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Eurodirect

UK airline1

Euro Direct Airlines was a short lived British airline founded in 1994. It was based at Bournemouth Airport in England and flew short haul flights to British and European destinations. Euro Direct flew five British Aerospace ATP aircraft under the IATA designation 9R.2 It ceased to exist in 1995.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1994Founded1

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British Aerospace BAe-3109 Jetstream 31, Euro Direct AN0645655
Photo: AlainDurand, GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons4

Euro Direct Airlines was a short lived British airline founded in 1994. It was based at Bournemouth Airport in England and flew short haul flights to British and European destinations. Euro Direct flew five British Aerospace ATP aircraft under the IATA designation 9R. The airline maintained several short haul flights from Bournemouth Airport to destinations in Britain, including London Gatwick, Glasgow and Amsterdam, and Continental Europe. After recurring financial problems, the airline ceased all flights on 26 February 1995, after less than a year of operations.2

Products and brands

4 x BAe ATP

6 x Jetstream 31

From Wikipedia’s article on Eurodirect, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. Feb 26, 1995Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1994Founded Founded1

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