Planetair LBA to LAHORE
LBA-YYZ operated for quite a while - usually via BHX on the outbound - I know of Odyessy and Air Transat (on B757) have certainly operated the route - along with the aforementioned Wardair service.
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Looks like they ain't gonna be doing the Lahore service now unfortunatly!!
Planetair
19 April 2004
Yorkshire’s independent low-cost flight operator Planet Air has been placed into voluntary liquidation.
But the Company says that all customers currently booked on flights will receive a full refund, and alternative flights have already been arranged for passengers currently in Tenerife.
Planet Air was launched in February last year with weekly services from Leeds Bradford Airport to Malaga, Alicante, Faro and Tenerife. But in the Autumn they announced they were cutting back on flights to the first three destinations and concentrating their resources on providing a winter programme to Tenerife.
Company Chairman Mike Firth said that whilst they deeply regretted any inconvenience caused to customers, the decision to put Planet Air into liquidation was unavoidable.
“Although the market analysis had demonstrated a large demand for the flights we were offering, two factors dramatically changed that situation,”he said. “Firstly Jet2, a much larger operator, commenced flying from Leeds Bradford to three of our destinations; secondly the travel industry as a whole suffered its worst time for more than thirty years as a combined result of the Iraqi War, a hot summer in the UK and people deciding to spend less on their holidays.”
Like all tour operators, Planet Air operates under a licence granted by the Civil Aviation Authority which is subject to review every six months.
Mr Firth said that at the latest review in March the CAA had demanded “certain financial requirements” before agreeing to any renewal of the licence.
“Considering the future prospects for the business, the potential profits are not sufficient to justify the extra investment needed to satisfy the CAA and very reluctantly we decided voluntary liquidation was the only sensible decision.”
Letters were sent out last night to all customers booked with Planet Air informing them of the decision and explaining how they can receive a full refund of any payments already made.
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Sad to say "another one bites the dust!"
Planetair
19 April 2004
Yorkshire’s independent low-cost flight operator Planet Air has been placed into voluntary liquidation.
But the Company says that all customers currently booked on flights will receive a full refund, and alternative flights have already been arranged for passengers currently in Tenerife.
Planet Air was launched in February last year with weekly services from Leeds Bradford Airport to Malaga, Alicante, Faro and Tenerife. But in the Autumn they announced they were cutting back on flights to the first three destinations and concentrating their resources on providing a winter programme to Tenerife.
Company Chairman Mike Firth said that whilst they deeply regretted any inconvenience caused to customers, the decision to put Planet Air into liquidation was unavoidable.
“Although the market analysis had demonstrated a large demand for the flights we were offering, two factors dramatically changed that situation,”he said. “Firstly Jet2, a much larger operator, commenced flying from Leeds Bradford to three of our destinations; secondly the travel industry as a whole suffered its worst time for more than thirty years as a combined result of the Iraqi War, a hot summer in the UK and people deciding to spend less on their holidays.”
Like all tour operators, Planet Air operates under a licence granted by the Civil Aviation Authority which is subject to review every six months.
Mr Firth said that at the latest review in March the CAA had demanded “certain financial requirements” before agreeing to any renewal of the licence.
“Considering the future prospects for the business, the potential profits are not sufficient to justify the extra investment needed to satisfy the CAA and very reluctantly we decided voluntary liquidation was the only sensible decision.”
Letters were sent out last night to all customers booked with Planet Air informing them of the decision and explaining how they can receive a full refund of any payments already made.
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Sad to say "another one bites the dust!"
