Air Omega
 

The other threads seem to have wandered off the subject.

Air Omega are advertising today for reservations staff based in Ayrshire. They quote that the airline will be expanding into business class flights.

No routes mentioned but the previously speculated routes are not what I would have expected for business services. Maybe a chance on low cost fares but at premium rates ?

Hope they get it right and prove me wrong :O :O

Air Omega are launching a twice daily EMA -PIK service on 1st December im not sure about what aircraft they are operating or what prices they are offering.
It will be interesting to see how they compete against Baby and Easyjet on the same kind of catchment area.

A call to the Air Omega reservations number, advertised on the EMA website and I was told that EMA had jumped the gun slightly, but that Air Omega is on the way and they will be launching on January 5th 2004.

Noticed that bmibaby had reduced next summers EMA - EDI flights from 4 per day to 2 per day.

Plus, E - MAG had an posting with a rumour that easy hope to base 7 x 737 - 700 at EMA next year, can any easy or baby boys and girls shed any light on these topics??

egnxema

and the a/c they will be operating on said route?

PIK - EMA does not look sensible for a full service operation trying to compete with low cost carriers.

Wonder it it might continue through to Berlin ? PIK did say that they were in discussions with several airlines about replacing the Germania service to Berlin.

:)

Air Omega
 

The original idea was to operate the 146/RJ, but I have also heard that they may be considering the B717. It's still early days, so we'll have to wait and see as to whether they manage to get off the ground!

Distribution
 

Anyone know how Omega intend selling tickets? Internet, agents or what? Seems bullish to be starting operations in January when flights cannot be purchased by now (or can they?)

Air Omega are planning to operate ABZ-STN and one other domestic route. The talk about Boeing 737s is, I'm guessing, a rumor that has got out of hand!

The plans are to fly BAe 146s on their domestic routes.

They are currently rectuiting station staff for Prestwick.

Check the website : http://www.air-omega.de/index-e.html for contact details.

Had a look at the website........

I cant see the section about recruiting staff at PIK.......

Can you assist ?

Ian H

Hi Ian

The recruitment for staff at PIK is being done a little on the Q.T., I think. Certainly, it hasn't been widely advertised.

An ad DID appear in Flight International, though it was a month ago or so. I do believe that they still need people and are very much accepting applications.

I suggest simply sending your CV with covering letter to the email address listed here : http://www.air-omega.de/kontakt-e.html.

Best of luck.

Air Omega
 

If you get hold of a copy of this weeks Ayrshire Post, you
will be able to read the ad in the jobs/recruitment section.



Twin Pin
:D

Twin Pin - would that be the reservations ad in my first posting here or is there another one for airline staff ?

;) ;)

The timetable for the PIK-EMA service is in the link below.
Twice a day Monday to Friday, but no weekend service.
TUTH

http://www.eastmidlandsairport.com/s...led/prestwick/

Findo (and myself in another thread) has suggested that PIK-EMA may not be the most wise given the established routes from GLA by bmibaby and EZY, but this timetable appears to be suicidal if Omega are aiming at the business market. PIK has had enough temporary residents recently in Germania and FlyGlobespan.

Also, if this is the only service planned to be operated out of PIK surely utilisation is a little low? Are the original plans to be a combined freight / pax operator still in place? And I do agree with the GroupCaptain that flights starting in Jan would need to be on sale by now.

Interesting times TUTH. Presumably the aircraft does not start it's working day on this run so where does it go / come from before this service. An early morning PIK - BHX - PIK is possible but would it make money on a full service flight ?

3 dead hours to fill between these service so another domestic rotation from PIK after ariving from EMA . The BAA information board at ABZ had a cancelled AOW flight from PIK the other day around lunchtime so this could tie in.

Presumably this means 2 aircraft if an ABZ - STN service is also planned.

