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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Nov 2018, 16:27
Replies: 26
Views: 16,542
Posted By Affretage

Following the failure of Small Planet, PW has...

Following the failure of Small Planet, PW has once again created a parachute for himself. It's called Scanblu. Their website has been designed by XA Digital, a company run by PW's daughter Emma. ...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Oct 2018, 02:56
Replies: 45
Views: 33,135
Posted By Affretage

Same scam as with XL, Viking Hellas, Tor Airlines...

Same scam as with XL, Viking Hellas, Tor Airlines etc etc. No doubt unrefunded tour operator deposits will be used to start yet another 'parachute' airline. The fact that Halldor Sigurdarson is...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Oct 2018, 18:10
Replies: 26
Views: 16,542
Posted By Affretage

Meanwhile, parent company Small Planet Airlines...

Meanwhile, parent company Small Planet Airlines has this week also filed for insolvency in Lithuania following the insolvencies of its subsidiaries in Germany and Poland. CEO Kristijonas Kaikaris...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Sep 2018, 20:24
Replies: 3
Views: 4,774
Posted By Affretage

Same old story again. Viking Airlines, Meridian...

Same old story again. Viking Airlines, Meridian Aviation, Excel, Goldtrail, and now Small Planet. And yes, PW is behind this shower of sh1t. And yes, tour operators and passengers will end up...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th May 2018, 13:37
Replies: 25
Views: 12,607
Posted By Affretage

Airline contracts generally stipulate that slots...

Airline contracts generally stipulate that slots and parking are at customer's risk, so the tour operator could end up with a massive loss, not to mention his obligations under the EU261 compensation...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Apr 2016, 17:09
Replies: 10
Views: 8,768
Posted By Affretage

Lord Justices dismiss Wyatt Goldtrail appeal ...

Lord Justices dismiss Wyatt Goldtrail appeal

Apr 13th 2016, 12:27

The Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal of former XL Leisure boss Phil Wyatt and his associates against a £1.4 million...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Nov 2014, 22:48
Replies: 181
Views: 91,187
Posted By Affretage

Adolf's airport (Tempelhof) was closed down and...

Adolf's airport (Tempelhof) was closed down and has now been lost for all time. It was one of the most beautiful airports on this planet. What's more, it could have been as successful as London...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Oct 2014, 22:43
Replies: 686
Views: 532,082
Posted By Affretage

Olympic are going after the PLI (Passenger...

Olympic are going after the PLI (Passenger liability charge). The charge is also known as YQ, and still charged by many airlines, especially Italian and Eastern European airlines. PLI (also known...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Aug 2014, 23:29
Replies: 131
Views: 47,811
Posted By Affretage

Good news is that nobody got hurt. Real question...

Good news is that nobody got hurt. Real question is why are we still flying those museum pieces ? Every aircraft will pack up eventually !!! We're just not used to seeing this happening in the UK....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd May 2014, 22:13
Replies: 19
Views: 8,933
Posted By Affretage

Wyatt and fellow defendants found liable for full Goldtrail claim

It's official .....

Wyatt and fellow defendants found liable for full Goldtrail claim - www.travelweekly.co.uk...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Mar 2014, 22:22
Replies: 124
Views: 16,530
Posted By Affretage

If the Scots vote for independence, they will...

If the Scots vote for independence, they will loose the Pound. But how can we get them to stop using our language ?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Mar 2014, 22:07
Replies: 17
Views: 6,990
Posted By Affretage

Kabul - Najaf ? Another way to bring more...

Kabul - Najaf ? Another way to bring more extremists into the country. :ugh:
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Aug 2013, 15:06
Replies: 19
Views: 8,933
Posted By Affretage

Can't see any tour operator wanting to work with...

Can't see any tour operator wanting to work with Wyatt after this article in Travel Weekly magazine.

TRAVEL WEEKLY 15 AUGUST 2013...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Aug 2013, 21:30
Replies: 19
Views: 8,933
Posted By Affretage

The plot thickens ............ Goldtrail...

The plot thickens ............
Goldtrail collapse court papers list defendants linked to Meridian failure - www.travelweekly.co.uk...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Aug 2013, 11:53
Replies: 19
Views: 8,933
Posted By Affretage

Three or four years ago, this would have been big...

Three or four years ago, this would have been big news. But as dc9-32 posted earlier, Meridian is only a shadow of what it used to be.

I guess it's all eyes on Small Planet now ? :confused:
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Aug 2013, 10:00
Replies: 19
Views: 8,933
Posted By Affretage

GROUNDHOG My apologies. You did know your...

GROUNDHOG

My apologies. You did know your market, but that was obviously a long time ago. That's why you would bring up companies like VIAC and Owner Abroad. You forgot to mention Freddy Laker in...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Aug 2013, 21:52
Replies: 19
Views: 8,933
Posted By Affretage

I thought we were all talking about recent events...

I thought we were all talking about recent events here. Viking "Aviation" got absorbed into Air2000 a very long time ago. I am sure that when people talk about Viking these days, they are referring...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Aug 2013, 13:31
Replies: 19
Views: 8,933
Posted By Affretage

GROUNDHOG By claiming that Viking and...

GROUNDHOG

By claiming that Viking and Merdian are not connected, you are showing how little you know about the UK aviation market.

