Monastir - Nouvelair A320 - Sunday - Airtours, Panorama

  • Palma - Futura - Tuesday - First Choice

  • Palma - ThomsonFly B757-200 (Leeds Bradford based) - Thursday - Thomson

  • Palma - Excel Airways B737-800 - Saturday - Airtours, Panorama, XL.Com - July and August only

  • Palma - LTE A320 - Saturday - First Choice, Thomas Cook

  • Palma - Spanair - Saturday - Airtours, Panorama

  • Palma - ThomsonFly B757/B767-200 (Leeds Bradford based) - Sunday - Thomson

  • Paphos - Excel Airways B737-800 - Wednesday - Libra, Olympic, XL.Com

  • Rhodes - Excel Airways B737-800 - Wednesday - Airtours, Libra, Olympic, XL.Com

  • Tenerife - Air Europa B737-800 - Tuesday - Airtours, Thomas Cook, Thomson

  • Tenerife - Excel Airways B737-800 - Friday - Airtours, First Choice, XL.Com

Winter 2006/07

This winter saw the loss of one of the two weekly Alicante charter flights while Futura took over the Gran Canaria service from Spanair.

  • Alicante - ThomsonFly B737-800 - Saturday - Thomson

  • Gran Canaria - Futura B737-800 - Monday

  • Lanzarote - Air Europa B737-800 - Thursday

  • Plovdiv - BH Air A320 - Sunday - Balkan Holidays - operated inbound via Edinburgh and between December and March only

  • Tenerife - Air Europa B737-800 - Tuesday

  • Tenerife - MyTravel Airways A320 - Friday - Airtours (any other tour operators unknown)

Summer 2007

Despite initially putting flights on sale that would keep a based aircraft busy all week, Excel Airways did not reopen their Humberside base for Summer 2007, leading to the loss of flights to Malaga, Paphos and Rhodes. Other changes saw the axing of Humberside's only African link, to Monastir in Tunisia. New tour operator to Humberside, Goldtrail Holidays, introduced peak season flights to Bodrum and Dalaman, the former providing a partial replacement for the full season service that had been axed.

  • Alicante - MyTravel Airways A320 - Airtours (any other tour operators unknown)

  • Antalya - Sun Express B737-800 - Sunday - Thomas Cook

  • Bodrum - Onur Air A320 or A321 - Tuesday - operated July to September only

  • Bourgas - BH Air A320 - Wednesday - Balkan Holidays

  • Bourgas - BH Air A320 - Sunday- Balkan Holidays

  • Dalaman - Pegasus B737-800 - Monday

  • Dalaman - Sun Express B737-800 - Monday

  • Dalaman - Onur Air A300 - Tuesday - Goldtrail Holidays - operated July to September only

  • Dalaman - Pegasus B737-800 - Friday

  • Faro - First Choice Airways B757-200 - Thursday - Airtours, First Choice, Thomas Cook, Thomson - operated with a Manchester based aircraft

  • Fuerteventura - Air Europa B737-800 - Wednesday

  • Gran Canaria - Iberworld A320 - Saturday

  • Ibiza - Iberworld A320 - Friday - Airtours, Panorama

  • Ibiza - Air Europa B737-800 - Saturday - Thomson

  • Jersey - VLM Fokker 50 - Saturday - a connection to Guernsey was also available

  • Lanzarote - Air Europa B737-800 - Thursday - Airtours, First Choice, Thomas Cook, Thomson

  • Larnaca - Eurocypria B737-800 - Wednesday - Olympic Holidays

  • Larnaca - Excel Airways B737-800 - Wednesday - operated with a Larnaca based aircraft

  • Heraklion - Eurocypria B737-800 - Tuesday

  • Menorca - Futura B737-800 - Friday - Airtours, Thomson

  • Palma - Futura B737-800 - Tuesday - First Choice

  • Palma - ThomsonFly B757-200 - Thursday - Thomson - operated with a Doncaster based aircraft

  • Palma - LTE A320 - Saturday - First Choice, Thomas Cook

  • Palma - Spanair A321/MD-83 - Saturday - Airtours

  • Palma - Air Europa B737-800 - Sunday - Thomson

  • Tenerife South - Air Europa B737-800 - Tuesday

  • Tenerife South - Futura B737-800 - Friday

Winter 2007/08

Winter 2007/08 saw Gran Canaria axed as a winter destination from Humberside, and the Tuesday flight to Tenerife dropped. However on the positive side a new ski flight was started to Innsbruck, and Thomas Cook Airlines outbased a B757-200 at Humberside on Thursdays and Fridays for the remaining Canary Island flights.

  • Alicante - ThomsonFly B737-800 - Saturday - Thomson

  • Innsbruck - Austrian Arrows Fokker 70 - Saturday - Inghams - December to March only

  • Lanzarote - Thomas Cook Airlines B757-200 - Thursday

  • Plovdiv - BH Air A320 - Sunday - Balkan Holidays - operated inbound via Edinburgh and from December to March only

  • Tenerife South - Thomas Cook Airlines B757-200 - Friday

Summer 2008

Summer 2008 saw five long standing weekly charter flights dropped; Alicante, the Saturday Ibiza, 2nd Saturday Palma, Sunday Palma and 2nd Monday Dalaman. However a second Heraklion flight was started, along with extension of Goldtrail Holiday's Turkey flights to operate for the full summer season.

