1980s - DAN AIR REMEMBERED

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1980


New Routes

  • Newcastle - Belfast - April 1st - (Taken over from Bristish Airways)
  • Dublin - Newcastle  - April 1st  - (Taken over from British Airways)
  • Dublin - Bristol - April 1st - (Taken over from British Airways)
  • Dublin - Cardiff - April 1st - (Taken over from British Airways)
  • Bristol - Jersey - April 1st - (Taken over from British Airways)
  • Cardif - Jersey - April 1st - (Taken over from British Airways)
  • Bristol - Guernsey - April 1st - (Taken over from British Airways)
  • Cardiff - Guernsey - April 1st - (Taken over from British Airways)
  • Leeds/Bradford - Guernsey - April 1st - (Taken over from British Airways)
  • Bristol - Paris - April 1st - (Taken over from British Airways)
  • Cardiff - Paris - April 1st - (Taken over from British Airways)
  • Gatwick - Munich - May 1st
  • Berlin (Tegal) - Amsterdam - Rights granted.
  • Gatwick - Cork - Approved


PRESS 1980
1981
 




New Routes:

  • West Berlin-Amsterdam and Tees-side-Dublin services started - April 1st.
  • Gatwick-Cork - Commenced April 13th
  • Aberdeen - Newcastle - June 6th
  • Newcastle - Jersey - June 6th
  • CAA licence granted Gatwick - Dublin - August 27th

PRESS 1981
1982
 
New Routes:

  • Gatwick - Dublin - Daily service started. - June 28th
  • Gatwick - Zurich - CAA Licence granted - August 11th
  • London Heathrow - Inverness - Route Applies for October 28th





PRESS 1982
1983



New Routes:

  • London Heathrow - Inverness - 27th March - (Taken over from British Airways)
  • London Heathrow - Belfast (Taken over from BMA)
  • Gatwick - Zurich  - Daily from April 30th
  • Aberdeen - Gatwick - 21st May
  • Inverness - Gatwick - 21st May







PRESS 1983
1984
 


New Routes & Improvements To Existing Routes:

  • The airline started a Saarbrucken-West Berlin service, taking over the contract TAT. - January 9th
  • Heathrow - Belfast (Aldergrove) - Taken over from British Midland. Dan-Air operated twice daily until March 26th  then 3 x daily jet service - introduced the lowest fares on the route. - 5th February
  • Gatwick - Zurich route now twice daily - 30th April
  • Berne services increased to nine weekly - 30th April
  • Manchester - Zurich - Daily service commenced - May 14th
  • Gatwick - Jersey all year round service commenced - May 30th
  • Newcastle / Tees-side - Amsterdam Commenced - July 16th
  • Tees Side / Newcastle - Belfast - Replacing Genair on this service.
  • Jet service to Guernsey from Bristol and Cardiff (Replacing HS748)
  • London Heathrow - Manchester - Approval granted. This service would be in direct competition to British Airways' Super Shuttle - Plans to commence services April 1st 1985
  • Inverness - Manchester - Route applied for - Hoped to commence April 1st 1985
  • Birmingham - Geneva - 16 Weeks ski flights






PRESS 1984
1985
 
International & UK Routes (Click To Enlarge)


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New Routes & Improvements To Existing Routes

  • January - Applied for weekly Gatwick-Lourdes service - January.
  • London Heathrow - Manchester service commenced in direct competition with BA - April 1st
  • Manchester - Inverness
  • Manchester - Newcastle - Oslo service that connected at Newcastle with Bergen & Stavanger flights began
  • Gatwick-Lourdes commenced - April 6th
  • Gatwick - Munich services resumes 3 times weekly after break of 4 years -  May 1st
  • Manchester - Montpellier service begins - May 24th
  • London Heathrow - Manchester service discontinued. August
  • Gatwick - Innsbruck service begins - December 15th
  • Dan Air applied to Civil Aviation Authority to serve Lisbon & Oporto from Manchester commencing 1987
  • The company appealed against a rejection for the flights to operate from Gatwick - Lisbon
  • Gained Civil Aviation Authority approval to operate London Gatwick - Santiago (Portugal) & Seville (Spain) subject to Portugese & Spanish government approval.




PRESS 1985
1986
 
UK & International Routes (Click To Enlarge)



NEW ROUTES & ROUTE CHANGES

  • Manchester-Amsterdam service started - March 31st
  • A300 G-BMNA start to enters services - May
  • Bristol-Amsterdam - Route cancelled after 8 years.
  • Luxor charter flights begin - May

PRESS 1986
1987





NEW ROUTES & ROUTE CHANGES:


  • 4 April - Manchester-Lourdes service started - April 4th.
  • Gatwick-Lisbon service started - May 4th.
  • Gatwick - Toulon (South of France) Route approval
  • Gatwick - Perpignan becomes all year route


PRESS 1987
1988


NEW ROUTES & ROUTE CHANGES

  • Gatwick - Madrid  service commences - May 1st.
  • Gatwick - Ibiza service commences - May 1st.
  • Gatwick - Mahon service commences - May 16th.
  • Gatwick - Nice - service commences - October 23rd.
  • Manchester - Aberdeen service commences October 23rd.
  • Gatwick -  Paris Charles De Gaulle - October
  • Gatwick - Manchester - Service Commences - October

PRESS 1988
1989


NEW ROUTES & ROUTES CHANGES

  • Gatwick - Dublin - Increased weekly services  from 9 to 12 - March 26th.
  • Gatwick - Cork - Service withdrawn
  • Manchester-Berne - Weekly service from December 17th - March 18th 1990 for use of winter sports travellers.

PRESS 1989
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