BritishJET
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BritishJET is a British-registered low-cost airline based in Malta. It operates scheduled services from Malta International Airport (MLA) exclusively to the United Kingdom. BritishJET is a trading name of Malta Bargains Ltd.
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[edit] History
The airline was established on 29 September 2004 when Malta Bargains Ltd (previously Malta Sun Holidays), a travel agent specialising in Maltese holidays for British tourists, was licensed by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to operate its own flights to Malta. Services started with a flight between London Gatwick and Malta on 1 May 2005, and then to other UK airports. Now the airline has expanded its services into Italy.
[edit] Destinations
BritishJET operates to the following UK and Italian destinations from Malta (Malta International Airport):
- Birmingham (Birmingham International Airport)
- Bristol (Bristol International Airport)
- Cardiff (Cardiff International Airport)
- Exeter (Exeter Airport)
- Glasgow (Glasgow International Airport)
- Leeds/Bradford (Leeds Bradford International Airport)
- London (Gatwick & Stansted)
- Manchester (Manchester International Airport)
- Newcastle (Newcastle Airport)
- Nottingham (Nottingham East Midlands Airport)
- Rome (Rome Fiumicino Airport)
[edit] Fleet
The BritishJET fleet consists of 1 McDonnell Douglas MD-90 aircraft (at March 2006). The aircraft is leased from and operated on its behalf by the Swiss airline Hello. The MD-90 is configured with leather seats inn 5 abreast (2+3) seating