New Slovakian Airline on the Horizon

After the bankruptcy of the national carrier Air Slovakia on June 1. 2010, a brand new firm is ready to enter the market. Air Slovakia was formerly owned by an Indian businessman who transformed the airline into an exotic carrier that was not very much used by Slovak citizens. The airline consisted of one Boeing 737-200 (ex Southwest aircraft) and two Boeing 757-200 until it went bankrupt. The primary Hub was Bratislava International Airport (Letisko Milana Rastislava Stefanika).
The main destinations that were flown to were: Amritsar (India),Tel Aviv (Israel), Milano-Bergamo (Italy) and Barcelona-El Prat (Spain). Since the airline only operated two or three airplanes, the competitiveness against Ryanair or the no more existing Sky Europe who were also present at Bratislava airport, was very weak to almost non existent. Last but not least, during the holiday season when Slovaks did use the service of the airline it was almost never on time because of few planes available in the case one was not flyable. Therefore it is good that a new airline is ready to enter the market and offer Slovaks more travel choices directly from Bratislava airport.
The new airline that will begin operations on December 1. 2011, it will hold the name "Slovakian Airlines" and will operate three Boeing 737-500. The number of airplanes in the fleet is expected to grow more rapidly after the destination contracts are finalized. The board of directors of Slovakian Airlines is planning to target the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain and Russia as their first destinations offered. According to the board " We chose the destinations for different reasons, economical reasons, competition weakening and passenger volume potential". One advantage for passengers flying to or from Slovakia is that they will have more choice when choosing their carrier.
28/09/11 Flyaway Simulation.com

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Categories: Foreign Sep 2011, New Sep 2011