New commercial concept for Blue1
Oct 19, 2012, 1:15 am
#16
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Yes, I find it very weird too. I actually like creating strong and clear brands, but moves back and forth with KF within every few weeks appear not very strategic. They look more like panic, in fact...
Oct 19, 2012, 1:28 am
#17
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Very weird move, especially after they revamped the fleet, got in a new branding and service concept. You would think if it was planned ahead all this promotion wouldn't have taken place. AYs new concept for Finncomm and their regional E190 fleet going to BE ops must have indicated SK that its OK to emasculate the KF ops. I doubt the finnish public will like that.
The decision to revamp the fleet was based on European expansion which turned out to be financial disaster because of lack of local demand. After withdrawing from destinations outside Continental Europe, AY began a price war against KF and the end result was quite interesting. Norwegian has often been able sell flights on the same routes&flight times for higher prices than KF which is unsustainable as their occupancy rates have been around 50-60%.
Oct 19, 2012, 2:15 am
#18
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Thats sad... the domestic network is pretty much gone, I suppose? Now its just: feed CPH/ARN from all over Finnland?
Oct 20, 2012, 11:47 am
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Oct 31, 2012, 11:02 am
#21
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Which classes "the new Blue1" is supposed to have? Blue1 Premium is supposed to be converted to Economy Extra but award bookings are possible only for business and economy... I'm a little confused...
Dec 8, 2012, 3:01 pm
#22
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I just realized that with de-branding Blue1 we have lost the best tool for managing FF account numbers in amadeus reservations. This is much more irritating for me than the rebranding itself. Does anybody know a good alternative? (LO is OK, but not as good as KF was)
Dec 10, 2012, 1:44 pm
#24
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I check flysas.com/en/au and it appears to be the same UI as on other SK websites. Unless, I do not know how to reach the good interface. I used the functionality to find reservations made while "not being logged into the profile".
Dec 11, 2012, 1:21 am
#25
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Go here: https://wftc3.e-travel.com/plnext/SA...PV&LANGUAGE=GB
and click on 'my trips' on the upper right corner.
and click on 'my trips' on the upper right corner.
Dec 14, 2012, 1:17 pm
#27
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It should be, but apperently there is some problem. I am getting an error that "We are unable to find this confirmation number. Please validate your entry and try again or contact us for further information. (8104)". Also tried with an LH reservation. The same effect.
Feb 27, 2013, 3:29 am
#28
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Just saw that KF seems to be operating some domestic SE routes for SK:
Code:
DOSK6/13AUG
* 1A PLANNED FLIGHT INFO * SK 6 167 TU 13AUG
APT ARR DY DEP DY CLASS/MEAL EQP GRND EFT TTL
ARN 0925 TU CDJZRYSBEMH/G 717 1:15
QVWUKLTOGN/G
LLA 1040 TU 1:15
COMMENTS-
1.ARN LLA - AIRCRAFT OWNER BLUE1
2.ARN LLA - COCKPIT CREW BLUE1
3.ARN LLA - CABIN CREW BLUE1
4.ARN LLA - OPERATED BY BLUE1
5.ARN LLA - DEPARTS TERMINAL 4
6.ARN LLA - ET/ ELECTRONIC TKT CANDIDATE
CONFIGURATION-
717 M 115
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