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leisurelad · 17th September 2008, 13:50

Tartin Ton -

Firstly, im no muppet as you put it (i have 12yrs experience within travel, 7 of which was in aviation so im not stupid in any sense) and secondly just shows how little you understand the needs of the market for agents.

Why should agents/customers have to pay sometimes the price of a complete package with the big two when all they want is the flight segment so they can enable the customer to have a choice of accommodation that they choose.

PW and gang looks as though they are going back to what they probably do best. After goldcrest/inspirations got swallowed up by the merger of Caledonian and Thomas Cook it wasm't long before Freedom came about which im sure had some input by the W brothers. Freedom flights did great when they were small and they were great up until the collapse of XL. It wouldn't be suprising to see that the Freedom part of the XL group actually did very well, it was all the other factors that come with an airline that has pulled them down and everything else with it.

I admit that the timing has come at the best of times especially so soon after, but when would of been a good time. These guys are moneymakers and quite often it will be in it for themselves but that is no different to any other businessman, its all about the money.

I do feel sorry fot all those customers standed and the staff who are now unemployed but i have been in the same situation twice before so i do know how it feels when the job you love is taken from you like that.

As i say, Kiss Air will be welcomed by trade, it is needed and no doubt will do very well. Really, all they are doing is selling seats to the trade, and not having to to run the day to day operation of an airline. If they weren't to do it then im sure someone would because it is NEEDED.

17th September 2008, 13:50	#41 (permalink)
leisurelad Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: SOUTH EAST Posts: 94	Tartin Ton - Firstly, im no muppet as you put it (i have 12yrs experience within travel, 7 of which was in aviation so im not stupid in any sense) and secondly just shows how little you understand the needs of the market for agents. Why should agents/customers have to pay sometimes the price of a complete package with the big two when all they want is the flight segment so they can enable the customer to have a choice of accommodation that they choose. PW and gang looks as though they are going back to what they probably do best. After goldcrest/inspirations got swallowed up by the merger of Caledonian and Thomas Cook it wasm't long before Freedom came about which im sure had some input by the W brothers. Freedom flights did great when they were small and they were great up until the collapse of XL. It wouldn't be suprising to see that the Freedom part of the XL group actually did very well, it was all the other factors that come with an airline that has pulled them down and everything else with it. I admit that the timing has come at the best of times especially so soon after, but when would of been a good time. These guys are moneymakers and quite often it will be in it for themselves but that is no different to any other businessman, its all about the money. I do feel sorry fot all those customers standed and the staff who are now unemployed but i have been in the same situation twice before so i do know how it feels when the job you love is taken from you like that. As i say, Kiss Air will be welcomed by trade, it is needed and no doubt will do very well. Really, all they are doing is selling seats to the trade, and not having to to run the day to day operation of an airline. If they weren't to do it then im sure someone would because it is NEEDED. Last edited by leisurelad : 17th September 2008 at 14:03.