MIAMI – Today in Aviation, Edinburgh-based Scottish airline Flyglobespan went into administration in 2009, declaring bankruptcy and canceling all its scheduled flights. The company was liquidated on December 10, 2010.
The Scottish low-cost airline provided scheduled services to destinations in Europe, North America, North Africa and South Africa from five airports throughout Scotland, England and Ireland. Glasgow Airport (GLA), Edinburgh Airport (EDI) and Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) were its key bases. Its motto read ‘Award-winning airline’.
Flyglobespan G-SAAW Glasgow. Photo: Wiki Commons
Beginnings
As an offshoot of the Globespan Group, Flyglobespan (a trading name for Globespan Airways Limited) was founded in November 2002. In April 2003, operations began using two Boeing 737-300 aircraft supplied by Channel Express to five destinations in Spain, France and Italy on services from Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) and EDI.