Dan-Air started off in May 1953 with a single Douglas DC-3 and stuck around until 1992 when they were sold to British Airways for the nominal amount of £1. The name originates from
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Alidair
Alidair operated from January 1972 to March 1981 when, after a name change, they became the short-lived Inter City Airlines, lasting only until
British Air Ferries (BAF)
British Air Ferries operated between September 1967 and April 1993 before becoming known
British World Airlines (BWA)
British World Airlines operated between April 1993 and December 2001. Prior to 1993 they were known as
Flightline
Flightline were based in Southend-on-Sea and operated from 1990 to 2008. They regularly visited Sumburgh after
Wideroe
Wideroe are a Norwegian airline and have a long history dating back to the early 1930’s. In May 1995 Wideroe offered a summer route
Atlantic Airways
Atlantic Airways are the national airline of Faroe and launched in 1987. In 2006 they became a regular
Highland Airways (2)
Highland Airways started operations in 1991 as Air Alba before being renamed to Highland Airways in 1997. In 1998 Highland Airways won the contract
DirectFlight
DirectFlight was established in 1983 DirectFlight operated in Shetland from 1991 to 2004 for the Scottish Fisheries
BenAir
BenAir are a Danish company who visit Sumburgh six days a week on a contract with Royal Mail. On the 6th September 1999 LN-PBB, a Cessna 208B