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Old 5th Aug 2001, 01:29
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And pigs might fly, is this the same Air Wales that JHE announced was about to start to fly Transatlantic flights recently, is planning a round Wales service, getting F27's and still only manages to carry penny numbers on a good route like MAN/CWL.

If punters are used to paying £9 on easyjet's finest 737's what would they pay on a droning Dornier 228 - £100, £150, £200? I can tell you what AW would have to charge to base aircraft and crew in a new base working on a maximum load of circa 15pax with bags? With a 75% load factor at least £180 methinks? It just aint gonna work.

LPL/LTN might be a good route but it needs a bigger and better aircraft than a Do228 and an airline with some sort of marketing stategy and reservations infrastructure. Air Wales has neither.

Still what would I know.....
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