Originally Posted by
YVRLTN
Another memory from that period was Debonair. They did NCL, CPH, MGL - what else? MAD maybe.
Ahh, yes, Debonair. A 146 operator, right? What I (and probably a lot of others as well) tend to forget is they operated some other types in their final months. A few pictures:-
G-DEBA 9/5/96. Operations commenced on 19th June 1996, initially to Barcelona, Munich and Dusseldorf/Moenchengladbach then to Newcastle, Madrid and Copenhagen later in the year.
G-DEBC 2/6/96
Only operated by Debonair in their last few months, G-DEBM seen here on 31/3/99 was about to get Swissair Express titles and Swiss flag on the tail prior to operating on their behalf from Zurich.
http://www.airliners.net/search?regi...display=detail
G-AYOP 6/9/99. Originally Court Line (yellow), Debonair used this aircraft for the last 4 months of their existence prior to entering receivership on 30/9/99.
2 737-300's were leased briefly from AB Airlines for the first half of 1999:-
G-OABD 16/5/99
G-OABL 11/2/99.
A comprehensive history of Debonair is available here:-
DEBONAIR AIRWAYS, LTD.: United Kingdom (1995-1999)
Oh and a search for "Debonair" in my photos also found this one, which I couldn't resist adding given the current football fever gripping the nation (well, some of it at least). Taken on the day of the Euro96 final between Germany and the Czech Republic (the Czechs all flew into Stansted).