  • Antalya - Sun Express B737-800 - Sunday - Airtours, Thomas Cook

  • Bodrum - Onur Air A321 - Tuesday - Goldtrail Holidays

  • Bourgas - BH Air A320 - Wednesday - Balkan Holidays

  • Bourgas - BH Air A320 - Sunday - Balkan Holidays

  • Dalaman - Sun Express B737-800 - Monday

  • Dalaman - Onur Air A321 - Tuesday - Goldtrail Holidays

  • Dalaman - Pegasus B737-800 - Friday - Airtours, Thomas Cook

  • Faro - First Choice Airways A320 - Thursday - Airtours, First Choice, Thomas Cook, Thomson

  • Fuerteventura - Air Europa B737-800 - Wednesday

  • Gran Canaria - Futura B737-800 - Saturday - this service ended after the collapse of Futura. A replacement service with XL airways was planned but they also collapsed.

  • Heraklion - Eurocypria B737-800 - Tuesday - Olympic Holidays

  • Heraklion - Eurocypria B737-800 - Friday - Airtours, Thomas Cook

  • Ibiza - Iberworld A320 - Friday - Airtours, Thomas Cook

  • Jersey - VLM Fokker 50 - Saturday

  • Lanzarote - Air Europa B737-800 - Thursday

  • Larnaca - Eurocypria B737-800 - Wednesday

  • Larnaca - Eurocypria B737-800 - Saturday

  • Menorca - Futura B737-400 - Friday - Airtours, Thomas Cook, Thomson - this service ended in mid-September after the collapse of Futura

  • Palma - First Choice Airways A321 - Tuesday - First Choice, Thomson

  • Palma - ThomsonFly B737-300 - Thursday - First Choice, Thomson

  • Palma - Spanair MD-83 - Saturday - Airtours, Thomas Cook

  • Tenerife South - Air Europa B737-800 - Tuesday

  • Tenerife South - Futura B737-800 - Friday - this service was operated by LTE after the collapse of Futura, though LTE then collapsed and flights were operated by Astraeus and Thomas Cook Airlines

Winter 2008/09

Winter 2008/09 was one of the best winter season's for a while. The outbased Thomas Cook Airlines B757-200 had an increased workload with new part season flights to Dalaman, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria and Larnaca. However the Balkan Holidays ski service to Plovdiv did not operate. And there was also a notable special departure flight on Thursday 13th November 2008, to Miami, to connect with a Fred Olsen Cruise. It did however operate via Belfast International and the airline was ThomsonFly with a B767-300ER.

  • Alicante - ThomsonFly B737-800 - Tuesday - First Choice, Thomson

  • Dalaman - Thomas Cook Airlines B757-200 - Saturday - Airtours, Thomas Cook - April Only

  • Fuerteventura - Thomas Cook Airlines B757-200 - Wednesday - Airtours, Thomas Cook - November Only

  • Gran Canaria - Thomas Cook Airlines B757-200 - Saturday - Airtours, Teleticket, Thomas Cook - February to April Only

  • Innsbruck - Austrian Arrows Fokker 70 - Saturday

  • Lanzarote - Thomas Cook Airlines B757-200 - Thursday

  • Larnaca - Thomas Cook Airlines B757-200 - Wednesday - Airtours, Teleticket, Thomas Cook - April Only

  • Tenerife South - Thomas Cook Airlines B757-200 - Friday

Summer 2009

Summer 2009 can only be described as a disaster with the loss of 10 weekly flights and 7 destinations; Faro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Menorca and Tenerife. Goldtrail Holiday flights to Bodrum and Dalaman where reduced to peak summer operation only but a new peak season Dalaman service was started for h4u, a new tour operator to Humberside. Jersey flights where converted to scheduled service operated by Flybe and no longer appear in this section.

  • Antalya - Thomas Cook Airlines B757 - Sunday - Airtours, Thomas Cook

  • Bodrum - Onur Air A321 - Tuesday - Goldtrail Holidays - operated July to September only

  • Bourgas - BH Air A320 - Sunday - Balkan Holidays - flights operated via Leeds Bradford inbound

  • Dalaman - Onur Air A321 - Tuesday - Goldtrail Holidays - operated July to September only

  • Dalaman - Pegasus Airlines B737-800 - Thursday - h4u - operated July to September only

  • Dalaman - Thomas Cook Airlines B757-200 - Sunday - Airtours, Thomas Cook

  • Heraklion - Eurocypria B737-800 - Tuesday - Olympic Holidays

  • Heraklion - Eurocypria B737-800 - Friday - Airtours, Thomas Cook

  • Larnaca - Eurocypria B737-800 - Wednesday - Airtours, Libra, Olympic, Thomas Cook

  • Larnaca - Eurocypria B737-800 - Saturday - Airtours, Olympic, Thomas Cook

  • Palma - Thomson Airways B737-800 - Tuesday - First Choice, Thomson

  • Palma - Thomson Airways B737-300 - Thursday - First Choice, Thomson

  • Palma - Thomas Cook Airlines B757-200 - Saturday - Airtours, Thomas Cook

Winter 2009/10

Summer 2009 was a disaster, and so was Winter 2009-10. From one of the best winter season's Humberside had ever seen, to no regular charter flights at all. The outbased Thomas Cook Airlines aircraft was withdrawn, as was the Inghams Innsbruck ski charter and the Thomson Alicante flight. 3 Lapland day trips, a special departure to Malta and a Fred Olsen Cruises flight, shared with Dublin and operated by Thomson Airways to connect with a Costa Rica to Barbados cruise, where the only charter flights Humberside Airport saw during Winter 2009/10.

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