Odyssey Airlines

This article is about the British startup premium airline. For the defunct Canadian charter airline, see Odyssey International.
Odyssey Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
n/a n/a n/a
Founded September 2010
Commenced operations 2017 (forecasted)
Operating bases London City Airport
Fleet size 0 (10 on order)
Headquarters London, England
Key people Adam D. Scott (CEO)
John Bavister (CFO)
Website flyody.com

Odyssey Airlines is a UK based startup airline which is set to launch operations from London City Airport in 2017. The airline incorporated in September 2010 and is headquartered at a business property at Borough High Street in London.[1] Its registered director is Adam Scott, born 1979, who is also listed as a director for Calypso Aviation, formed in February 2012 at the same business address of Odyssey Airlines with the purpose to rent air transport equipment.

History

The airline was first revealed in an article by Reuters in December 2011, citing it as being one of the undisclosed customers of the Bombardier CSeries aircraft.[2]

During the 2013 Paris Air Show, Bombardier and Odyssey officially revealed the identity of the airline to the public, with a planned launch date in 2016.[3]

In April 2014, it started to raise $5 million through crowdfunding.[4]

During early 2016, the airline pushed its launch date into 2017.[5]

Destinations

The airline will be based at the London City Airport and will serve mainly medium and long haul destinations,[6] such as New York and Toronto, the latter possibly in cooperation with Porter Airlines.[7]

A detailed plan of future destination has not been revealed.[6]

Fleet

Odyssey Airlines fleet
Aircraft In Service On Order Passengers Notes
Bombardier CS100 – 10[8] 40[9] Date of first delivery not disclosed
Total – 10

Service

Odyssey Airlines plans to operate as a premium carrier, offering an all-business class service onboard its aircraft.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Odyssey Says Customer For CSeries". AirWise. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ Peter Myers and Tim Hepher (December 19, 2011). "New airline plans London City-NY link". Reuters. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  3. ↑ Ghim-Lay Yeo (June 18, 2013). "Odyssey confirmed as CSeries customer". Flightglobal. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  4. ↑ Dron, Alan (2014-05-01). "UK startup Odyssey Airlines to raise funds via crowdfunding".
  5. ↑ Oliver Clark (4 May 2016). "UK's Odyssey Airlines pushes back planned start date". Flightglobal. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Odyssey Airlines hints at network strategy with CSeries deal". routesonline.com. June 17, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Odyssey hints at Toronto-London City route". Flightglobal. June 17, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  8. ↑ Bombardier Inc. (June 17, 2013). "Bombardier Discloses Odyssey as European Customer for 10 CSeries Aircraft". Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  9. ↑ "CSeries". Odyssey Airlines. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  10. ↑ Edward Russell (June 19, 2013). "Odyssey distances itself from previous all-premium attempts". Flightglobal. Retrieved June 19, 2013.

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