Brighton City Airways

City Airways Limited, trading as Brighton City Airways, was a short-lived British virtual airline that sold tickets for one route, Shoreham Airport (West Sussex) to Paris - Cormeilles Aerodrome (Pontoise), 16 miles (26 km) north west of Paris, France, between March 2013 and May 2013.[1]

City Airways Limited
Brighton City Airways
virtual airline
IndustryTravel
Fatedefunct 2013
Founded20 November 2012 (2012-11-20)
FounderNeil Laughton (CEO)
Jonathan Candelon (CEO)
DefunctMay 6, 2013 (2013-05-06)
Headquarters
Shoreham (Brighton City) Airport, West Sussex
,
United Kingdom
ProductsVirtual airline
ParentCity Airways Limited
Websitewww.brightoncityairways.com

As a virtual and unlicensed airline the route was operated by Van Air Europe.[1]

History

Brighton City Airways was launched in November 2012 as a trading name for City Airways Limited. The company commenced operations on 6 March 2013.[2][3] Van Air Europe, a Czech airline, operated a Let L-410 Turbolet, a small 19-seater commuter aircraft, to operate the route on behalf of Brighton City Airways.[1]

Service commenced on 6 March 2013 and was suspended on 6 May 2013 - no date has been published for a resumption of flights. The company indicated that the suspension of service was due to "ongoing French Customs and Immigration delays in setting up a point of entry at Paris Pontoise airport". The flights had been obligated to land at another airport in France first to clear customs, usually Rouen Airport or Le Touquet – Côte d'Opale Airport.[4][5][6][7]

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References
  1. "Brighton City Airways". Brighton City Airways. Archived from the original on 2012-12-27.
  2. "Brighton City Airways Plans Spring Launch". UBM Aviation Worldwide Ltd.
  3. "New airline to link Brighton and Paris". Telegraph Media Group Ltd.
  4. "Cross channel flights take off from Brighton tomorrow (From The Argus)". Theargus.co.uk. 2012-11-29. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  5. "Ticket sales soar as first cross channel flight takes off from Brighton Airport (From The Argus)". Theargus.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  6. "BBC News - Brighton City Airways suspends Shoreham-to-Paris flights". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  7. Brighton City Airways Press Release, May 2013, French Bureaucracy Forces Brighton City Airways To Suspend Paris Flights Archived June 18, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 8 May 2013
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