Privilege Style

Privilege Style is a Spanish charter airline headquartered in Palma de Mallorca and based at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport.[1]

Privilege Style
IATA ICAO Callsign
P6 PVG PRIVILEGE
Founded2003
HubsAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
Fleet size4
Destinationscharter
HeadquartersPalma de Mallorca, Spain
Websiteprivilegestyle.com

Operations

Privilege Style operates charter flights on behalf of other airlines, tour operators, sports teams and other VIP customers.

According to the airline, its VIP customers include several Spanish companies and also teams from Spain's first football league.[2] In June and July 2014, Privilege Style operated Finnair's flights from Helsinki to New York-JFK while one of Finnair's A330s was out of service for extended maintenance.[3] The same happened again in December 2015.[4] In the summer of 2015, the airline leased its Boeing 767-300ER to El Al. As of June 2016, all of Privilege Style's aircraft were operating for El Al, except the 767 which currently operates for Condor Flugdienst.[5] In 2018 the 777 operated daily for Norwegian on the Rome Fiumicino-Newark EWR route, due to major technical issues affecting the Norwegian’s 787 fleet. In late spring 2019, Norwegian have again started using Privilege Style's 777 for their London to Miami route. In November 2019, Surinam Airways started using Privilege Style's 777 for their Paramaribo to Amsterdam route, after they had to suddenly retire their only long-haul plane, an aging Airbus A340.[6][7]

Controversy over Jamaica Deportation

Privilege Style generated significant controversy in December 2020 as the airline which carried out a much-criticised deportation charter flight from the UK to Jamaica,[8] despite a social media campaign urging them not to do so.[9] Following an appeal by 90 prominent public figures,[10] several other airlines known to regularly carry out charter deportations had stated that they would not be operating the flight.[11]

Fleet
Privilege Style Boeing 777-200ER

As of January 2020, Privilege Style's fleet consists of the following aircraft:[12]

Privilege Style fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers
C Y Total
Airbus A321-200 — 1[13] — — —
Boeing 757-200 2 — — 200 200
Boeing 767-300ER 1 — 18 225 243
Total 4 1

In February 2020, Privilege Style has selected the A321 as a replacement for their aging 757s. The used A321 was formerly operated by Qatar Airways.

References
  1. "Privilege Style". AirlineUpdate.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  2. Privilege Style webpage, recovered 13 April 2014
  3. "Finnairin koneen siivestä löytyi särö – yhtiö lentää New Yorkiin kesällä ulkomaalaisilla koneilla ja miehistöillä". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  4. "finnair.com - Info". Finnair. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  5. http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/37983-el-al-to-lease-a-spanish-b767-for-flights-to-germany
  6. "PY 994 | Paramaribo - Amsterdam". Schiphol. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  7. Cross, Ryan (2019-11-01). "Surinam Airways Loses Long-Haul Capabilities". Morten Beyer & Agnew. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  8. https://corporatewatch.org/privilege-style-the-home-offices-deportation-airline-of-last-resort/
  9. "Privilege Style: the Home Office's deportation airline of last resort – Corporate Watch". corporatewatch.org. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  10. "Privilege Style: the Home Office's deportation airline of last resort – Corporate Watch". corporatewatch.org. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  11. "Privilege Style: the Home Office's deportation airline of last resort – Corporate Watch". corporatewatch.org. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  12. planespotters.net - Privilege Style Fleet Details and History retrieved 9 February 2017
  13. "Privilege Style comienza su renovación". ch-aviation. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

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