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Duo Airways 
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FLY DUOFounded 2003 Operating bases Birmingham Airport
Edinburgh AirportFleet size 8 Destinations Headquarters Birmingham Airport Website www.duo.com Duo Airways was an airline based in the United Kingdom. Its main bases were Birmingham Airport and Edinburgh Airport. It ceased operations in May 2004.
History
The airline was formed by a management buyout of the former Maersk UK in June 2003. The airline relaunched services in November 2003 but a shortage of funds led to it suspending flights and entering administration on 1 May 2004.
The airline sought to provide a high quality of service at moderate prices, but faced a marketing challenge in explaining that it was not a low cost, no-frills carrier, and load factors took longer than expected to reach budgeted levels. Despite overwhelmingly positive reaction from passengers and an encouraging future outlook, the airline had to close down when an investor withdrew support at short notice.
The carrier flew to Cologne/Bonn, Stuttgart, Berlin (Tegel), Helsinki, Copenhagen, Gothenburg (Landvetter), Stockholm (Arlanda), Lyon, Nice, Vienna, Geneva, Oslo, Milan (Malpensa) and Zurich from Birmingham and/or Edinburgh.
Fleet
The final Duo Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft:
- 3 Bombardier CRJ-200
- 5 Bombardier CRJ-700
External links
- Duo Airways Former Fleet Detail
- Photos of Duo Airways aircraft
- History of Duo Airways and its predecessors (in German)
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