I think Air UKs peak operation was 1996/97 prior to becoming KLM UK, I think Rotterdam was launched in 1996 and was 4 daily, Inverness was launched after maybe in 1997 and I think was the last Air UK route. I believe the only new KLM UK route launched at Stansted was Rome as KLM and Alitalia had an alliance - this also at the time saw Alitalia flights (operated by Azzura Air) at Stansted. By then however routes to Madrid and Nice had been dropped, these has been mid-day fillers between the morning and afternoon peaks and suffered from newly formed easyjet at Luton, Rotterdam was moved to London City, while other routes got downgraded, Zurich was operated by a Suckling Do338 and Paris by Gill Air ATR's. The arrival of Go all had effect as they launched rotues to places like Copenhagen which Air UK served.
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