UK start-up Flypop is introducing its second Airbus A330 after the twinjet was transferred to its London Stansted base.
It will deploy the aircraft on temporary cargo services with the aim of starting passenger operations during summer this year.
The airline is aiming to start long-haul flights to destinations on the Indian subcontinent, with cities including Amritsar, Hyderabad, Goa, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Kochi, and Chandigarh under consideration.
Navdip Singh Judge, CEO, and Principal of flypop, commented, “Fantastic to see our second flypop aircraft in the skies and especially here at our UK base at London Stansted Airport and flying over my house. flypop is now a revenue-generating airline and we look forward to continuing to grow our fleet of aircraft throughout 2022 for both cargo and passenger operations. We expect a surge in demand for low-cost flights to India from the UK from Q2 onwards.”
It indicates that it will recruit another two aircraft for cargo services over the next few months.
Flypop’s second A330, operated by wet-lease specialist Hi Fly Malta
The airline’s second A330-300 is a 2013 airframe, MSN1420, originally delivered to Philippines carrier Cebu Pacific Air, and powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines.
It is Maltese-registered (9H-PTP) and operated by wet-lease specialist Hi Fly Malta.
Flypop says it has been co-operating with Hi Fly to conduct freight transport to address the demand for cargo capacity.
Judge states that Flypop is “now a revenue-generating airline” and that it will be “continuing to grow” its fleet across the year, to serve both cargo and passenger markets.
