Coach firms in new air tours consortium
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BRITISH MIDLAND AIRWAYS has announ ced a consortium to provide coach links between the East Midlands Airport at Castle Donington near Derby, and Sheffield, Newcastleupon-Tyne, Birmingham, Derby and Leicester. The plan will mean a wider choice of holiday coach tours to Majorca, Costa Brava, the Adriatic and the Belgian Coast.
The Air Transport Licensing Board has approved the airway's plan to operate the inclusive tours services at weekends from Castle Donington in conjunction with the consortium of coach operators.
The weekend flights begin next May. The main coach tour operators concerned are Sheffield United Tours Ltd.. Trent Motor Traction Ltd., of Derby, Barton Transport Ltd., of Long Eaton, Derbyshire, and Nottingham, the Northern General Transport Co. Ltd., of Newcastle-uponTyne, Blue Cars Continental Coach Tours Ltd., of London, and Midland Red, of Birmingham and Leicester.