I think the local management here did have the right intentions, they did had a spare aircraft and did state that on the record. However the investor then crushed that plan and sent it to Canada last month to deal with those repossession problems.
Issue seems to be, relations with lessors have deteriorated. A image did surface of a Bonza jet with interior kitted out, in Poland the other day, for another operator.
Tiger destroyed its image in a matter of months with similar fleet planning issues. Except back then they didn’t even offer compensation, executive told the customers to buy travel insurance and stiff. Word spreads pretty fast in some these smaller regional areas so they might need to be careful, pull back the schedule and get that spare aircraft at the ready. They do seem proactive so I would say it’s on the agenda.
Last edited by PoppaJo; 24th May 2023 at 01:54.