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Ive just been on the website and checked it and non of the flights which used to be there, Kos, Zante, Corfu, Heraklion, Rhodes and says there is a problem with my search from EMA
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Is this the same Viking Airlines that flew MD83's from Newcastle to Crete, and regularly offloaded all the bags to reduce weight. I remember that making the news!
I think NCL actually banned them from flying into the airport because of this.
RTG!
I think NCL actually banned them from flying into the airport because of this.
RTG!
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somehow i doubt they would be banned for offloading bags, even if it was a common thing because of the aircraft used at the time. Viking operated out of there for a while so whilst the handling company may not like it, the airport wouldn't ban them for this reason alone.
there are many flights everyday that face weight and balance issues with even the best airlines.
there are many flights everyday that face weight and balance issues with even the best airlines.
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Viking were not banned from NCL. Yes during their summer of operating a once weekly Heraklion charter, there were weight and balance issues on a weekly basis and yes they did hit the headlines - but banned, don't think so! A MD83 is just not the right aircraft for NCL-HER!
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Im guessing that Meridian has a high workload-making them hugely more profitable than a partnership with Viking could ever have been.
My colleagues have mixed views on this. Im undecided,but let's hope so
My colleagues have mixed views on this. Im undecided,but let's hope so
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I've been looking at both the Viking timetable and the Kiss Flight timetables, and they are both exactly the same and there is not any room within the MAN timetable for flights into EMA on behalf of Goldtrail. The MAN timetable is full. LGW looks quite full as well, on some days (for August) there are 4 Departures in the Morning, but on some days there are just 2 or 3 Departures, what happens with the other aircraft? I do not see how CFU, HER, KGS, RHO and ZTH can fit into the MAN based aircrafts timetable
CFU, KGS, RHO can fit in for the Goldtrail EMA flights from LGW but not MAN, ZTH and HER cannot on the days which are "suggested" by Goldtrail.
Another thing that I do not quite understand is that 1x B733 is going to cover Palmair apparently and with 4 Departures from LGW on some days, does this mean that there will be 2x B733, 1x B73H and 1x MD83 on these days, seeing as SE-RDI is still in Viking's fleet?
CFU, KGS, RHO can fit in for the Goldtrail EMA flights from LGW but not MAN, ZTH and HER cannot on the days which are "suggested" by Goldtrail.
Another thing that I do not quite understand is that 1x B733 is going to cover Palmair apparently and with 4 Departures from LGW on some days, does this mean that there will be 2x B733, 1x B73H and 1x MD83 on these days, seeing as SE-RDI is still in Viking's fleet?
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Ok, maybe "Banned" was the wrong word to use.
From my understanding (which may or may not be correct, this is what I was told), they were regularly flying out of NCL with less than half of the bags on board. The Airport and Servisair put a LOT of pressure on them to either make a tech stop, or reduce their passenger loads.
Servisair threatened to cancel the contract, which would have left them without a handling agent, as Swissport were not prepared to handle them either. This effectively would have blacklisted the company from the airport I imagine.
In the end, I think some of their flights did make refuelling stops just to keep the peace. Still by the looks of things, Viking have made a lot of changes since then, perhaps NCL might welcome them back!
RTG!
From my understanding (which may or may not be correct, this is what I was told), they were regularly flying out of NCL with less than half of the bags on board. The Airport and Servisair put a LOT of pressure on them to either make a tech stop, or reduce their passenger loads.
Servisair threatened to cancel the contract, which would have left them without a handling agent, as Swissport were not prepared to handle them either. This effectively would have blacklisted the company from the airport I imagine.
In the end, I think some of their flights did make refuelling stops just to keep the peace. Still by the looks of things, Viking have made a lot of changes since then, perhaps NCL might welcome them back!
RTG!