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In what sense is this a low operating cost carrier? Offering reasonable fares doesn't make you a low cost carrier.
The short haul LCC model (minimum turnaround times, zero pax service ...) doesn't work long haul.
The short haul LCC model (minimum turnaround times, zero pax service ...) doesn't work long haul.
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Didn't "The Apprentice" candidates have to come up with a new name for an airline and they were ridiculed for coming up with "Jet Pop" which sounded like a decompression explosion. Perhaps that is where the idea for the name came from!
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When?
" it must be stated that FLYPOP does not currently have authorization from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) or the Indian authorities to operate air services between the UK and India and that it must obtain such authorization before it can commence such operations"
" it must be stated that FLYPOP does not currently have authorization from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) or the Indian authorities to operate air services between the UK and India and that it must obtain such authorization before it can commence such operations"
Board of directors have been reasonably consistent.
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They aren't up and running at all. They won't be unless and until they get their UK AOC and some aircraft actually on the UK register.
Same goes for Hans Airways, though it would appear they are rather further down the road to obtaining their UK AOC. As and when they have done all both carriers have to do is to convince an overly protective government in Delhi to give the the necessary operating licences to offer direct service from UK to India. That I fear will be the more difficult of the two tasks.
Same goes for Hans Airways, though it would appear they are rather further down the road to obtaining their UK AOC. As and when they have done all both carriers have to do is to convince an overly protective government in Delhi to give the the necessary operating licences to offer direct service from UK to India. That I fear will be the more difficult of the two tasks.
They were operating ACMI Euro and TATL flights for Aer Lingus in recent weeks.
With the shortages of crews and airframes at the legacies post COVID, the ACMI operators seem to be in high demand this year.
With the shortages of crews and airframes at the legacies post COVID, the ACMI operators seem to be in high demand this year.
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If by 'they' you mean FlyPOP then, no, they weren't operating ACMI for Aer Lingus. HiFly Malta was. As ATNotts has pointed out, without an AOC and Operating Licence, FlyPOP don't (and can't) operate anything! ;-)
