First Choice

www.firstchoice.co.uk

This section contains information related to First Choice, flight code DP, a low-cost carrier charter type.

  • About
  • Statistics
  • Organisation
  • Network
  • About

    “First Choice Holidays & Flights Ltd, a subsidiary of First Choice Holidays PLC. First Choice Holidays PLC is a leading international leisure travel company operating in 4 sectors: Mainstream, Specialist, Activity and Online Destination Services. It also has a joint venture cruise company, which operates as Island Cruises and a US student break business, StudentCity.com. Within the Mainstream Holidays Sector, First Choice Holidays, Retail and Airline, all operate under the First Choice brand. Part of leading international leisure travel company First Choice Holidays PLC, First Choice Airways is one of the UK's leading leisure airlines. It was founded in 1987 as air2000 with the aim of delivering value for money while maintaining exceptional service and performance standards. The airline re-branded as First Choice Airways in March 2004, taking on the name of its parent company to reflect its status as the airline of one of the UK's four major tour operators and to ensure our customers can enjoy the First Choice experience from the beginning of their holiday to the end”
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    Statistics

    General
    Av. seats 368 Tot. seats 13.242
    Av. frequency 2 Tot. frequency 58
    Tot. airports 11 Tot. routes 36
    Av. distance 2.863
    Av. time 246
     
    Indexes
    Beta-index β 3,27
    Theta-index θ 1.204
    Eta(t)-index η 242,92
    Eta(x)-index η 2.832,94
     
    HHI 0,29
    Gini 0,33
     
    Flights per 60 minutes 0,39
     
      
    Top 5 regions (based on seats)
    United Kingdom 50,00 % (6.621)
    Spain & Canary Isl. 43,48 % (5.757)
    Portugal 6,52 % (864)
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    Top 5 airports (based on seats)
    LGW-London (Gatwick) 17,60 % (2.330)
    MAN-Manchester 16,80 % (2.224)
    TFS-Tenerife (Sofia) 15,44 % (2.044)
    ACE-Lanzarote 10,44 %
    BHX-Birmingham 8,80 % (1.165)
     
    Airport hierarchy
    Primary 0,00 % (0)
    Secondary 46,71 % (6.185)
    Tertiary 53,29 % (7.057)
     

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    Organisation

    'First Choice Holidays PLC' is owned for 11,2 percent by 'Barcelo Corporacion Empresarial' and listed for 88,8 percent at the stockmarket.
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    Organisation chart
    Air 2000 Aviation Limited <- 100 First Choice <- 100 First Choice Holidays PLC
    Viking Aviation Limited <- 100 Bercelo Viajes S.L. <- 100  
        Exodus Travel Ltd. <- 100  
        First Choice Canada Division <- 100  
        First Choice European Specialist Business Division <- 100  
        First Choice Holidays & Flights Limited <- 100  
        First Choice Indipendent Travel - Specialist Businesses <- 100  
        First Choice Marine Limited <- 100  
        First Choice Retail Limited <- 100  
        Potter & Haylett Limited <- 100  
        Ski Bound Limited <- 100  
        Sunquest Holidays (Uk) Limited <- 100  
        Sunshine Cruises Limited <- 50  
        Ten Tour International Holding (Tolkien Limited) <- 100  
     

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    Network

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    Network 2005-09
     

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