Links Air new route?

[LME (GOD)]

How does an airline with it's AOC suspended for the 'safety of the public' get awarded a government contract? New route announced starting Spring 2016 between Oxford and Edinburgh (google it!)
:ok:Flights between Oxford and Edinburgh to begin next spring (From Oxford Mail) (http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/14119026.Flights_between_Oxford_and_Edinburgh_to_begin_next_ spring/)

Bit like losing my driving licence for drink driving and then getting paid to drive a taxi?? Gotta love those ministers, they have their fingers on the pulse.:ugh::ugh:

Another cowboy operator......

[Livesinafield]

I guess links is just selling the tickets and another airline is operating the flight

[matkat]

Do we officially know why they lost their AOC ?

[HeartyMeatballs]

So are they just going to become another non airline airline with no accountability when things go wrong as we've seen with a previous non airline masquerading like an airline?

[SWBKCB]

The route hasn't been announced (success in the bidding process for funding has), it's not a government contract (it's launch funding) and they haven't lost their AOC (it's suspended).

[Teevee]

But the aircraft which had a collapsed gear at DSA how long ago is still at DSA awaiting repair ....