List of airlines of the United Kingdom

The following is a list of operational airlines in the United Kingdom. For British Overseas Territories, see the sections for Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, and Turks and Caicos Islands.

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Scheduled airlines

Type A Operating Licence holders^[1]
Airline	IATA code	ICAO code	Call sign	Remarks
Aer Lingus UK	EG	EUK	GREEN FLIGHT	The Northern Irish subsidiary of the Irish flag carrier, Aer Lingus, based in Belfast.
BA CityFlyer	CJ	CFE	FLYER	Regional airline, flying Embraer aircraft, it is a subsidiary of British Airways (BA) with its head office based at Didsbury, Manchester, England; the airline operates all flights from its hub at London City Airport to UK and European destinations with the BA's full livery and flight numbers.
BA EuroFlyer	A0	EFW	GRIFFIN	Subsidiary of British Airways (BA), operating flights from its hub at London Gatwick to short haul destinations with BA's full livery and flight numbers.
British Airways	BA	BAW / SHT	SPEEDBIRD / SHUTTLE	The flag carrier, with its hubs at Heathrow and Gatwick airports, the airline flies to 245 destinations all around the world, with a fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft. The airline is the second largest UK carrier behind easyJet.
Eastern Airways	T3	EZE	EASTFLIGHT	Regional airline with its hub at Humberside Airport near Kirmington North Lincolnshire, England. It operates domestic, international and private charter services. It has a fleet of ATR, Embraer, and British Aerospace Jetstream 41.
easyJet	U2	EZY	EASY	Low-cost carrier with its the main hub at Luton Airport. It operates domestic and international scheduled services on 1,000 routes to 30 countries via its affiliate airlines operating only Airbus aircraft.
Jet2.com	LS	EXS	CHANNEX	Low-cost-leisure airline offering scheduled and charter flights from the country. With a fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft, it is the third largest airline in the UK after easyJet, and British Airways.
Loganair	LM	LOG	LOGAN	Scottish regional airline with its base at Glasgow Airport near Paisley, Scotland.
Norse Atlantic UK	Z0	UBT	LONGBOAT	Low-cost carrier Long-haul; a subsidiary of Norse Atlantic Airways, its base at Gatwick Airport.
Ryanair UK	RK	RUK	BLUE MAX	Low-cost carrier, a subsidiary of Ryanair, its base at London Stansted Airport.
Virgin Atlantic	VS	VIR	VIRGIN	Long haul airline based in Crawley, England.
Wizz Air UK	W9	WUK	WIZZ GO	Low-cost carrier, a subsidiary of Wizz Air, with its base at Luton Airport.

Charter airlines

Type A Operating Licence holders^[1]
Airline	IATA code	ICAO code	Call sign	Remarks
2Excel Aviation		BRO	BROADSWORD
AirTanker	9L	TOW	TOWLINE	Operates a fleet of 14 Airbus A330 MRTT for the Royal Air Force, known as Voyager, under a 27 year contract to the UK Government; its call sign is a nod to its primary role of aerial refuelling tankers.
Ascend Airways	YD	SYG	SYNERGY
BAE Systems Corporate Air Travel / Marine		BAE / VSB	FELIX / VICKERS
Bristow Helicopters		BHL	BRISTOW
Directflight		DCT	AIRTASK
SaxonAir		SXN	SAXONAIR
RVL Aviation	7M	REV	ENDURANCE
TAG Aviation (UK)		VIP	SOVEREIGN
TUI Airways	BY	TOM	TOMJET	Largest charter airline in Europe.
Titan Airways	ZT	AWC	ZAP	Provides VIP aircraft to the UK Government.

Cargo airlines

Type A Operating Licence holders^[1]
Airline	Image	IATA code	ICAO code	Call sign	Remarks
DHL Air UK		D0	DHK	WORLD EXPRESS	UK subsidiary of DHL in Germany
West Atlantic UK		NL	NPT	NEPTUNE