The only reason for your post is to advertise your own...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Aug 2013, 23:08
Replies: 19
Views: 8,933
Posted By Affretage

MERIDIAN AVIATION CEASES TRADING

Meridian Aviation ceases trading :D

Meridian Aviation ceases trading - www.travelweekly.co.uk (http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2013/08/02/44889/meridian+aviation+ceases+trading.html)

As...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Feb 2012, 18:47
Replies: 884
Views: 222,428
Posted By Affretage

Just checked their website, and all it says is ...

Just checked their website, and all it says is

WEBSITE UPDATE IN PROGRESS


www.jetxtra.co.uk (http://www.jetxtra.co.uk) or www.jetxtra.com (http://www.jetxtra.com)


Have they...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Feb 2012, 21:59
Replies: 132
Views: 61,498
Posted By Affretage

I expect the show will be over soon. ...

I expect the show will be over soon.

Whenever I see PW and/or Meridian mentioned, the end is usually near. Remember XL Airways, Viking Airlines, Viking Hellas, Tor Air ? Where is it all going to...
Forum: Nordic Forum
16th Nov 2011, 18:22
Replies: 4
Views: 3,619
Posted By Affretage

Inspecthergagdet Air Sweden are not...

Inspecthergagdet

Air Sweden are not currently flying. One of their A320 aircraft was reposessed by ACG for non-payment of leasing instalments and maintenance reserves. Their ancient MD aircraft...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Sep 2011, 21:11
Replies: 3
Views: 1,902
Posted By Affretage

gpuk I no longer work for them,...

gpuk




I no longer work for them, hence the radio silence.

I am not sure what is going on these days, but I have heard from former colleagues that things are not looking too good and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Jun 2011, 23:57
Replies: 16
Views: 5,753
Posted By Affretage

Fly Hellas are not regulated by the UK CAA, so if...

Fly Hellas are not regulated by the UK CAA, so if you are bookng with them, make sure that you get a proper ATOL receipt from your high street or online travel agent. Check with the CAA that the ATOL...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Mar 2011, 23:12
Replies: 502
Views: 200,944
Posted By Affretage

AH727 Are you surprised ? The money that...

AH727

Are you surprised ? The money that is missing in Viking has been pumped in to Tor Airlines. Any tour operator who books flights with them is just as guilty as the people behind this scam....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Feb 2011, 23:46
Replies: 502
Views: 200,944
Posted By Affretage

Like locusts, PW and friends have moved on and...

Like locusts, PW and friends have moved on and left Viking Hellas (who have now been renamed Fly Hellas to avoid association with Viking). So if VKH want to continue to fly to Iraq, they will be in...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Feb 2011, 22:54
Replies: 502
Views: 200,944
Posted By Affretage

Button-pusher All good and well. Put on the...

Button-pusher

All good and well. Put on the flights and they will come. Or will they ? With all the media coverage of PW and his companies, are travel agents going to risk booking their clients...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
24th Feb 2011, 00:48
Replies: 61
Views: 12,616
Posted By Affretage

BA/BMI do not wish to put their crews in harms...

BA/BMI do not wish to put their crews in harms way. AEU are know for sending their aircraft/crews to weird places on the African continent. No doubt, management will be grabbing the cash with both...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Feb 2011, 00:26
Replies: 502
Views: 200,944
Posted By Affretage

Nice research BOAC The trouble is that the...

Nice research BOAC

The trouble is that the CAA's employees couldn't care less. Whenever there is a call on the travel trust fund, it isn't their money, it's the tax payer that is being asked to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Feb 2011, 22:50
Replies: 502
Views: 200,944
Posted By Affretage

Of course Tor Air is nothing other than the...

Of course Tor Air is nothing other than the continuation of PW's Excel/XL/Viking/Viking Hellas string of failed airlines. And of course, the UK's independent tour operators are so stupid that they...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Feb 2011, 22:35
Replies: 502
Views: 200,944
Posted By Affretage

I am sure they did not set out to annoy the...

I am sure they did not set out to annoy the French. Maybe be people in Luxembourg are cut off from the internet like the people in Egypt, or they simply do not read the aviation press.
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Feb 2011, 00:39
Replies: 502
Views: 200,944
Posted By Affretage

sam1993 But the French are not...

sam1993



But the French are not satified at all. Stories of cracked windshields didn't help. Its was all over the press in France and will probably lead to a major fallout between Luxembourg...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Feb 2011, 12:27
Replies: 502
Views: 200,944
Posted By Affretage

Just heard that Olympic have secured two aircraft...

Just heard that Olympic have secured two aircraft from Strategic Airlines for their summer programme.

Strategic Airlines, isn't that the airline which had its French AOC revoked by the DGAC on...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Feb 2011, 23:43
Replies: 502
Views: 200,944
Posted By Affretage

jonieveson You are right. They used...

jonieveson

You are right. They used charter carriers like Monarch who have now publicly stated that they no longer wish to be associated with Olympic.

Olympic is probably the last of the "7...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
3rd Feb 2011, 23:27
Replies: 3
Views: 1,918
Posted By Affretage

Minerva, rings a bell...... Wasn't that...

Minerva, rings a bell......

Wasn't that the outfit linked to Air Scandic's AOC ?

The plot thickens ......

All I have on this is

Colin Cosham
Minerva Finance
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