Palmair was formed and operated its first holiday flight to Majorca from Hurn Airport in 1958. The charter happened almost by accident. Ray Barker, Managing Director of Lunns Kingsflights was on the point of cancelling a two week holiday from Gatwick to the Hotel Bristol in San Agustin through lack of support. Peter Bath, a good friend, persuaded him to operate the flight from Bournemouth and pledged Bath Travel would fill the 36-seat Viking aircraft. With misgivings, Ray agreed. The following Tuesday the holidays were advertised in the Bournemouth Echo and by Saturday, all the seats were sold. The Palmair tour operation was born. The following year a 62-seat BEA Vickers Viscount was chartered for two departure dates to Majorca in October. Licenses had to be obtained, hotels contracted and a small brochure printed under the name Bath Travel's Palmair Holidays.
| Website | http://www.palmair.co.uk |
| Revenue | $5 million |
| Employees | View employees |
| Address | Space House 2 Albert Rd, Bournemouth, Bournemouth BH1 1BY, GB |
| Phone | +44 1202 200700 |
| Industry | Travel Agencies & Services, Consumer Services |
| Competitors | British Airways Holidays, easyJet, Ryanair - Europe's Favourite Airline, Jet2.com Limited, Thomas Cook, TUI Contact Centre, NORWEGIAN AIR UK LIMITED, Wizz Air, Flybe, Vueling Airlines +46 more (view full list) |
| SIC | SIC Code 472 Companies, SIC Code 47 Companies |
| NAICS | NAICS Code 56 Companies, NAICS Code 561 Companies |
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Palmair Questions
The Palmair annual revenue was $5 million in 2026.
Palmair is based in Bournemouth, Bournemouth.
The NAICS codes for Palmair are [56, 561].
The SIC codes for Palmair are [472, 47].
