JMC Air

JMC Airlines Limited (also known as JMC Air, JMC Airlines or simply JMC and stylised as jmc) was a UK charter airline formed by the merger of Caledonian Airways and Flying Colours Airlines, following the purchase of Thomas Cook & Son by the Carlson Leisure Group. JMC Air was named after the initials of the son of Thomas Cook, John Mason Cook. The airline was rebranded and remodeled in March 2003 to Thomas Cook Airlines UK. The airline operated flights from its 6 operating bases in the UK, offering seat-only bookings and bookings via Thomas Cook Tour Operations (Thomas Cook Package Holidays).

JMC Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
MT JMC JMC
FoundedSeptember 1999
Commenced operationsMarch 2000
Ceased operations31 March 2003 (rebranded as Thomas Cook Airlines)
Operating basesBirmingham Airport
Bristol Airport
Gatwick Airport
London Stansted Airport
Manchester Airport
Newcastle International Airport
Fleet size49
Destinationssee Thomas Cook Airlines
Parent companyThomas Cook AG
HeadquartersCommonwealth House, Manchester Airport & Concorde House, Gatwick Airport

History

It started operating under the name from March 2000. The main operating bases were London Gatwick Airport and Manchester Airport. Aircraft were also stationed at London Stansted Airport, Birmingham International Airport, Bristol Airport, Glasgow International Airport, Cardiff Airport and Newcastle Airport.

At the start of operations the fleet consisted of Boeing 757-200, Airbus A320 and McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft. Subsequently, the airline became the first UK operator of the stretched Boeing 757-300. Thomas Cook was sold to C&N Touristic of Germany in 2000. On 31 March 2003 Thomas Cook rebranded the airline along with its other airlines as Thomas Cook Airlines.[1]

Fleet

JMC rebranded as Thomas Cook Airlines in 2003, JMC operated the following aircraft in March 2003 before ceasing of operations:[2]

A JMC Air Airbus A320-200 taxiing at Manchester Airport in 1999
JMC Airlines Limited Fleet (before merger)
Aircraft In Service Passengers
Airbus A320-200 5 180
Airbus A330-200 2 354
Boeing 757-200 12 235
Boeing 757-300 2 280
Total 20

JMC were the first UK operator to use the Boeing 757-300.[3]

Destinations

See: Thomas Cook Airlines destinations

References
  1. JMC Fades Away
  2. JMC fleet
  3. "News Releases/Statements". MediaRoom. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
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