It’s time to delve into the world of charter airlines, and look at what became of the UK-based charter carrier Air 2000. When package holidays to Spain and other Mediterranean resorts became all the rage in the 1960s and 1970s, tour operators decided that they could make more money if they had their own airlines.
By the 1980s, just about every major British tour operator had its own airline, and while many did well, others got swallowed up by larger companies during a feast of mergers….