Holiday Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
HD [1] HOL HOLIDAY
Founded1965[2]
Ceased operations1975[3]
Focus citiesLake Tahoe Airport
Fleet size3
Holiday Airlines Lockheed L-188 Electra (N971HA)

Holiday Airlines was an intrastate airline in the United States. Holiday operated scheduled passenger service with Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprops in California primarily serving Lake Tahoe Airport from both the Los Angeles-Burbank-Long Beach-San Diego area in southern California and the San Francisco Bay Area in northern California during the 1960s and 1970s.[4][5] The company slogans were Fastest Fun in the West and The Great Chair Lift.[6]

The Holiday Airlines name was also used by a commuter air carrier in the northeast U.S. during the 1980s which operated small Beechcraft 1900 and de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter turboprop aircraft and used the two letter "JO" IATA airline code.[7][8]

Fleet

The Holiday Airlines fleet in California consisted of the following aircraft:

Destinations

The airline served the following destinations in California during its existence:[9][10]

See also

References

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  1. ↑ "LAX74intro".
  2. ↑ "America's Airports: Tale of a Gem". www.aopa.org. 3 January 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Lake Tahoe Airport's heyday is long past, but facility may soar again". www.tahoedailytribune.com. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  4. ↑ "Airline Timetable Images". www.timetableimages.com. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  5. ↑ "History of Holiday Airlines". departedwings.com. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Holiday Airlines". www.airtimes.com. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  7. ↑ "Holiday Airlines (2)". www.timetableimages.com. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  8. ↑ "Holiday Airlines October 5, 1987 Route Map". www.departedflights.com. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  9. ↑ "Holiday Airlines April 15, 1974 Route Map". www.departedflights.com. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  10. ↑ "Holiday Airlines (1)". www.timetableimages.com. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
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