transwede
9th Dec 2007, 18:01
With so many changes, not just specifically within the Charter industry but throughout what does the future hold for UK charter carriers and the business?
Already we have seen the 2 mergers of TOM/FCA and TCX/MYT which in turn has allowed the 2 major tour operating groups to keep much of their flying programme in house, as opposed to using 3rd party carriers.
What will this mean for the generally independant 3rd party carriers?
We have seen the disappearance of Flyjet, who were the UK's only truely indepandant charter airline :{ and the likes of XLA/AEU and MON to a certain extent diversify into loco, scheduled and specialised work. BD have undertaken quite a hefty amount of charter work over previous summers too.
With the mergers will foreign charter carriers loose a proportion of their business, for example AEA, Spanair etc?
If TCX and TOM groups can keep flying inhouse, surely we are less likely to see the operations of the likes of Air Europa, Futura, Onur Air etc. This is evident to a small degree at Newcastle, where next summer, as the programme stands there are very few flights by foreign charters.
What are the independant holiday companies with no affiliated airline going to do? For example, alot of specialised companies to Greece used XLA, now they are moving to scheduled arena and have recently purchased a percentage in Libra Holidays, the number of available seats open to independant companies will more than likely decrease?
Is there a market for a decent UK independant charter airline, or is the loco's swallowing up the traditional charter market? :bored:
Are the mergers in the UK a good thing?
And finally,
Should the Britannia name be brought back?:sad:
Already we have seen the 2 mergers of TOM/FCA and TCX/MYT which in turn has allowed the 2 major tour operating groups to keep much of their flying programme in house, as opposed to using 3rd party carriers.
What will this mean for the generally independant 3rd party carriers?
We have seen the disappearance of Flyjet, who were the UK's only truely indepandant charter airline :{ and the likes of XLA/AEU and MON to a certain extent diversify into loco, scheduled and specialised work. BD have undertaken quite a hefty amount of charter work over previous summers too.
With the mergers will foreign charter carriers loose a proportion of their business, for example AEA, Spanair etc?
If TCX and TOM groups can keep flying inhouse, surely we are less likely to see the operations of the likes of Air Europa, Futura, Onur Air etc. This is evident to a small degree at Newcastle, where next summer, as the programme stands there are very few flights by foreign charters.
What are the independant holiday companies with no affiliated airline going to do? For example, alot of specialised companies to Greece used XLA, now they are moving to scheduled arena and have recently purchased a percentage in Libra Holidays, the number of available seats open to independant companies will more than likely decrease?
Is there a market for a decent UK independant charter airline, or is the loco's swallowing up the traditional charter market? :bored:
Are the mergers in the UK a good thing?
And finally,
Should the Britannia name be brought back?:sad: