Well, I say.
That's it then?
The long-lived, well-trusted Airtours name is to be no more? <img src="frown.gif" border="0">
Hardly seems possible. If they wanted to bring the group companies under one roof it should have been a blue Airtours one, not a sickly orange MyTravel version.
Official information to be found here: <a href="http://www.airtours.com/news_level3.jsp?storyid=14" target="_blank">The Group's Annual General Meeting Statement</a>
In this time of industry-wide strife, people are going to be turning to names they have heard of and can trust. So that's more business for Thomson/Britannia and First Choice-Unijet then.
I am truly very sorry to see the closing of the Airtours chapter of this group's history and the--(let's face it)--rather pathetic replacement opened up.
However, I suppose there are forces at work here which we cannot control (can there be an equal replacement to David Crossland?); If it's going to happen it's going to happen, and the shareholders, pilots, employees and others will just have to grin and bear it.
It is a bad move, but what can you say? Despite the nearly thirty-year history of the Airtours name, the directors will not be swayed! So it's good night from Airtours, and good morning from MyTravel.
I am shocked---it still doesn't seem possible that the image that has become so familiar over the years (you can't really go to an airport without seeing those sunbeams glittering at you) is now to just not be there; just another new airline coming in.
Still, the Airtours Holidays name lives on. (The only wise decision of this whole affair perhaps?)
Goodbye Airtours, we will miss you. <img src="frown.gif" border="0"> <img src="frown.gif" border="0"> . .
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SFly <img src="frown.gif" border="0"> <img src="frown.gif" border="0"> <img src="frown.gif" border="0">
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