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• Comment: This was moved to draft because of not having enough sources. The only improvement since then was adding more content which is also unsourced. CNMall41 (talk) 16:39, 2 July 2025 (UTC)

defunct UK airline

Knight Air was a UK regional airline that began launching charters before scheduled services until shortly after the crash of Knight Air flight 816.^[1][2]

History

^[3]The airline began operating as Knightway air charters offering Charter services before adopting the name Knight air and was created to fill a gap in the regional market after the collapse of Yorkshire European Airways. Mostly routes to the Isle of man,Southampton and Aberdeen. It ceased operations in 1997 for unclear reasons

Fleet

• EMB 110 ( G-BVRT, G-JBAC,G-OEAA)
• Cessna citation 550 (G-WYLX)
• Bell 222 (G-BLSY)
• Agusta A.109A-2 ( G-EEVS)
• BAe jetstream 31 (G-LOGV)

Destinations (non charters)

United Kingdom

Crash

On May 24 1995, a Knight Air EMB 110 doing as Knight Air Flight 816 broke up and crashed near Dunkeswick after taking off from Leeds Bradford Airport, killing all 12 occupants.^[4]

See also

References