EY wet-leases AF 343
Feb 7, 2013, 5:59 am
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Feb 7, 2013, 6:06 am
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Curiouser and curiouser...
If Paris is so important, I wonder why they decided to take one of their own planes off the route, when instead they could have got this AF arrangement as an extra, third [perhaps not daily] flight instead?
Originally Posted by Business Traveller
Etihad unveils new Paris lounge
Etihad Airways has opened a new US$8 million lounge at Paris CDG’s Terminal 2, with features including shower facilities and an a la carte dining menu.
The carrier says the new lounge will meet “the surging passenger numbers on Etihad Airways’ flights into and out of Paris, which have grown 55 per cent over the past 18 months”.
Etihad Airways has opened a new US$8 million lounge at Paris CDG’s Terminal 2, with features including shower facilities and an a la carte dining menu.
The carrier says the new lounge will meet “the surging passenger numbers on Etihad Airways’ flights into and out of Paris, which have grown 55 per cent over the past 18 months”.
Feb 7, 2013, 11:08 am
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Feb 8, 2013, 5:28 am
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Feb 8, 2013, 5:36 am
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1. They desperately need planes to pursue their expansion. They had 41 787s on order and the continued delays must be devastating. They are crying for good planes.
2. AF pressured them because they don't know anything profitable to do with this plane and crew.
Note that an A340 is not the most efficient plane on such a short distance.
Feb 9, 2013, 1:59 am
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I can see two reasons.
1. They desperately need planes to pursue their expansion. They had 41 787s on order and the continued delays must be devastating. They are crying for good planes.
2. AF pressured them because they don't know anything profitable to do with this plane and crew.
Note that an A340 is not the most efficient plane on such a short distance.
1. They desperately need planes to pursue their expansion. They had 41 787s on order and the continued delays must be devastating. They are crying for good planes.
2. AF pressured them because they don't know anything profitable to do with this plane and crew.
Note that an A340 is not the most efficient plane on such a short distance.
Feb 9, 2013, 3:00 am
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Agreed. I think the rapport-de-force is one where EY can pressurize AF, not the other way around. Surely AF must have some influence and power of nuisance in the French market (which EY wants), but other than that EY brings and will in the future potentially bring even more to AF. Especially if it's money, without which AF will have no other choice to scrape by (limited money for new investments)