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Old 8th Feb 2024, 09:15
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Originally Posted by Cautious Optimist
I think some of the following may have already collapsed, but you've actively got FlyPOP, Sentra Airways, Hans Airways and Global Airlines all trying to start-up in the same market - UK>Middle East, particularly from the Midlands/North West. Whilst each one has many a flaw, the fact that four unrelated start-up attempts have all identified the same gap at the same time suggests to me that if they put their heads together and pooled their resources they might actually be on to something.
The first three have gone and Global are forging forward . They weren't really after the same gap - FlyPOP and Hans were looking at the Indian sub-continent, Sentra West Africa (Accra to start with) and Global are looking at the US.
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