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Staff travel with SV is quite expensive, sure ACM is free but at the risk of being abused and mistreated by some supervisors. My experience is to travel using ZED, you can enjoy a glass of wine on business class and being treated with some decency and respect.... And don't need to dress like a clown.
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Staff travel with SV is quite expensive, sure ACM is free but at the risk of being abused and mistreated by some supervisors. My experience is to travel using ZED, you can enjoy a glass of wine on business class and being treated with some decency and respect.... And don't need to dress like a clown.
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Guess were from the same Homeland,where Merkel is the Boss.
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I wonder how it'll be before Saudia begins the process of migrating it's unprofitable domestic and near region routes to the much lower cost base LCC FlyAdeal? Not long now, I would Imagine?
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Those loss making routes that you mention that are presently "fare controlled" are likely unprofitable because of Saudia's ridiculous high cost base. If moved to a carrier with a dramatically lower cost base those routes will likely generate a profit. That'll be the rationale behind moving them to FlyAdeal.
Compare base fares for some main domestic routes, e.g. JED-RUH for any date after Hajj:
Nesma - 190SR ~42EUR which can cover an A320 seat cost for 1:45 hour flight (I compare with W6 or FR numbers)
Nasair - 250SR
Gulfair - 306SR
Saudia - 339SR
Anyway, what then will happen with Saudia's ridiculous high cost base which will remain in main company?
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Vamy,
1) Definitely correct, cost base is ridiculous.
2) As for the other guy, this is more than "skeletons in the closet", a DUI, job termination or a violation. This particular guy is accused of spending time in a Sri Lankan prison for claiming Skipper qualifications when he never actually possessed them. It is well documented on the internet with a search of the name.
1) Definitely correct, cost base is ridiculous.
2) As for the other guy, this is more than "skeletons in the closet", a DUI, job termination or a violation. This particular guy is accused of spending time in a Sri Lankan prison for claiming Skipper qualifications when he never actually possessed them. It is well documented on the internet with a search of the name.
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This particular guy is accused of spending time in a Sri Lankan prison for claiming Skipper qualifications when he never actually possessed them. It is well documented on the internet with a search of the name.
hahahaha I remember him so very well....and yes, a recent search produced a very interesting article about this fellow in the Chicago Tribune 1994
hahahaha I remember him so very well....and yes, a recent search produced a very interesting article about this fellow in the Chicago Tribune 1994
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As you can see this is already begun to happen with the breakfast and laundry being removed from the Saudia hotel contracts.