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Edi local, VKO is increasingly operated by SU now after the demise of transaero. Where did the transaero slots go at LHR?
Maybe monarch could mop up the route. S7 would be good but it should be a UK carrier tho..
Maybe monarch could mop up the route. S7 would be good but it should be a UK carrier tho..
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Where did the transaero slots go at LHR
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Where did the transaero slots go at LHR
Simple back into the BA(IAG) pot - they were leased originally from bmi and after the take over the lease continued to be ring fenced.
Where did the transaero slots go at LHR
Simple back into the BA(IAG) pot - they were leased originally from bmi and after the take over the lease continued to be ring fenced.
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According to CH.Aviation plus several media sites RWANDAIR intend to start KIGALI to LONDON GATWICK by the end of 2016 or early 2017 after they were given the green light from the regulatory authorities in the UK, RWANDAIR recently took delivery of an Airbus A330-200 and in November will take delivery of an Airbus A330-300 which they intend to use on the London service.
Also it was noted that AIR ZIMBABWE again have intentions to restart flights to the UK this time with Boeing 787 from Harare to London Gatwick in 2017 but seeing their broke I can't see it happening anytime soon although I wish them well as there is a huge demand for non stop flights from the UK to Zimbabwe.
Last year a new flag carrier for Ghana FLY GOLDSTAR AIRLINES also had intentions to fly from Accra to London Gatwick with a Boeing 767 leased from Hi Fly of Portugal but it fell through at the last moment over leasing issues.
I think that over the next couple of years Gatwick will see a few African airlines serving the airport and Air Djibouti have even mentioned London Gatwick as a future destination once they receive an intended Boeing 767-300.
Also it was noted that AIR ZIMBABWE again have intentions to restart flights to the UK this time with Boeing 787 from Harare to London Gatwick in 2017 but seeing their broke I can't see it happening anytime soon although I wish them well as there is a huge demand for non stop flights from the UK to Zimbabwe.
Last year a new flag carrier for Ghana FLY GOLDSTAR AIRLINES also had intentions to fly from Accra to London Gatwick with a Boeing 767 leased from Hi Fly of Portugal but it fell through at the last moment over leasing issues.
I think that over the next couple of years Gatwick will see a few African airlines serving the airport and Air Djibouti have even mentioned London Gatwick as a future destination once they receive an intended Boeing 767-300.
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An African invasion would be like the mid-90s all over again, when the likes of Air Gabon, Cameroon Airways, Air Zimbabwe and something I can't quite remember with a lion on the tail could be seen. The latter might even have been a 747-SP!
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Air Zimbabwe and a new B787? What are they going to buy it with? A sackful of their famous 100 Trillion Dollar notes? What a ruin of a country that has turned out to be!
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The airline with the lion on the tail was called ALLIANCE with a single Boeing 747 SP that was leased from South African Airlines that also had a major interest in the airline.
Other African airlines previously seen at Gatwick during the 70s, 80s and 90s upto the early part of this century including the ones you mentioned are.
African Safari Airlines (charter)
Air Afrique
Air Algerie
Air Gabon
Air Gambia
Air Malawi
Air Mauritius
Air Namibia
Air Nigeria
Air Seychelles
Air Tanzania
Air Zimbabwe
Cameroon Airlines
Daalo Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines
Ghana International Airways
Nationwide Airlines
Sierra Leonne Airways
TACV
Virgin Nigeria
Uganda Airlines
It would be great to see a wider range of African airlines reappear at Gatwick in the future as obviously slots at Heathrow would be hard to obtain plus too expensive for them.
The airline with the lion on the tail was called ALLIANCE with a single Boeing 747 SP that was leased from South African Airlines that also had a major interest in the airline.
Other African airlines previously seen at Gatwick during the 70s, 80s and 90s upto the early part of this century including the ones you mentioned are.
African Safari Airlines (charter)
Air Afrique
Air Algerie
Air Gabon
Air Gambia
Air Malawi
Air Mauritius
Air Namibia
Air Nigeria
Air Seychelles
Air Tanzania
Air Zimbabwe
Cameroon Airlines
Daalo Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines
Ghana International Airways
Nationwide Airlines
Sierra Leonne Airways
TACV
Virgin Nigeria
Uganda Airlines
It would be great to see a wider range of African airlines reappear at Gatwick in the future as obviously slots at Heathrow would be hard to obtain plus too expensive for them.
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And that's exactly how we might see a Zimbabwe 787 appear if good old Bob splashes out on buying one with his own cash but then again that would open up the fact he has enough money to do so which will never be the case as he openly admits to not having any money stashed in foreign bank accounts. Once he finally dies which is long overdue the country might and a big might at that get back on track again but that will also cost billions but hopefully that will come from his fraudulent cash that he denies having but it will a huge deal trying to give that back to the Zimbabwe population.
Can we try to talk about Gatwick rather than Zimbabwe please ?
Yeah.
One is full of hangers on, shysters and ner do wells looking to rip you off at every turn and the other is Zimbabwe
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British Airways - GRAPE EXPECTATIONS FOR OAKLAND
Is there not cities with no service from Lgw they could have tried?
Is there not cities with no service from Lgw they could have tried?