Airline Name
Airtours International Airways
IATA: VZ / ICAO: AIH / Callsign: KESTRAL
Country of Origin
Aircraft Types Used (from those available in WoA)
A320-231 (A320) - Registration: G-TICL - Operated: 25
A321-211 (A321) - Registration: G-JSJX - Operated: 4
B757-225 (B752) - Registration: G-MCEA - Operated: 7
B767-31K/ER (B763) - Registration: G-DIMB - Operated: 4
A330-243 (A332) - Registration: G-MLJL - Operated: 4
B747-219B (B742) - Registration: ZK-NZZ - Operated: 1
Aircraft Types Not in Game
DC-9-83 (MD83) - Registration: G-DEVR - Operated: 11
DC-10-10 (DC10) - Registration: G-TDTW - Operated: 4
DC-10-30 (DC10) - Registration: G-BYDA - Operated: 1
Why should this airline be added?
This airline should be considered in the game, as Airtours International Airways was a British scheduled and charter airline founded in 1990 as the in-house carrier for Airtours Holidays. Operating a diverse fleet that included the B757s, A320s, B763s, and DC-10s, with some long-haul flights to the USA and Caribbean. It was based primarily at Manchester Airport but operated from multiple UK regional airports. In 2002, following the renaming of the Airtours Group to the MyTravel Group, Airtours International Airways was rebranded as MyTravel Airways.