Futura Gael

Futura Gael was an airline based in Dublin, Ireland, wholly owned by Futura International Airways, operating charter flights to Mediterranean countries, Eastern Europe and Egypt.[2]

Futura Gael
IATA ICAO Callsign
F0 FGL APPLEWOOD
Founded2007
Ceased operations8 September 2008
Operating basesCork Airport
Dublin Airport
Shannon Airport
Fleet size3 destinations = Various charters
HeadquartersDublin, Ireland
Key peopleJaime J. Socias (CEO) [1]
An Irish Futura Gael Boeing 737-400.

History

Futura Gael was set up by Futura International Airways in order to get the necessary traffic rights to operate charter flights from Ireland to destinations outside the European Union. The airline operated charter flights to the Mediterranean and Eastern Europe.

Futura Gael is reported to have planned cutbacks in staffing and wages and had been trying to make a deal with its creditors. The company management team also suggested that all employee salaries be cut to €1000 a month.

On 7 September 2008, a Futura Gael flight bound for Málaga, Spain was delayed at Dublin Airport for nearly three hours before it finally took off just before 10pm. The airline officially ceased operations at midnight on the 8 September 2008.[3][4]

Livery

The airline's aircraft had the standard Futura livery with a decal citing "Gael" on the forward section.[5]

Fleet

The Futura Gael fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at 8 September 2008):[6]

  • 1 Boeing 737-400
  • 2 Boeing 737-800

References
  1. Futura Gael information
  2. Futura International Airways Archived 2007-05-06 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Futura Gael suspend operations - RTÉ News
  4. Futura Gael ceased operations due to financial difficulties - RTÉ News
  5. Photo of a Futura Gael Boeing 737-800
  6. Futura Gael Fleet
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