Thomas Cook Group Airlines
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Thomas Cook Group Airlines Limited 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.
Infobox
Formerly
Thomas Cook Group Airlines Limited (2017, 2018-2019)Thomas Cook Group Airlines Plc (2017-2018)
Company type
DivisionPrivate Limited Company
Industry
Airline Holding Company
Founded
2013; 12 years ago (2013)
Defunct
23 September 2019; 6 years ago (2019-09-23)
Fate
Ceased trading and entered into compulsory liquidation
Headquarters
Manchester, United KingdomFrankfurt, Germany
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Christoph Debus (Chief Airlines Officer)Manu Larose (Group Airline Director)
Services
Transport
Revenue
£3,519 million (2018)
Members
Condor Thomas Cook Airlines (UK) Thomas Cook Airlines Balearics Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia Thomas Cook Aviation
Parent
Thomas Cook Group
Website
thomascookairlines.com condor.com
Tables
· Airlines
Condor
Condor
Airline
Condor
Country
Germany
JoinedThomas Cook
2001
Description
Condor is a German leisure carrier that operates a mixed fleet of both Boeing and Airbus aircraft.
Thomas Cook Airlines (UK)
Thomas Cook Airlines (UK)
Airline
Thomas Cook Airlines (UK)
Country
United Kingdom
JoinedThomas Cook
2001(as JMC Air)
Description
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
Thomas Cook Airlines Balearics
Airline
Thomas Cook Airlines Balearics
Country
Spain
JoinedThomas Cook
2017
Description
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
Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium
Airline
Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium
Country
Belgium
JoinedThomas Cook
2001 – 2017
Description
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
Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia
Airline
Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia
Country
Denmark
JoinedThomas Cook
2007(as MyTravel A/S)
Description
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
Thomas Cook Aviation
Airline
Thomas Cook Aviation
Country
Germany
JoinedThomas Cook
2018
Description
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.
| Airline | Country | JoinedThomas 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. |
Thomas Cook Group Airlines Fleet · Fleet
P
P
Aircraft
P
InService
E
Orders
Total
Airbus A320-200
Airbus A320-200
Aircraft
Airbus A320-200
InService
7
Orders
—
Passengers
–
Passengers
180
Passengers
180
Notes
Operated by Condor
6
6
Aircraft
6
InService
Operated by Thomas Cook Airlines Balearics
Airbus A321-200
Airbus A321-200
Aircraft
Airbus A321-200
InService
4
Orders
1
Passengers
–
Passengers
220
Passengers
220
Notes
Operated by Condor
29
29
Aircraft
29
InService
Operated by Thomas Cook Airlines (UK)
8
8
Aircraft
8
InService
Operated by Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia
8
8
Aircraft
8
InService
Operated by Thomas Cook Aviation
Airbus A330-200
Airbus A330-200
Aircraft
Airbus A330-200
InService
8
Orders
—
Passengers
49
Passengers
273
Passengers
322
Notes
Operated by Thomas Cook Airlines (UK)
1
1
Aircraft
1
InService
Operated by Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia
Airbus A330-300
Airbus A330-300
Aircraft
Airbus A330-300
InService
3
Orders
—
Passengers
–
Passengers
408
Passengers
408
Boeing 757-300
Boeing 757-300
Aircraft
Boeing 757-300
InService
15
Orders
—
Passengers
–
Passengers
275
Passengers
275
Notes
Operated by Condor
Total
Total
Aircraft
Total
InService
83
Orders
1
| Aircraft | InService | 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 |
| Total | 83 | 1 | ||||
References
- Thomas Cook Grouphttps://web.archive.org/web/20190923025049/https://www.thomascookgroup.com/news/23092019/compulsory-liquidation-of-thomas-cook-group-plc
- "Annual Report 2018"https://web.archive.org/web/20190923150607/https://www.thomascookgroup.com/investors/insight_external_assest/Thomas_Cook_AR_2018_web.pdf
- "Thomas Cook Group Airlines Limited - HM Government - Companies House"https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/10645850
- Telegraphhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/leisure/9851228/Thomas-Cook-to-merge-three-airline-operations.html
- ch-aviationhttps://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/82937-thomas-cook-airlines-scandinavia-renamed-sunclass-airlines
- aeroTELEGRAPHhttps://www.aerotelegraph.com/thomas-cook-balearics-ist-insolvent
- Aviation24.behttps://www.aviation24.be/airlines/thomas-cook-group/coronavirus-thomas-cook-aviation-files-for-bankruptcy/
- "[Coronavirus] German leisure airline Thomas Cook Aviation files for bankruptcy"https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/thomas-cook-group/coronavirus-thomas-cook-aviation-files-for-bankruptcy