S86
RE: S86 Icarus Air DC8/50
I dont recall this outfit either but the data I have for S86 clearly shows a full 5 day program (FRI thru TUE) for a DC8/50 (Y189) in Luton July & August1986 with flight prefix IU, I did some digging but I think this carrier was a one year wonder as there is virtually no concrete information about them.
Of course it could be that it was a planned program that never actually happened or that carrier/equipment change occurred after 30Apr86 (the data source I have).
The program was chartered by Pilgrimair (the Italian seat only specialist that later became Air Travel Group).
FRI Slot1 LTN-MXP-LTN 1030/1445 IU501/ IU502 18Jul-08Aug86
FRI Slot2 LTN-MXP-LTN 1615/2030 IU503/ IU504 18Jul-08Aug86
SATSlot1 LTN-FCO-LTN 0930/1415 IU601/ IU602 19Jul-09Aug86
SATSlot2 LTN-MXP-LTN 1615/2030 IU603/ IU604 19Jul-09Aug86
SATSlot3 LTN-NAP- 2200/ IU605 19Jul-09Aug86
SUNSlot1 NAP-LTN /0900 IU606 20Jul-10Aug86
SUNSlot1 LTN-MXP-LTN 1030/1445 IU701/ IU702 13Jul-10Aug86
SUNSlot2 LTN-MXP-LTN 1615/2030 IU703/ IU704 13Jul-10Aug86
SUNSlot3 LTN-MXP- 2200/ IU705 13Jul-10Aug86
MONSlot1 MXP-LTN /0900 IU706 29Jun-04Aug86
MONSlot1 LTN-MXP-LTN 1030/1445 IU101/ IU102 30Jun-04Aug86
MONSlot2 LTN-MXP-LTN 1615/2030 IU103/ IU104 30Jun-04Aug86
MONSlot3 LTN-MXP- 2200/ IU105 30Jun-04Aug86
TUESlot1 MXP-LTN /0900 IU106 01Jul-05Aug86
TUESlot1 LTN-MXP-LTN 1030/1445 IU201/ IU202 01Jul-05Aug86
TUESlot2 LTN-MXP-LTN 1615/2030 IU203/ IU204 01Jul-29Jul86
Presumably they swapped Crews when the aircraft night stopped in Italy.
No listed flying for Wed or Thur.
The above program was supplemental to the BIA BAC1-11 (Y89) also chartered by Pilgrimair which had a full 7 day program of flights LTN-Italy for a longer season length.
THOMSON- ALICANTE
Thomson Holidays always struggled to make money with LTN-ALC even in the years before LCCs. They tried everything to make it work, even trying increased frequencies on smaller B733s ( as Thomsonfly) but it is just one of those routes that never worked financially for them (financial returns on selling seat only versus full IT package are negligible and as has been commented above, TUI UK are now fully concentrating their efforts on selling full IT packages, and using seat only sales as a 'fringe benefit' rather than being the focus of their strategy) and that policy seems to be paying dividends for them.