Cobalt Airlines
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Had an email from Cobalt advising that Cardiff (and the other destinations initially announced but not released to date) are all in Phase 2 which will be for the Winter 2016-2017 season.
Schedules to be announced shortly
Schedules to be announced shortly
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Winter 2016/17 flights now on sale:
ATH - 3x daily
CHQ - 3x weekly
HER - 2x weekly
SKG - 5x weekly
STN - 7x weekly (daily)
MAN - 4x weekly
DUB - No flights
CDG and BEY as previously reported as the next destinations are also now shown in the drop-down list but no flights showing as yet.
ATH - 3x daily
CHQ - 3x weekly
HER - 2x weekly
SKG - 5x weekly
STN - 7x weekly (daily)
MAN - 4x weekly
DUB - No flights
CDG and BEY as previously reported as the next destinations are also now shown in the drop-down list but no flights showing as yet.
Cobalt seem to be making significan use of charters from Astra, SmartLynx and Titan. I don't have lease rates to hand, but with the credit crunch of 2008 a distant memory and the healthy demand for short haul flights in Europe I suspect peak summer lease rates will not be cheap.
Is this all affordable in the long term for what is essentially a start-up airline with perhaps limited cash reserves without causing lots of red ink ?
Is this all affordable in the long term for what is essentially a start-up airline with perhaps limited cash reserves without causing lots of red ink ?
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Have Cobalt come any closer to having a fleet that is able to support the schedule they are publishing on their website ? When I spoke to them, they said they could not tell me which airline would operate a flight more than a week in advance as it depended on a number of factors... suggests to me an airline that either lacks a clear operational plan or an airline that is possibly finding cashflow is a bit tight
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S17 appears to be going on-sale slowly. Previous destinations remain but looks like Clermont, BRU, CWL, NCL and GLA are being added for S17.
Also to note, it appears as though they're about to take an A321.
Also to note, it appears as though they're about to take an A321.
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Yeah I've heard from Cobalt direct and also from family living in Cyprus that CWL is one of their next destinations which is likely to be for Summer 2017.
Be great for CWL as long gone are the scheduled Air 2000 flights to both LCA & PFO with now just TOM & MT only flying there.
Fingers crossed it materialises for them and gets announced with plenty of "selling" time.
Be great for CWL as long gone are the scheduled Air 2000 flights to both LCA & PFO with now just TOM & MT only flying there.
Fingers crossed it materialises for them and gets announced with plenty of "selling" time.
but looks like Clermont, BRU, CWL, NCL and GLA are being added for S17
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Clermont-Ferrand indeed, something which i also find hard to believe, but it's in the system.
I'd like to see it to believe it too, but the destinations are in the system just nothing loaded for S17 yet. They better get a move on though since Summer is rapidly approaching, they need sales.
I'd like to see it to believe it too, but the destinations are in the system just nothing loaded for S17 yet. They better get a move on though since Summer is rapidly approaching, they need sales.
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Clermont-Ferrand indeed, something which i also find hard to believe, but it's in the system.
I'd like to see it to believe it too, but the destinations are in the system just nothing loaded for S17 yet. They better get a move on though since Summer is rapidly approaching, they need sales.
I'd like to see it to believe it too, but the destinations are in the system just nothing loaded for S17 yet. They better get a move on though since Summer is rapidly approaching, they need sales.
