Duo Airways was an airline based in the United Kingdom. Its main bases were Birmingham Airport and Edinburgh Airport. It ceased operations in May 2004.
History
The airline was formed by a management buyout of the former Maersk UK assets and renamed in late spring 2003. The airline relaunched services in October but a shortage of funds led to it suspending flights and entering administration on 1 May 2004.
The airline sought to provide a high quality of service at moderate prices, but faced a marketing challenge in explaining that it was not a low cost, no-frills carrier, and load factors took longer than expected to reach budgeted levels. Despite overwhelmingly positive reaction from passengers and an encouraging outlook, the airline had to close down when an investor withdrew support at short notice.
Destinations
Duo Airways served the following destinations throughout operations:
[Base]Base
City Country IATA ICAO Airport BerlinGermanyTXLEDDTBerlin Tegel AirportBirminghamUnited KingdomBHXEGBBBirmingham Airport [Base] Cologne/BonnGermanyCGNEDDKCologne Bonn Airport CopenhagenDenmarkCPHEKCHCopenhagen AirportEdinburghUnited KingdomEDIEGPHEdinburgh Airport [Base] GenevaSwitzerlandGVALSGGGeneva International Airport GothenburgSwedenGOTESGGGöteborg Landvetter Airport HelsinkiFinlandHELEFHKHelsinki Airport LyonFranceLYSLFLLLyon–Saint Exupéry Airport MilanItalyMXPLIMCMilano Malpensa Airport NiceFranceNCELFMNNice Côte d'Azur Airport OsloNorwayOSLENGMOslo Airport StockholmSwedenARNESSAStockholm Arlanda Airport StuttgartGermanySTREDDSStuttgart Airport ViennaAustriaVIELOWWVienna International Airport ZurichSwitzerlandZRHLSZHZurich Airport
Fleet The fleet consisted of the following aircraft through operations:
AircraftTotalPassengersBombardier CRJ-200LR448Bombardier CRJ-700368Bombardier CRJ-700ER268Total9
See also List of defunct airlines of the United Kingdom
Further reading "Duo Airways", Airliner World monthly magazine, April 2014, Stamford (U.K.)
External links Photos of Duo Airways aircraft History of Duo Airways and its predecessors (in German)