Thomas Cook Group Airlines
FormerlyThomas Cook Group Airlines Limited (2017, 2018-2019)
Thomas Cook Group Airlines Plc (2017-2018)
Company typeDivision
Private Limited Company
IndustryAirline Holding Company
Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013)
Defunct23 September 2019; 4 years ago (23 September 2019)
FateCeased trading and entered into compulsory liquidation[1]
HeadquartersManchester, United Kingdom
Frankfurt, Germany
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Christoph Debus (Chief Airlines Officer)
Manu Larose (Group Airline Director)
ServicesTransport
RevenueIncrease £3,519 million (2018)[2]
Members
ParentThomas Cook Group
Websitethomascookairlines.com
condor.com

Thomas Cook Group Airlines Limited[3] was an airline holding company of the defunct British Thomas Cook Group. The airlines operated as a single operating segment of the Thomas Cook Group to allow aircraft to be used when and where they were needed. There were five members of the airline division at the time of the airline's closing, consisting of Condor, Thomas Cook Airlines, Thomas Cook Airlines Balearics, Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia, and Thomas Cook Aviation. The airline operated with a total of 105 aircraft based in the United Kingdom, Denmark and Germany.[4][5]

History

In 2013 the CEO of Thomas Cook Group, Harriet Green, merged the British Thomas Cook Airlines, Danish Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia, German Condor, and the now-defunct Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium into one single operating segment, after the closing of Thomas Cook Airlines Canada.[4][5]

The United Kingdom's Civil Aviation Authority announced on 23 September 2019 that the group had gone into liquidation. While the British subsidiary Thomas Cook Airlines ceased operations immediately, all the other remaining airline branches continued to operate.

Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia was bought by separate investors and rebranded on 1 November 2019 as Sunclass Airlines,[6] Thomas Cook Airlines Balearics ceased all operations on 26 December 2019,[7] and also Thomas Cook Aviation on 2 April 2020.[8] As of April 2020, only Condor continues to operate.

Airlines

The following airlines were part of, or previously part of, the division until its demise in September 2019. The airlines that remained active past the demise continued operations separately from the division.

Airline Country Joined
Thomas Cook 		Description
Condor  Germany 2001 Condor is a German leisure carrier that operates a mixed fleet of both Boeing and Airbus aircraft.
Thomas Cook Airlines (UK)  United Kingdom 2001
(as JMC Air) 		Thomas Cook Airlines was established in 2001 and began operating in 2003, after being renamed from the former JMC Air. The airline operated the Airbus A321-200 and Airbus A330-200. It went defunct when Thomas Cook Group filed for insolvency in 2019.
Thomas Cook Airlines Balearics  Spain 2017 Thomas Cook Airlines Balearics was a Spanish airline that was established in 2017, following the cessation of Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium. It operated the Airbus A320-200. The airline ceased all operations on 26 December 2019.
Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium  Belgium 2001 – 2017 Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium originally joined Thomas Cook AG in 2001, before being sold to Lufthansa and subsequently ceasing operations and exiting the division in 2017.
Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia  Denmark 2007
(as MyTravel A/S) 		Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia was a Scandinavian airline that operated flights from Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland to worldwide destinations. In October 2019, its parent company was acquired by an investment consortium and the airline was rebranded as Sunclass Airlines. The airline operates the Airbus A321-200, Airbus A330-200, and Airbus A330-300.
Thomas Cook Aviation  Germany 2018 Thomas Cook Aviation was established in 2018 as "Air Berlin Aviation GmbH" and later renamed. The airline operated Airbus A321-200 aircraft for Condor in Düsseldorf and Leipzig. It filed for bankruptcy on 2 April 2020.[9]

Fleet

A former Thomas Cook Airlines Airbus A321-200.

As of September 2019, the collective fleet of Thomas Cook Group Airlines Limited and its members included the following aircraft:[5]

Thomas Cook Group Airlines Fleet
Aircraft In
Service 		Orders Passengers Notes
P E Total
Airbus A320-200 7 — – 180 180 Operated by Condor
6 Operated by Thomas Cook Airlines Balearics
Airbus A321-200 4 1 – 220 220 Operated by Condor
29 Operated by Thomas Cook Airlines (UK)
8 Operated by Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia
8 Operated by Thomas Cook Aviation
Airbus A330-200 8 — 49 273 322 Operated by Thomas Cook Airlines (UK)
1 Operated by Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia
Airbus A330-300 3 — – 408 408
Boeing 757-300 15 — – 275 275 Operated by Condor
Boeing 767-300 16 1 53 217 270
Total 105 2

References

  1. ^ "Compulsory liquidation of Thomas Cook Group plc". Thomas Cook Group. Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Annual Report 2018" (PDF). Thomas Cook Group plc. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Thomas Cook Group Airlines Limited - HM Government - Companies House". Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Thomas Cook group Airlines to launch". Telegraph. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Thomas Cook Group Airlines Fleet". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia renamed Sunclass Airlines". ch-aviation. ch-aviation GmbH. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  7. ^ Eiselin, Stefan (26 December 2019). "Wet-Lease-Anbieterin: Thomas Cook Balearics ist insolvent". aeroTELEGRAPH (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  8. ^ Lapers, Thibault (2 April 2020). "[Coronavirus] German leisure airline Thomas Cook Aviation files for bankruptcy". Aviation24.be. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  9. ^ "[Coronavirus] German leisure airline Thomas Cook Aviation files for bankruptcy". 2 April 2020.
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