GB AIRWAYS

IATA: GT - 171 ICAO: GBL FOUNDED: 1985 CEASED OPERATIONS: 30 MAR 2008

HISTORY: GB AIRWAYS was established in 1931 as an offshoot of Gibraltarian shipping company MH Bland, in Gibraltar. Gibraltar Airways, as it was then known, started operations later that year between 'the Rock' and Tangier, Morocco. In 1947 began its relationship with the newly created British European Airways (BEA). BEA began flying between London and Gibraltar, connecting with Gibraltar Airways' flights to Morocco. BEA took a 49% stake in the airline, which began trading as GibAir, and the London Heathrow to Gibraltar service was jointly operated by the two carriers. Although BEA merged with BOAC to form British Airways in 1974, the financial and operational relationship with GibAir continued. In 1985 the airline, known as GB Airways, was headquartered in Gibraltar. In 1989 the company moved its operational HQ to the United Kingdom in order to increase the scope for expansion. A base was established at London Gatwick Airport and the company became GB Airways Ltd on 3 January 1989. The company ceased operations on 30 March 2008 following its purchase by EasyJet in January 2008.

 

 

8/5/1986 (From Gibraltar to Tangier to Gibraltar)

 

 

30/3/1993 (From London to Tunis to London)

 

 

 

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