What now defunct airlines have you flown on?

[anonymous-user]

By chance I heard someone mention British Caledonian and it got me thinking about other airlines I’ve flown on that have since disappeared.

British Caledonian
Dan Air
Monarch
BMI Baby
Airtours
Britannia
Flybe

Given I’m mid 40s I was quite surprised how many there were!

[Actual]

First flight as a 7 year old Pam Am Boeing 707 to Boston

[stevemcs]

Dan Air 727/A300
Flybe Dash8
BMI baby 737
Monarch 320/321/757
My travel320
Thomas cook 320/321/757
First choice 320
British European Bac1-11

[dukeboy749r]

TWA
CONTINENTAL
BOAC

[MitchT]

Britannia (757)
Monarch (A321)
FlyBe (Dash 8)

[Actual]

In 1988 (I think) our Air Europe flight home from Izmir in Turkey was severely delayed and so all passengers from 3 flights piled into a Dan Dare which brought us home. It must have been a big one. I thought that was jolly decent of them.

I just looked it up and it was Dan-Air but I'm not changing my cool story.

[RATATTAK]

Air Uk, Humberside - Heathrow early eighties

[paolow]

off the top of my head:

Ansett Australia
Astraeus
Thomas Cook
Monarch

Surprised Garuda Indonesia are still going - but I guess they are a flag carrier. Current 'fly list' possibly just beats the graveyard - but by one at best...

[Screenwash]

Sabena (Belgium)
DebonAir (out of Luton IIRC)
Go!

[the-norseman]

Air Malta defunct in 2024.

As a kid
Britannia
Airtours
Monarch

Edited by the-norseman on Saturday 20th April 00:28

[Pincher]

British Air Ferries is the only one for me that I’ve not seen listed already.

[rlg43p]

BOAC
BEA
Monarch
Continental
TWA
British Midland
Flybe
BMI Baby

[sherman]

British Caledonian
JMC Airlines
British Airways(Loganair)

[QuadCamCapri]

Jersey European
Air Atlantique
Airtours
Monarch
BMI
Buzz
Thomas Cook
Air Moorea
Continental
Germanwings

[LunarOne]

Pan Am - I have a Pan Am Junior Flyer logbook with an entry in December 1974 when I was 3 months old.
TWA - my parents might be responsible for their demise as the cutlery drawer is full of TWA cutlery.
Sterling, which I used to use regularly when I was working in Denmark.
Hoverspeed - Does that count? Hovering is a form of flying after all!

[matrignano]

Alitalia to add to the list

[fttm]

Ward Air , transatlantic with silver service free booze and smoking , those were the days .

[NNH]

I really miss Northwest Airlines. I flew through their Minneapolis and Detroit hubs for years.

[forsure]

Jersey Airlines - Herald
British Eagle - Britannia
Britannia Airways - Britannia
Dan-Air - BAC 1-11
BEA - Trident

[Se7enheaven]

CP Air - Gatwick to Toronto 1979.