Airworld

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Airworld Aviation Ltd was the in-house charter airline for the travel agent Thomas Cook Group. It began operations in 1994, and was the first British operator of the Airbus A321. It was integrated into Flying Colours on 1 November 1998 when Thomas Cook acquired the Flying Colours Leisure Group.

Airworld

IATA ICAO Call sign RL AWD ENVOY
Founded	1994
Ceased operations	1 November 1998 (Integrated into Flying Colours)
Operating bases	Bristol Airport Cardiff Airport Manchester Airport Glasgow Airport
Fleet size	13
Parent company	Thomas Cook Group
Headquarters	Gatwick Airport, London, United Kingdom

Destinations

The airline served mainly holiday destinations in the Mediterranean area. Its main airport was London's Gatwick Airport but operations were also conducted from Bristol, Cardiff and Glasgow.

Fleet

An Airworld Airbus A320-200 at Funchal Airport in 1998

Airworld operated the following aircraft:

Airworld fleet

Aircraft	Total	Introduced	Retired	Notes
Airbus A320-200	11	1994	1998	1 leased from Ryan International Airlines 2 leased from TransAer International Airlines
Airbus A321-200	2	1997	1998	First A321 operator in UK

See also

• List of defunct airlines of the United Kingdom