Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia

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Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia
IATA DK	ICAO VKG	Callsign VIKING
Founded		2004
Secondary hubs		Copenhagen Airport
Focus cities		Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Malmö, Billund
Fleet size		11
Destinations
Parent company		Thomas Cook Group PLC
Headquarters		Copenhagen, Denmark
Key people
Website: http://www.thomascookairlines.dk/

Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia is a Scandinavian charter airline based in Copenhagen, Denmark. It operates inclusive tour flights to holiday destinations in Europe and the Mediterranean, as well as long-haul services. Its main base is Copenhagen Airport.^[1]

Whilst the Scandinavian market is served by Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia, sister airline Thomas Cook Airlines, serves the United Kingdom market. The airline was known as MyTravel Airways A/S until 8 May 2008.

1 History
2 Destinations
3 Fleet
4 External links
5 References

[edit] History

The airline was established as MyTravel Airways A/S through the merger of Conair of Denmark and Scanair of Sweden and started operations on 1 January 2004. On 12 February 2007 parent company, MyTravel Group, agreed to merge with Germany's Thomas Cook, a deal completed by June 2007. The airline is wholly owned by the Thomas Cook Group PLC and had 840 employees (at March 2007).^[1]

In spring 2007 the airline operated a Round the World tour to celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of MyTravel's Danish tour operators - Spies. The Airbus A330-300, visited destinations such as Canada, Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, China, India and the Middle East with 405 guests onboard.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Destinations

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As well as Copenhagen, the airline operates flights from Aalborg, Billund, Sandefjord, Stavanger, Trondheim, Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Linköping, Oslo, Helsinki, Bergen and other bases as well as ad-hoc charter flights for sports events and special trips such as Easter flights to Lourdes and Christmas flights to Lapland.

[edit] European

Austria - Salzburg
Bulgaria - Bourgas and Varna
Croatia - Pula and Split
Cyprus - Larnaca and Paphos
France - Grenoble
Greece - Chania, Corfu, Heraklion Kefalonia, Karpathos^, Kos, Kalamata, Limnos^, Preveza, Rhodes, Santorini, Skiathos^, Thessaloniki and Zakynthos
Italy - Bergamo, Catania, Naples, Rimini, Turin, Olbia, Venice and Verona
Malta
Portugal - Madeira, Faro
Romania - Bucharest
Spain - Alicante, Almería, Arrecife, Fuerteventura, Gerona, Ibiza, Las Palmas, Mahon, Málaga, Palma, Reus, Tenerife North Airport and Tenerife South Airport
Turkey - Antalya, Bodrum and Dalaman

[edit] North Africa

Egypt - Hurghada, Luxor, Sharm el-Sheikh and Taba
Gambia - Banjul
Morocco - Agadir
Tunisia - Djerba and Monastir

[edit] Worldwide

[edit] Fleet

The Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2008):

**Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia Fleet**
Aircraft	Total	Passengers (Royal class/Economy)	Routes	Notes
Airbus A320-214	2	177	Short/medium haul routes	OY-VKM, OY-VKS operates out from MMX and BLL
Airbus A321-211	5	211	Short/medium haul routes	OY-VKA (have been painted in the new colors of Thomas Cook Scandinavia),OY-VKB,-VKC,-VKD,-VKD
Airbus A330-200	1	360 (49/311)	Long/medium haul routes	OY-VKF only operates during the winter season with Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia during the summer it operates for Skyservice or Thomas Cook Airlines UK.
Airbus A330-300	3	405	Medium/long haul routes	OY-VKG,-VKH,-VKI. Will be fitted with Sun Class in the forward part of the cabin