*A will lose three members in the next 12 months -- SA, TG & AI
May 12, 20, 5:27 pm
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Originally Posted by 1353513636
SQ and TG are the last major long haul airlines left in SE Asia since VN, GA and MH have downsized longhaul flying...if they go to regional only there won't be a long haul carrier for the region.
May 12, 20, 10:04 pm
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Originally Posted by wijibintheair
Right about now I would probably be adding Avianca to your list of potential departures.
May 13, 20, 6:52 am
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Originally Posted by Xiaotung
Why? Chapter 11 is designed so that airlines won't fail and come out the other end with less debt. Can't see that happening.
May 16, 20, 8:27 am
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Originally Posted by 1353513636
SQ and TG are the last major long haul airlines left in SE Asia since VN, GA and MH have downsized longhaul flying...if they go to regional only there won't be a long haul carrier for the region.
May 16, 20, 8:31 am
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I agree with the others on TG, the Thai Government will not allow Thai Airways to fail. Anyhow, they still remain as an instrument of pride for Thailand, which explains they're wide variation of planes (A330s, A350s, A380s, 772s, 77Es, 773s, 77Ws, 788s, 789s). Add the fact that they don't operate narrow body jets a la SQ...
It's a political popularity contest.
It's a political popularity contest.
May 30, 20, 8:52 pm
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Looks like Lufthansa won't make this list. Seems like an agreement has been reached where Lufthansa will get $11B in aid. The government will become a 20% owner in LH and they'll have to give up 48 takeoff and landing slots across FRA (24 slots) and MUC (24 slots) to a new competitor. I wonder who will get the slots and if it'll lower the absurdly high legalized collusion fares UA/LH charge into and out of Germany.
Jun 2, 20, 3:22 am
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No chance for those slots to go to any longhaul operator... this will go to regional operators like Ryanair.
Jun 2, 20, 3:35 am
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Originally Posted by spartacusmcfly
Looks like Lufthansa won't make this list. Seems like an agreement has been reached where Lufthansa will get $11B in aid. The government will become a 20% owner in LH and they'll have to give up 48 takeoff and landing slots across FRA (24 slots) and MUC (24 slots) to a new competitor. I wonder who will get the slots and if it'll lower the absurdly high legalized collusion fares UA/LH charge into and out of Germany.
Jun 2, 20, 3:37 am
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Originally Posted by oliver2002
No chance for those slots to go to any longhaul operator... this will go to regional operators like Ryanair.
Jun 2, 20, 6:50 am
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Originally Posted by oliver2002
No chance for those slots to go to any longhaul operator... this will go to regional operators like Ryanair.
Wizz Air perhaps?
Jun 3, 20, 2:36 am
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Originally Posted by Dover2Golf
The slots have to go to a new entrant which exclude Easyjet and Ryanair.
Ryanair would be initially excluded as they already operate at FRA but they'd be back in the game if no one else takes them all up.
Jun 3, 20, 5:41 am
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Ryanair got around such restrictions after the AB bk by just encouraging a local operator to take the slots and then align with Ryanair later. Laudamotion started in Vienna and Munich with ex AB aircraft and was assigned all the slots it wanted.
Jul 24, 20, 6:23 am
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Originally Posted by clubeurope
Don't forget PR, they fly a substantial amount of long haul routes, including flights to various cities in the USA and Canada, as well as to London and the Middle East.
Jul 24, 20, 11:09 pm
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Originally Posted by donard
As this is a *A forum, I suspect you mean BR (Eva) not PR (Phillipines)
Since I was replying to a post about SEA carriers flying long haul, along with SQ, and TG, I was pointing out that PR is also one of the last remaining major long-haul carriers in South East Asia.
Last edited by clubeurope; Jul 25, 20 at 12:41 pm
Jul 25, 20, 3:29 am
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Originally Posted by oliver2002
Ryanair got around such restrictions after the AB bk by just encouraging a local operator to take the slots and then align with Ryanair later. Laudamotion started in Vienna and Munich with ex AB aircraft and was assigned all the slots it wanted.
