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The company's involvement in deportation flights from various EU countries has drawn criticism from human rights activists. Privilege Style has allegedly been involved in the deportation of Jamaican migrants from the UK on the 2nd of December 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|title=CorporateWatch.org|date=15 December 2020|url=https://corporatewatch.org/privilege-style-the-home-offices-deportation-airline-of-last-resort/|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as in the deportation of Afghan migrants from Germany on the 9th of February 2021 and the 4th of April 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Twitter post by Berlin activist group No Borders|url=https://twitter.com/noborder_berlin/status/1359190431335133187|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-07|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Flight tracking provided by Deport Alarm|url=https://twitter.com/deport_alarm/status/1379887516854190082|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-07|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref> The company is allegedly also scheduled to undertake a deportation flight from the UK to Rwanda on the 14th of June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|title= |
The company's involvement in deportation flights from various EU countries has drawn criticism from human rights activists. Privilege Style has allegedly been involved in the deportation of Jamaican migrants from the UK on the 2nd of December 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|title=CorporateWatch.org|date=15 December 2020|url=https://corporatewatch.org/privilege-style-the-home-offices-deportation-airline-of-last-resort/|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as in the deportation of Afghan migrants from Germany on the 9th of February 2021 and the 4th of April 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Twitter post by Berlin activist group No Borders|url=https://twitter.com/noborder_berlin/status/1359190431335133187|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-07|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Flight tracking provided by Deport Alarm|url=https://twitter.com/deport_alarm/status/1379887516854190082|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-07|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref> The company is allegedly also scheduled to undertake a deportation flight from the UK to Rwanda on the 14th of June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|title=First Rwanda deportation flight could be cancelled amid legal battles|date=13 June 2022|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/13/home-offices-rwanda-deportation-plan-faces-two-legal-challenges-tuesday-flight|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:11, 13 June 2022
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| Founded | 2003 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | Non Scheduled / Private / Acmi / Governmental flights | ||||||
| Headquarters | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | ||||||
| Website | privilegestyle.com | ||||||
Privilege Style is a Spanish airline headquartered in Palma de Mallorca and based at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport.[1]
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 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]
Fleet
As of August 2021, Privilege Style's fleet consists of the following aircraft:[8]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Y | Total | |||
| Airbus A321-200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 214 |
| Boeing 757-200 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 88 |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 1 | 0 | 18 | 246 | 264 |
| Boeing 777-200ER | 1 | 0 | Fr | Fr | 261m3 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |||
In February 2021, Privilege Style has selected the A321 as a replacement for their aging 757s. The used A321 was formerly operated by Sri Lankan Airlines.
Controversies
The company's involvement in deportation flights from various EU countries has drawn criticism from human rights activists. Privilege Style has allegedly been involved in the deportation of Jamaican migrants from the UK on the 2nd of December 2020,[9] as well as in the deportation of Afghan migrants from Germany on the 9th of February 2021 and the 4th of April 2021.[10][11] The company is allegedly also scheduled to undertake a deportation flight from the UK to Rwanda on the 14th of June 2022.[12]
References
- ^ "Privilege Style". AirlineUpdate.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ Privilege Style webpage, recovered 13 April 2014
- ^ "Finnairin koneen siivestä löytyi särö – yhtiö lentää New Yorkiin kesällä ulkomaalaisilla koneilla ja miehistöillä". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ "finnair.com - Info". Finnair. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ "El al to lease a Spanish B767 for flights to Germany".
- ^ "PY 994 | Paramaribo - Amsterdam". Schiphol. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ Cross, Ryan (2019-11-01). "Surinam Airways Loses Long-Haul Capabilities". Morten Beyer & Agnew. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ planespotters.net - Privilege Style Fleet Details and History retrieved 9 February 2017
- ^ "CorporateWatch.org". 15 December 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Twitter post by Berlin activist group No Borders". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Flight tracking provided by Deport Alarm". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "First Rwanda deportation flight could be cancelled amid legal battles". 13 June 2022.
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External links
Media related to Privilege Style at Wikimedia Commons
