Monday, August 30, 2015
SkyGreece Airlines, which has been operating seasonal flights between Toronto and Zagreb since June, has officially ceased all operations. In a statement, the leisure carrier said, "SkyGreece management regrets to announce that it must temporarily cease all operations". It added, "We would like to apologise to all passengers who have been affected as a result of the company’s current operational crisis. The founders, managers and employees of SkyGreece care deeply about their passengers and have been working around the clock to resolve the problem". Shortly after launching scheduled seasonal services from Canada and the United States to Greece, Croatia and Hungary in May, the airline suffered financial setbacks as a result of the Greek economic crisis, resulting in a dramatic reduction in ticket sales. The carrier's Boeing 767-300ER aircraft has been impounded at Toronto Airport as it was unable to pay its fees. The Toronto - Zagreb service, launched in June, proved popular with travellers with good loads recorded up until the route's suspension. The flights marked the resumption of long haul flights from Zagreb for the first time in seven years.
Any comments from Croats?
ReplyDeleteCroatia has nothing to do with their failure.
DeleteReally? Bili su tako drazesni.
DeleteYes. Average load from/to ZAG was approx. 200 passengers. Only P2P, no feed. And with 300 $ more expensive tickets to/from ZAG than to/from ATH,SKG,BUD. The comment you asked for is : Based on NUMBERS, not politician's pre-electorial statements like in the neighborhood, the flight ZAG-YYZ-ZAG is going to be back very soon, on GW or some other airline. Best regards from Croatia!
Deletestill considering GW as a possibility? you are not realistic. even if they come back from the dead, who would risk buying a ticket from them after what they did?
Deleteother airlines will be very careful not to make the same mistake
Ode mast u propast. Hoce li Grci vratiti dio subvencija koje su im dali HTZ i MINTUR, hoce li u tim institucijama letjeti glave zbog promasene investicije i lose reklame? Umjesto da su se svojski potrudili dovesti Air Canadu ili Air Transat i njima dati pare (nebitno je sad jesu li subvencije opravdane ili neopravdane), oni dovode jos jedne u nizu balkanskih diletanata kakvih imamo na izvoz u zadnje vrijeme. Ma bravo, ekstra ste!
ReplyDeleteBolje da subvencioniraju Air Serbia letove za Kanadu i USA ako su im budu dobre konekcije za ZAG, DBV, SPU i PUY.
DeleteWho would have thought that launching a transatlantic schedule with only one aircraft is risky and unprofitable?
ReplyDeleteSomeone tell Vucic!