Helicopter operators / general aviation

Type B Operating Licence holders^[1]
Airline	IATA code	ICAO code	Call sign	Remarks
Acropolis Aviation		CRV	ACROPOLIS
AH Helicopters
Air Charter Scotland		EDC	SALTIRE	Its call sign is a homage to the flag of Scotland
Apollo Air Services
Arena Aviation		REN	ARENA
Atlas Helicopters		TDT	TRIDENT
Blu Halkin
Babcock Mission Critical Services Offshore		BND	BOND	Originally known as Bond Helicopters.
Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore		RHD	REDHEAD
Bookajet		BOO	BOOKAJET
British International Helicopter Services		BRT	BRITISH
Capital Air Ambulance		EGL	PRESTIGE
Capital Air Services		WDK	WOODSTOCK
Cardinal Helicopter Services
Castle Air			CASTLEFILM
Catreus AOC		VCG	THUNDER CAT
Centreline Air Charter		CLF	CLIFTON
CHC Scotia		GCY	HELIBIRD
Concierge U		JCO	CINCIERGE
Corporate Jet Management		CJM	CHECKMARK
Cutting Edge Helicopters
Devon Air Ambulance		HLE	HELIMED	Operates air ambulance in the county of Devon
DEA Aviation Limited		WKT	WHITE KNIGHT
Directflight		DCT	AIRTASK
Dragonfly Aviation Services		CBM	CAMBRIAN
Eagle European
East Midland Helicopters (Looporder Limited)		CTK	COSTOCK
EBG Helicopters			REDHILL
Elite Helicopters			SOLENT
Excel Charter		XEL	HELIEXCEL
Execujet (UK)		LCY	LONDON CITY	Based at London City Airport
Executive Aviation Services		JTR	JESTER
Flairjet		FLJ	FLAIRJET
Flight Academy Limited		EQT	EQUITY
Flight Calibration Services Ltd		VOR	FLIGHTCAL
FR Aviation		FRA	RUSHTON	Its call sign is a homage to its formation at RAF Tarrant Rushton
Gama Aviation		GMA	GAMA
GB Helicopters (VLL Limited)		EDY	SOLWAY
Haverdfordwest Air Charter Services (Fly Wales)		PYN	POYSTON
Hebridean Air Services		HBR	HEBRIDEAN
Heli Air		HLY	WHISPER
Helicentre Aviation
Helicentre Liverpool (Kingmoor Aviation)		HLL	FUSION
Helicopters Services (Un Pied Sur Terre Limited)
HH Helicopters		HHH	CORINIUM
IAS Medical		MDI	MEDOPS
Isles of Scilly Skybus	5Y	IOS	SCILLONIA
Jet Exchange		XCH	EXCHANGE
Loch Lomond Seaplanes
London Executive Aviation		LNX	LONEX
London Helicopter Centres		LHC	MUSTANG
London's Air Ambulance		HLE	HELIMED	Provides air ambulance services for Greater London
LyddAir		LYD	LYDDAIR
Multiflight		MFT	YORKAIR
Newcastle Aviation		APX	APEX
NHV Helicopters		NHZ	GOLD
North Wales Air Academy
Northumbria Helicopters		NHL	NORTHUMBRIA
PDG Helicopters		PDG	OSPREY
Pen-Avia		PDY	PENDLEY
Phoenix Helicopter Academy		BPH	BLACK PHOENIX
Polo Aviation		CUK	CHUKKA	Its call sign is a nod to a period in a game of horseback polo
PremiAir Aviation Services		PGL	PREMIERE
Ravenair		RVR	RAVEN
Regency Jet Ltd.		LJC	LITTLE JET
Rise Aviation
Scillonia Airways^[2]		SCI	SCILLONIA
Sloane Helicopters		SLN	SLOANE
Sovereign Business Jets		RHK	REDHAWK
Specialist Aviation Services		PLC	SPECIAL
Starspeed		SSP	STARSPEED
Synergy Aviation		SYG	SYNERGY	rebranding as Ascend Airways
Voluxis Limited		VXS	VOLUXIS
Whizzard Helicopters			SPELLCASTER
Woodgate Aviation (NI)		CWY	CAUSEWAY
Yorkshire Air Ambulance		HLE	HELIMED	operates air ambulance services throughout Yorkshire
Zenith Aviation		BZE	ZENSTAR
Zephyr Aviation		MBG	CHALGROVE

Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

Airline	Image	IATA code	ICAO code	Call sign
Aurigny		GR	AUR	AYLINE
Blue Islands		SI	BCI	BLUE ISLAND

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Airline licence holders | UK Civil Aviation Authority". www.caa.co.uk.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Airlines of the United Kingdom and Channel Islands

passenger

major	British Airways BA CityFlyer BA EuroFlyer easyJet UK Jet2.com Loganair TUI Airways Virgin Atlantic (Virgin Atlantic International) Wizz Air UK
minor	2Excel Aviation Aer Lingus UK AirTanker Aurigny Blue Islands Bristow Helicopters Directflight Eastern Airways Hebridean Air Services Isles of Scilly Skybus Norse Atlantic UK RVL Aviation Ryanair UK TAG Aviation (UK) Titan Airways

cargo

DHL Air UK
European Cargo (UK)
West Atlantic UK

Tourism in the United Kingdom

Nations and
regions

England	Hotels in England Lists of tourist attractions in England List of National Trust land in England List of National Trust properties in England London Tourist Board Resorts in England Tourism in Leeds Tourism in London Tourism in Yorkshire VisitEngland Welcome to Yorkshire
Northern Ireland	Hotels in Northern Ireland List of museums in Northern Ireland Nature reserves in Northern Ireland List of tourist attractions in Ireland List of National Trust properties in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Tourist Board
Scotland	Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise Resorts in Scotland ScotlandWhisky Scottish Youth Hostels Association VisitScotland
Wales	Capital Region Tourism Forgotten Landscapes Project List of museums in Wales South West Wales Tourism Partnership Tourism Partnership North Wales Visit Wales
UKOTs and Crown Dependencies	Akrotiri and Dhekelia Anguilla Bermuda British Antarctic Territory British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Falkland Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Alderney Isle of Man Jersey Montserrat Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands Turks and Caicos Islands

Companies

Current

Defunct

Organisations

Industry bodies

Tourist
destinations

Category
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States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Kosovo Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Transnistria
Dependencies and other entities	Åland Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Svalbard

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Scheduled airlines

Charter airlines

Cargo airlines

Helicopter operators / general aviation

Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

See also

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