:confused: :confused:


My guess -

0630 - PIK - BHX - PIK
0900 - PIK - EMA - PIK
1215 - PIK - ABZ - PIK
1440 - PIK - EMA - PIK
1745 - PIK - BHX - PIK
2045 - PIK - ABZ - PIK

Sat / Sun Palma and Teneriffe

Hope they have deep pockets !! :eek: :eek:

Findo,

Was Teeside not a route discussed in another thread,I would chop off your proposed second rotation to ABZ and fill Teeside in there.
Also,there could be another baser aircraft so possibly that could fill in the 3 hours before the EMA flight

Kpiko3

Aberdeen - Stansted


STN



PIK to ??? doesn't look like 5th January unless they announce something soon


PIK to ?

Looks like Air Omega are continuing to be unpredictable.

They are advertising today's Aberdeen Press & Journal saying they have a new launch date of 3rd February for Aberdeen-Stansted.

Their website still states a launch date of 5th January and none of the links work.

Will they be around for even less time than ALEX ?


Air Omega UK

Makes the Air Scotland launch seem almost professional by comparison. :{ :{

Delayed Start
 

Air Omega reservations were allegedly still taking January flight bookings for ABZ to STN on 30th December, agencies at ABZ were allegedly geared up to start operations on 8th Jan until the start was suspended at the last minute.

Rumour has it that the sub charter operator that was lined up to operate on Omegas behalf starting on 8th January was unable to proceed in January for reasons not disclosed. It is not clear if the operator in February will be the same sub charter company.

Hopefully the startup in February will proceed more smoothly, however the ABZ-LON (LHR, LTN, STN, LGW) market is likely to be much oversubscribed once BMI start competing with BA on the LHR route.

Current Omega publicity is offering a 3 class cabin (First, Business, Economy) which seems like it could be a little OTT for the market!

Good luck to Omega and all the other LON routes and operators, I doubt very much that the market in the Aberdeen area can be grown much and that all that will happen is a dilution of the existing market, much as seen with Eastern and BMI on the ABZ-NWI route.

Who will still be there in a year out of BA / BMI / EasyJet / Omega remains to be seen.

AIRLINE PULLS PLUG ON NEW ROUTE TO STANSTED
 

From the Aberdeen Press & Journal of 5th Jan 2004

The first air passenger service from Aberdeen to London Stansted in over six years has been cancelled.

Air Omega UK Ltd announced the reintroduction of the route last month.

But the airline pulled the plug on today's launch date just five days ago.

It is not known why the newly formed subsidiary of German cargo airline Air Omega has cancelled the flights - the first of which was expected to take off from Dyce this morning at 6.25.

But last night, the airline was still advertising the service on its website www.flyao.co.uk with a moving banner, stating: "Fly from Aberdeen to Stansted every weekday from January 5, 2004."

It is not known how many passengers had booked a place on today's flights or if they will be refunded.

A spokesman for Aberdeen Airport confirmed that the airline informed staff by e-mail on Wednesday that the Dyce to Stansted service was being postponed until February.

He said Air Omega UK did not give a reason why the launch had been put on hold.

The service, which was axed by KLM six years ago, is now expected to begin at the start of next month.

The spokesman added: "The service has not been available for a considerable amount of time, but there are other alternatives to fly from Aberdeen to London."

British Airways already operates to Heathrow and Gatwick, and easyJet to Luton.

Suzanne Reid, the company's general manager, previously said Aberdeen-Stansted would be the airline's first passenger route, and would lead to the creation of 20 flight deck and cabin crew jobs in Aberdeen.

Air Omega UK plans to operate four flights each way from Monday to Friday with a single Boeing 737 130-seat aircraft.

The first flight heading south at 6.25am is now scheduled for February 3.

The last flight of the day will arrive in Aberdeen at 9.45pm.

Tickets will be available in three classes - first, business and economy, with fares starting at £70 one-way.

Air Omega UK is expected to assess later whether it should introduce a weekend service.

No one from Air Omega would return calls from the Press and Journal last night.

Link to original article;
Press & Journal Article