Qualiflyer returns to Scotland (sort of)
Mar 18, 2002 | 2:24 am
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Qualiflyer returns to Scotland (sort of)
There was a time when both EDI and GLA had four flights a day on SN (irronically most the EDI flights being with DAT) and Crossair flew daily EDI-ZRH.
Since the meltdown last year we have nothing and I have been starting my mileage runs to get the 240K from AMS (using EZY to connect).
I noticed yesterday in the Crossair magazine that LX will flew twice a week (days not mentioned) to EDI from ZRH.
I suppose these flights are aimed at the Swiss tourists visiting Scotland (and for that I should be grateful) but it will mean that they will be useless for connections.
If only Sabena II would return to the Scottish routes.
Stephen
Edinburgh
Since the meltdown last year we have nothing and I have been starting my mileage runs to get the 240K from AMS (using EZY to connect).
I noticed yesterday in the Crossair magazine that LX will flew twice a week (days not mentioned) to EDI from ZRH.
I suppose these flights are aimed at the Swiss tourists visiting Scotland (and for that I should be grateful) but it will mean that they will be useless for connections.
If only Sabena II would return to the Scottish routes.
Stephen
Edinburgh
Mar 18, 2002 | 4:55 pm
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I quite agree, Stephen, LX's times are fairly useless for connecting flights. The 1610 Saturday departure is handy if you're coming down from Wick, as I have often have; you can catch it quite comfortably if you hop off Scottish Citylink at Charlotte Square, cross over to Shandwick Place and pick up the airport bus. Sabena is a big miss.
I have tended to use Inverness airport more and more, easyJet and once, the extremely spartan Scotairways.
I have tended to use Inverness airport more and more, easyJet and once, the extremely spartan Scotairways.
Mar 19, 2002 | 1:30 am
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Scotairways no longer fly from Inverness. They operate EDI-LCY though.
I pdersonally boycott them....they are half owned by a homophobic milionaire called Brian Souter who a couple of years back spend 2 MIllion (we are aa country of only 5 million people) trying to whip up anti-gay feeling!! He failed to stop the an anti-gay law from being removed though.
I appreciate that this wont be a factor for everyone but it is enough for me to refuse to fly this airline.
Stephen
I pdersonally boycott them....they are half owned by a homophobic milionaire called Brian Souter who a couple of years back spend 2 MIllion (we are aa country of only 5 million people) trying to whip up anti-gay feeling!! He failed to stop the an anti-gay law from being removed though.
I appreciate that this wont be a factor for everyone but it is enough for me to refuse to fly this airline.
Stephen
Mar 23, 2002 | 5:02 pm
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I thought Scotairways was a reincarnation of Suckling Airways?
You're right about the cessation of services to Inverness, though I suspect they won't be a great miss. I had no idea about the things you say about them.
You're right about the cessation of services to Inverness, though I suspect they won't be a great miss. I had no idea about the things you say about them.