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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:airline
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gptkbp:acquiredBy
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gptkb:Thomson_Travel_Group
gptkb:TUI_AG
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:Boeing_757
gptkb:Boeing_767
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:BAC_One-Eleven
gptkb:Boeing_737
gptkb:Vickers_Viscount
gptkb:Boeing_767-200
gptkb:Boeing_767-300
gptkb:Bristol_Britannia
gptkb:Vickers_Vanguard
gptkb:Lockheed_L-188_Electra
gptkb:Boeing_720
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gptkbp:aircraftType
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regional airliner
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gptkbp:callsign
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gptkb:BRITANNIA
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gptkbp:ceased_operations
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2005
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:founded
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1961
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gptkbp:headquarters_location
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Luton, England
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Britannia Airways
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gptkbp:ICAO_code
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gptkb:BAL
BY
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gptkbp:livery
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blue and white
yellow (later years)
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gptkbp:mainHub
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gptkb:London_Luton_Airport
gptkb:Birmingham_Airport
gptkb:Manchester_Airport
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gptkbp:mergedInto
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gptkb:Thomsonfly
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gptkbp:notable_for
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first UK airline to operate Boeing 757
first UK airline to operate Boeing 767
largest charter airline in the UK for many years
pioneered in-flight entertainment on charter flights
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gptkbp:notableClient
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gptkb:Thomson_Holidays
other UK tour operators
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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no major fatal accidents in its history
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gptkbp:originalName
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gptkb:Euravia
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gptkbp:parentCompany
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gptkb:TUI_Group
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gptkbp:peakPeriod
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47
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gptkbp:peakPersonnel
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over 3,000
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gptkbp:renamed
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Britannia Airways in 1964
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gptkbp:serves_destination
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gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Caribbean
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Mediterranean
gptkb:North_America
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Thomsonfly
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gptkbp:website
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www.britanniaairways.com (defunct)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Orion_Airways
gptkb:Thomsonfly
gptkb:Boeing_737-204C
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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