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Old 26th Jan 2011, 22:01
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OliWW
 
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So within 2 months, Julian Carr has totally once again changed the aspect of the business model... previously stating that he wanted to focus on Niche Markets... the classics were operating fine, and were most likely going to be replace with aircraft of a similar size (aka A319) and the fact that introducing new routes in Germany was the way forward... hmm... now it seems like they want to operate to the Canairy islands, which he previously stated to me wasn't possible because of the operating weight and thrust of its 733's... and the fact baby will not be even thinking of renewing its fleet until it at least makes a profit in 2012, I cannot see how the airline can possibly reach these destinations without spending more of its dosh on maintenance.

The whole reason baby was introduced was to fend of competition from Go, Easyjet and Ryanair... and the fact is, on many popular destinations it has just given way to Jet2, easyJet, Ryanair and Flybe, and seem more bothered about flying to destinations not served by them... there is a reason why they aren't served... so yes its the whole we could all see this coming once again... they will try and now survive by re-introducing those spanish routes... but the market for them has gone now, and has been taken over by other lcc's.

rant over...
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