Originally Posted by
WHBM
Can someone explain why Primera Nordic was allowed to re-register a substantial airline under Latvian CAA oversight, when it wasn't owned there, it's top management didnt come from there, it didn't operate there, and as far as I can tell its aircraft were never seen there. Oh, and it's name implied it came from some other countries to the west.
1. Primera Nordic is/was indeed a Latvian registered company and therefore eligible for AOC in Latvia.
2. It wasn't owned in Denmark either, it doesn't mean anything within EU & EEA. You can ask the same about Norwegian or even better SAS Ireland.
3. Its top management wasn't from Denmark either and anyway see 2) above
4. I thought they were looking to start some operations ex RIX but anyway how much SAS Ireland operates from Dublin?
5. Actually this airline was very much about Nordic countries in terms of actual operations and top management. What is wrong here?
Another poster below has mentioned ATOL - if you buy a ticket only on BA or VS you are not covered by ATOL anyway, it is a tour operators oriented scheme.