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Britannia Airways

uk independent, national size, GB.

Ownership

private

Starting fleet

21 x Boeing 737-200 Advanced

Bases

LTN, MAN

Starting routes

LTN-PMI, LTN-BCN, LTN-AGP, LTN-FAO, MAN-PMI, MAN-AGP, BHX-PMI, GLA-PMI, LTN-ATH, EDI-PMI

Confidence

estimated (to be verified)

Fleets and networks are approximations for the prototype and are scaled to the model. Source: Britannia Airways page (exact): owned by Thomson from 1965; first European 737-200 operator, 13 737s by 1975; no Britannias after December 1970; the largest UK independent charter airline by 1972; first European airline to fly the 767 (1980s). Network and finance are estimates.