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Very sad news Indeed.
Great bunch of guys and girls at the red dragon , the airline just lacked a decent commercial /marketing dept. Operationally it was sound
Gave me and many others their first airline job and will forever be grateful for the opportunity.
Best of luck to all my former collegues in their search for alternative employment.
ps i'll also be raising a glass to RT tonight who for all his failings , had the courage to put his money into the venture in the first place.
Cheers Roy
Great bunch of guys and girls at the red dragon , the airline just lacked a decent commercial /marketing dept. Operationally it was sound
Gave me and many others their first airline job and will forever be grateful for the opportunity.
Best of luck to all my former collegues in their search for alternative employment.
ps i'll also be raising a glass to RT tonight who for all his failings , had the courage to put his money into the venture in the first place.
Cheers Roy
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they had a good product but did not know what to do with it. all they had to do was manage and market it properly. it would of been a sure winner. moving to swansea was a big mistake.
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BBC : "Airline to end scheduled flights"
From : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4838022.stm
Last Updated: Thursday, 23 March 2006, 14:56 GMT
"Air Wales has announced it is to cease running scheduled airline services from next month."
Last Updated: Thursday, 23 March 2006, 14:56 GMT
"Air Wales has announced it is to cease running scheduled airline services from next month."
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so is there an ATR Cargo conv on the way??
I find this odd, very odd. I can understand the charter flights bit but not the cargo.
I think that.........
they will only run charter flights untill any leases end on a/c. Hopefully it will work out, who knows!!
I find this odd, very odd. I can understand the charter flights bit but not the cargo.
I think that.........
they will only run charter flights untill any leases end on a/c. Hopefully it will work out, who knows!!
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Cork - Cardiff with Aer Arann
Well it hasn't taken long for airlines to take on Air Wales' routes
http://www.rte.ie/business/2006/0323/aerarann.html
http://www.rte.ie/business/2006/0323/aerarann.html
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ITS SAD
we have flown tech flights for air wales I dont think my company has been paid yet I'm going to ring the office and tell them the news. Its a knock on effect to many people in wales not just aww crew and staff
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Its a very sad day for everyone connected with Air Wales, previous employees but of course especially for all present staff. I hope all are able to move on without too much difficulty, including all the ops and groundstaff. It was a time in my life I will never forget, and however ill advised, especially some of those Swansea days.
I think that if nsr is really that ignorant about the offence he is causing, he should best be advised to keep his opinions and wise cracks to himself for a while. This is going to effect real people and real families. No offence nsr, but these are people you know well and worked with for a long time. You could have easily found yourself in that situation.
One of the saddest facts is that the staff, aircrew, groundcrew and support staff always tried harder to make it work, than probably any other group of people could.They were so keen for it to succeed and always worked above and beyond what a company could resonably expect from employees.
Unfortunately this hasn't proved to be enough. I am very sorry for everyone concerned.
Best wishes and thanks to everyone there for making a special time in my life.
I think that if nsr is really that ignorant about the offence he is causing, he should best be advised to keep his opinions and wise cracks to himself for a while. This is going to effect real people and real families. No offence nsr, but these are people you know well and worked with for a long time. You could have easily found yourself in that situation.
One of the saddest facts is that the staff, aircrew, groundcrew and support staff always tried harder to make it work, than probably any other group of people could.They were so keen for it to succeed and always worked above and beyond what a company could resonably expect from employees.
Unfortunately this hasn't proved to be enough. I am very sorry for everyone concerned.
Best wishes and thanks to everyone there for making a special time in my life.
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Well it hasn't taken long for airlines to take on Air Wales' routes
http://www.rte.ie/business/2006/0323/aerarann.html
http://www.rte.ie/business/2006/0323/aerarann.html
Are there any other airlines looking for some of Air wales' routes, or would it mean that Cork/Cardiff was the only interesting one ?
What kind of Charters and Freight are they planing to do ?
How many A/C are there in the fleet at the present time? 5 or 3 ATRs ??
NB: good luck for people about to loose their job, Air Contractors, Aer Arann, and Farnair might be interested in ATR crews
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let's hope for the sake of CWL-ites that Arann decide to open a base which could tie in existing RE destinations like EDI, BHD, IOM as well as the just announced ORK. After all, there should be plenty of ATR familiar folks to pick up.