BCal

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BCal is the commonly used abbreviation for British Caledonian, a former independent British airline that operated international and domestic flights primarily from London Gatwick Airport.

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BCal canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Caledonian ⓘ
airline ⓘ
defunct airline ⓘ
acquiredBy British Airways ⓘ
alliance British Caledonian Group ⓘ
linked to: British Caledonian
callsign CALEDONIAN ⓘ
ceasedOperations 1988 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
fleetIncludes Airbus A320 (ordered) ⓘ
linked to: Airbus A320-200

BAC One-Eleven ⓘ
Boeing 707 ⓘ
Boeing 747-200 (leased) ⓘ
linked to: Boeing 747-200B

McDonnell Douglas DC-10 ⓘ
Vickers VC10 ⓘ
linked to: RAF VC10
focusCity Aberdeen Airport ⓘ
Glasgow Airport ⓘ
London Heathrow Airport ⓘ
linked to: Heathrow Airport
formationMethod merger of Caledonian Airways and British United Airways ⓘ
foundedBy Adam Thomson ⓘ
British United Airways ⓘ
Caledonian Airways (1961) Ltd ⓘ
linked to: Caledonian Airways
headquartersLocation Crawley, West Sussex, England ⓘ
linked to: Crawley
IATAcode BR ⓘ
ICAOcode BCA ⓘ
inception 1970 ⓘ
industry air transport ⓘ
aviation ⓘ
legalForm public limited company ⓘ
liveryFeature dark blue and gold tail design ⓘ
lion rampant logo ⓘ
mergerCompletedOn 1988-12-21 ⓘ
notableFor being the largest independent British international airline of the 1970s and 1980s ⓘ
challenging the British Airways state monopoly on international routes from the UK ⓘ
operatedFromAirport Aberdeen Airport ⓘ
Dubai International Airport ⓘ
Glasgow Airport ⓘ
Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport ⓘ
linked to: Kai Tak Airport

Houston Intercontinental Airport ⓘ
Johannesburg Jan Smuts Airport ⓘ
Lagos Murtala Muhammed International Airport ⓘ
London Gatwick Airport ⓘ
linked to: Gatwick Airport

London Heathrow Airport ⓘ
linked to: Heathrow Airport

Manchester Airport ⓘ
New York John F. Kennedy International Airport ⓘ
Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport ⓘ
operatingPeriod 1970–1988 ⓘ
parentCompany British Caledonian Group plc ⓘ
linked to: British Caledonian
primaryHub London Gatwick Airport ⓘ
linked to: Gatwick Airport
serviceType charter flights ⓘ
scheduled passenger flights ⓘ
slogan The way the world wants to fly ⓘ
We never forget you have a choice ⓘ
successorAirline British Airways ⓘ

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