FlyWhoosh

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'''FlyWhoosh''' was a company that operated scheduled services to [[Dundee]], [[Birmingham]] and [[Belfast]] before ceasing operations. Flywhoosh is a trading name of BluArrow Aviation Ltd. An embarrassing general update was posted on their website blaming the local Dundee press for its failure to reach agreement with a still unnamed flight partner. The companies position in Dundee is now untenable and they should shut down their website as promptly as they did their airline to prevent Aden Murcutt making himself look a bigger fanny than he already does.

==History==

The operation was set up with Polish charter company [[White Eagle Aviation]] which has provided a single [[ATR 42]] aircraft and crews. Scheduled services commenced on [[29 May]] [[2007]] and were suspended on 7 December 2007 though passengers were not notified until 8 December. From this date passengers could not buy any tickets using FlyWhoosh.com web site. The company has been established by Birmingham-based businessman, Aden Murcutt, representing the company Bluearrow/Govisit who sold the tickets. Murcutt had previously tried to set up [[Flywho]] as a transatlantic charter airline.<ref name="FI"/>

==Trading Standards Investigation==
Passengers who have bought tickets from Flwhoosh have been notified that Flywhoosh will not offer refunds [[http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2007/12/11/newsstory10672441t0.asp]] and [[White Eagle Aviation]] have also said: ''Suspension of flights in Dundee. Due to economic reasons WEA has decided to suspend until further notice flights to Birmingham and Belfast as of 6.12.2007. All passegners with tickets purchased should contact Flywhoosh representatives for refund. WEA advises strongly not to purchase any tickets directly from Flywhoosh.COM under WEA call sign.'' [[http://www.whiteeagle.com.pl/en/]].

Flywhoosh is a trading name of [[Go Visit]], Virginia House, 56 Warwick Road, Solihull B92 7HX. Go Visit (telephone 0870 421 4615) are refusing to offer refunds. An investigation into trading standards violations has been launched through Solihull Trading Standards Officers. All passengers who are owed money should notify Consumer Direct (an agency of the Office of Fair Trading) on 0845 40 40 506. Go Visit is ATOL registered (ATOL 6962).

Passengers may also be entitled to compensation under the EU's Denied Boarding Compensation directive 261/2004.

Dundee Airport is managed by [[Highlands and Islands Airports Limited]] (HIAL), an agency owned by the Scottish Government. HIAL are talking with Aden Murcutt of [[Flywhoosh]] about restarting flights [[http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2007/12/10/newsstory10667640t0.asp]] with another carrier despite the fact that Murcutt and Flywhoosh are refusing refunds to passengers.

== Destinations ==

FlyWhoosh operated scheduled services to the following destinations (at June [[2007]])<ref>{{cite web | title= FlyWhoosh Destinations | work= FlyWhoosh website | url= http://www.flywhoosh.com/destinations.aspx | accessdate= 2007-06-14}}</ref> :

====[[England]]====
*[[Birmingham]] ([[Birmingham International Airport]])

====[[Northern Ireland]]====
* [[Belfast]] ([[Belfast City Airport]])

====[[Scotland]]====
* [[Dundee]] ([[Dundee Airport]])

==External links==
*[http://www.flywhoosh.com/ FlyWhoosh]

==References==
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