New and cancelled destinations, major schedule and operational changes
Mar 6, 2017, 1:10 am
#571
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: HEL
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While not strictly AY, POR will have 3 daily flights to HEL and 2 dailies to ARN from 24/April. Operated by 2N (Nextjet) - costs to Pori taxpayers is 3,5m€ over 2 years
https://www.finavia.fi/en/news-room/...ghts-in-april/
https://www.finavia.fi/en/news-room/...ghts-in-april/
Mar 6, 2017, 4:30 am
#572
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Asia
Programs: AY Gold (OWS), SK Gold (*A Gold), airBaltic VIP, Hilton Gold, PP
Posts: 377
Mar 6, 2017, 5:01 am
#573
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Location: HEL
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Mar 13, 2017, 5:32 am
#575
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+ Plat and several other cards
Posts: 645
Looks like it. Unfortunately also the codeshare with VN seems to have been short-lived, as only AY codes to Vietnam after this ending schedule period seem to be CX and 3K, CX being mostly really expensive and 3K only SGN to SIN 
If AY is really quitting Vietnam, it is a pity, as it is very fast growing economy and also perfect holiday destination. On the other hand, flying there only once a week doesn't attract business travellers and even that sole flight being mid-week isn't good for most of leisure travellers either, so if SGN hasn't turned out profitable, they can just take a good look at mirror at AY HQ.
If AY is really quitting Vietnam, it is a pity, as it is very fast growing economy and also perfect holiday destination. On the other hand, flying there only once a week doesn't attract business travellers and even that sole flight being mid-week isn't good for most of leisure travellers either, so if SGN hasn't turned out profitable, they can just take a good look at mirror at AY HQ.
Mar 20, 2017, 10:42 am
#579
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Helsinki-Vantaa APT, Finland
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Mar 20, 2017, 11:19 am
#580
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: HEL
Programs: AY+ Plat (OWE)
Posts: 493
And AY will have ~2200 additional seats/day to sell in about 1 month period, more to follow during spring and summer plus the plans to refurbish current 319,320 and 321 fleets with additional 6-12 seats per airplane.
And the outcome is here:
https://www.allflyingjobs.com/jobs/f...ve-opportunity
Mar 20, 2017, 11:49 am
#581
Moderator, Finnair
Join Date: May 2011
Location: MMX (CPH)
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"This is an URGENT requirement for pilots to start in MAY / JUNE 2017! "
Looks like AY has their expansion strategy planned well in advance.
Looks like AY has their expansion strategy planned well in advance.
Mar 21, 2017, 1:17 pm
#583
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Asia/Europe
Programs: CX, OZ, MU (+AY, DL), Shangri-La, Hilton
Posts: 7,236
Mar 21, 2017, 1:24 pm
#584
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 280
I'm in no position to compare AY vs AB flight crews but at least the cabin crew has been all-AY. Maybe not from the very beginning of the lease, but most of it in any case.