Thomas Cook Airlines Balearics Explained

Airline:Thomas Cook Airlines Balearics
Iata:H5
Icao:CTB
Callsign:SUNNYHEART
Parent:Thomas Cook Group
Founded:October 2017
Ceased:January 2021
Bases:Palma de Mallorca Airport
Fleet Size:6
Key People:Manuel MaƱas
Website:thomascookairlines.com
Num Employees:458 (Oct. 2019)

Thomas Cook Airlines Balearics S.L. was a Spanish leisure airline that launched in 2017 and was previously owned by the Thomas Cook Group. After the collapse of its parent company on 23 September 2019, the airline itself was eventually declared insolvent on 26 December 2019, though it still operated some flights on behalf of Condor until it finally ceased all operations in January 2021.

History

The airline was established in October 2017 to help support the other airlines of the Thomas Cook Group.[1] [2] The airline filed for insolvency on 26 December 2019.[3] Despite filing for insolvency, the airline continued to operate some flights on behalf of Condor.[4] As per the portal Aviacion Digital, PANAF Holdings wants to buy the Spanish airline and continue operating it in a smaller form.[4] The takeover was successful however on 31 January 2021 it was decided that Thomas Cook Airlines Balearics would be shut down after a bleak outlook in the aviation sector.[5]

Fleet

As of March 2020, the Thomas Cook Airlines Balearics fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Wizz Air and Thomas Cook move to hedge Brexit outcome with new licences. Gerrard. Bradley. 2017-10-18. The Telegraph. 2017-10-28. en-GB. 0307-1235.
  2. News: Thomas Cook has just launched a new airline. Smith. Rebecca. 2017-10-18. 2017-10-28. en.
  3. News: Thomas Cook Airlines Balearics declares insolvency. 2019-12-26. 2019-12-26. en.
  4. News: Two Thomas Cook airlines resurface. 2020-05-19. 2020-05-19. en.
  5. https://www.scramble.nl/civil-news/thomas-cook-balearics-calls-it-quits scramble.nl
  6. Web site: Thomas Cook Airlines Balearics Fleet Details and History . Planespotters.net . 2019-10-18.
  7. Web site: Condor Fleet Details and History . Planespotters.net . 2019-10-18.