Euroceltic Airways
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Founded | 1999 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 14 February 2001 | ||||||
Ceased operations | 21 January 2003 | ||||||
Operating bases | Waterford Airport, Ireland | ||||||
Fleet size | See Fleet below | ||||||
Destinations | See Services below | ||||||
Key people | Diran Kazandjian (Founder) Noel Hanley |
Euroceltic Airways was a short haul airline, founded in 1999 by Diran Kazandjian and taken over by businessman Noel Hanley, the CEO of Global Ocean Technologies Ltd in 2002. It was given its Air Operator's Certificate on 12 February 2001. The airline ceased operations on 21 January 2003.
Former code data
- IATACode: 5Q
- Callsign: Wexford
History
During the period 2001 - 2002, the Euroceltic management team made many ambitious plans for expansion. These plans included either merging with or taking over Danish airline NewAir, creating new routes from Waterford Airport to other parts of Europe, and even a multimillion-pound investment at Waterford Airport.
However, Euroceltic struggled to find a niche in the European airline market. The downturn in the airline market as a result of the
Services
On 14 February 2001 Euroceltic began operating its first flights, from Waterford Airport in Ireland, to Liverpool Airport and London Luton in England. Euroceltic also added routes to Dublin, Sligo, and Donegal in Ireland. Soon after the inaugural flight, the head office was moved to Waterford Airport.
(The Euroceltic flight to London replaced the previous operators,
Fleet
The Euroceltic fleet consisted of two
Incident
On 2 November 2002, a Euroceltic
The aircraft was carrying the Irish rock band Aslan.
Bankruptcy
The accident was the final nail in the coffin for Euroceltic Airways, and the airline eventually returned losses of €1.1 million. Euroceltic had its Air Operator's Certificate revoked by the
See also
- Sligo Airport
- Aer Arann
- Fokker F-27
- List of defunct airlines
References
- ^ "AAIU Formal Report No: 2005-015 - FINAL REPORT" (PDF). Air Accident Investigation Unit - Ireland. 5 August 2005.
External links
- Picture of the damaged aircraft.
- History of Euroceltic's two aircraft: G-ECAH, and G-ECAT
- News of Bankruptcy.
- Accident Report.