Flypop to fly

First announced back in 2016 new airline Flypop says it is going to fly next Spring supported by the UK Government’s Future Fund.(See BTN 13 June 2016.)

It will cater for the UK’s Indian/South Asian diaspora.  

“The funding from the UK Government’s Future Fund will play a key role in putting flypop in a position to start flights, initially between the UK and India, something which will contribute significantly to the economic growth and closer cultural links between these two Commonwealth partners and eventually with all of South Asia,” said Nino Singh Judge, Founder and CEO of flypop.

Now completing its final financing round, flypop will begin negotiating low-cost airport deals in both the UK and India. In addition, it will continue discussions with aircraft manufacturers to secure the best deals which will enable the company to offer the lowest possible fares to the public.
 
At the present time, in spite of the pandemic, India is served by four airlines, Air India, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Vistara Airlines with another, Spicejet, arriving 4 December. Kingfisher Airlines and Jet Airways failed in recent times.

The name Popjet is a trifle odd (People Over Profit) but when it comes to bizarre names Dan Air succeeded for many years but in the 20th century Go has gone, and so has Scoot, Wow, Zip and Zoom. And there is Virgin too.

www.flypop.co.uk

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Malcolm Ginsberg, Edgware

The problem with the name Dan Air, which I accept did come from Davies & Newman, is that at the time a comic character called Dan Dare was very popular. Both were a success in the fifties.

Tim Procter, Tunbridge Wells

Malcolm, Dan-Air was hardly a bizarre name. It was derived from its parent ship broking company "Davies and Newman".

Sandra Worth, Dover

I agree the name Virgin would never have been allowed in the past. Branson and others founded Virgin Records in 1972. Amazon Airlines is a bit odd too.