Zoom Airlines Ltd. was a British scheduled, low-fare, transatlantic airline, a subsidiary company to Zoom Airlines Inc., from Canada. The British air carrier was based in Crawley, West Sussex, England."Bankruptcy of Zoom Airlines Incorporated ." Doyle Salewski Inc. Page 44. Retrieved on 18 June 2009. It held a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence (Number OL/A/540), which permitted it to carry passengers, cargo, and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats. The airline operated year-round scheduled services to the United States, United Kingdom, and Bermuda, as well as charter services to Asia, South America and the Caribbean destinations with several European tour operators. On 28 August 2008 Zoom suspended all operations and filed for bankruptcy protection due to deteriorating financial position.
History
Zoom Airlines Ltd. was founded in the summer of 2006 as a low-fare transatlantic airline. The carrier, based in London, was conceived by two Scottish brothers, Hugh and John Boyle, to fill an emerging opportunity in the UK-US leisure travel market. The Bank of Scotland Growth Equity acquired a minority stake as part of a £5.7m investment package. This provided the additional funds for the start up of the UK air carrier. Flight operations were launched on 12 April 2007. Twice weekly off-peak flights to Bermuda commenced on 8 June, while early in July 2008 a third route was launched to San Diego; Fort Lauderdale was later also added to the growing network. On 28 August 2008, Zoom announced that they were ceasing operations due to rising oil prices. All aircraft would be returned to their respective lessors, and all flights were cancelled.
Fleet
Zoom Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of 10 July 2008):
Aircraft typeTotalPassengers (Premium Economy/Economy)RemarksBoeing 757-2001201 (44/167)Operated by Air FinlandBoeing 767-300ER2266 (84/182) 270 (63/207)Aircraft named City of London Aircraft named City of Brighton and Hove
References
External links Zoom Airlines