Skip to main content
  • Home

Search This Site

EX-YU Aviation News

EX-YU Aviation News

  • About
  • Vintage
  • Trip Reports
  • Newsletter
  • Support

EX-YU VINTAGE


JAT's inter-city bus service
Belgrade - Niš, 1980s

Labels

ACI Air Adria Airways Adria Airways Switzerland Adria Tehnika Air Croatia Air Montenegro Air Serbia Amelia International Archive files Banja Luka
Belgrade BH Airlines Bihać bosnia and herzegovina Bosnian Wand Airlines Brač Covid-19 croatia croatia airlines Dalmatian Dubrovnik ETF Airways European Coastal Airlines Feature Fleet Fly Air41 Airways FlyBosnia Focus Jat Airways Jat Tehnika jobs Kon Tiki Sky Kosovo Kraljevo Limitless Airways Livery Ljubljana Lošinj low cost airline macedonia Maribor Mat Airways MAT Macedonian Airlines montenegro montenegro airlines mostar MRO New route Newsflash Niš Ohrid Osijek Photo podgorica portorož Pragusa.One Priština Privatisation PROMO Pula Results 2008 Results 2009 Results 2010 Results 2011 Results 2012 Results 2013 Results 2014 Results 2015 Results 2016 Results 2017 Results 2018 Results 2019 Results 2020 Results 2021 Results 2022 Results 2023 Results 2024 Results 2025 Rijeka Ryanair safety sarajevo Sea Air serbia service Skopje Sky Srpska slovenia Smile Air Split Summer 2009 Summer 2010 Summer 2011 Summer 2012 Summer 2013 Summer 2014 Summer 2015 Summer 2016 Summer 2017 Summer 2018 Summer 2019 Summer 2020 Summer 2021 Summer 2022 Summer 2023 Summer 2024 Summer 2025 Summer 2026 tivat ToMontenegro Trade Air Trebinje Trip report Tuzla Užice VLM Airlines Winter 2008/09 Winter 2009/10 Winter 2010/11 Winter 2011/12 Winter 2012/13 Winter 2013/14 Winter 2014/15 Winter 2015/16 Winter 2016/17 Winter 2017/18 Winter 2018/19 Winter 2019/2020 Winter 2020/2021 Winter 2021/2022 Winter 2022/2023 Winter 2023/2024 Winter 2024/2025 Winter 2025/2026 Winter 2025/26 Wizz Air Zadar zagreb
Show more Show less

Archive

  • May26
  • April80
  • March80
  • February73
  • January84
  • December81
  • November83
  • October83
  • September79
  • August80
  • July83
  • June76
  • May84
  • April81
  • March77
  • February78
  • January81
  • December83
  • November83
  • October84
  • September84
  • August87
  • July84
  • June80
  • May84
  • April79
  • March84
  • February75
  • January81
  • December79
  • November79
  • October80
  • September81
  • August81
  • July79
  • June79
  • May80
  • April75
  • March84
  • February76
  • January79
  • December83
  • November78
  • October78
  • September79
  • August86
  • July98
  • June99
  • May93
  • April93
  • March92
  • February83
  • January93
  • December94
  • November77
  • October80
  • September79
  • August79
  • July86
  • June84
  • May86
  • April82
  • March95
  • February74
  • January79
  • December82
  • November77
  • October84
  • September80
  • August82
  • July84
  • June75
  • May79
  • April76
  • March75
  • February73
  • January80
  • December80
  • November79
  • October77
  • September73
  • August70
  • July80
  • June75
  • May76
  • April72
  • March75
  • February71
  • January78
  • December74
  • November72
  • October75
  • September69
  • August65
  • July73
  • June73
  • May74
  • April67
  • March72
  • February64
  • January72
  • December73
  • November70
  • October70
  • September70
  • August56
  • July68
  • June72
  • May73
  • April56
  • March31
  • February29
  • January34
  • December31
  • November30
  • October31
  • September31
  • August31
  • July31
  • June30
  • May31
  • April30
  • March31
  • February28
  • January31
  • December31
  • November30
  • October31
  • September30
  • August31
  • July31
  • June30
  • May31
  • April30
  • March31
  • February28
  • January31
  • December31
  • November30
  • October30
  • September30
  • August31
  • July31
  • June30
  • May31
  • April30
  • March31
  • February28
  • January31
  • December32
  • November30
  • October31
  • September30
  • August31
  • July31
  • June30
  • May31
  • April30
  • March31
  • February29
  • January31
  • December31
  • November30
  • October31
  • September30
  • August31
  • July31
  • June30
  • May31
  • April30
  • March31
  • February28
  • January31
  • December32
  • November31
  • October31
  • September30
  • August31
  • July31
  • June30
  • May32
  • April31
  • March31
  • February28
  • January31
  • December31
  • November30
  • October31
  • September31
  • August31
  • July31
  • June30
  • May31
  • April30
  • March32
  • February29
  • January31
  • December30
  • November30
  • October31
  • September30
  • August30
  • July31
  • June31
Show more Show less


Wishful thinking

  • Get link
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Pinterest
  • Email
  • Whatsapp
  • Telegram
  • Reddit
  • Linkedin
  • Other Apps
Scam master running Kon Tiki Sky
Kon Tiki Sky, also known as MAT Airways, which recently announced the launch of fourteen new destinations from Skopje, says it has not obtained a license for any of its advertised flights. It has emerged that Kon Tiki Sky is no longer owned or run by the Serbian tour operator Kon Tiki, rather, it has been taken over by Harry van Achteren, who has been involved in several scandals and bankruptcies. The airline has advertised low cost flights from Skopje to Antwerp, Ancona, Bologna, Bratislava, Basel, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Rome, Milan, Trieste, Stuttgart, Istanbul and Malmo.

However, on its website the airline states, “Kon Tiki Sky was not yet able to negotiate commercial terms, with Skopje Airport and/or local authorities, justifying the start of its scheduled routes out of an “emerging market” like Macedonia. Under the chapter “Coming Soon” on our website we mentioned all of the routes Kon Tiki Sky would like to operate out of Skopje”.

In 2004, Harry van Achteren set up jetsSky.com in his native Netherlands. The airline never took off the ground but sold “ghost” flights via its website, meaning it sold tickets for nonexistent flights. Last year van Achteren was arrested on fraud charges in connection to the collapse of the Antwerp Container Repair & Trading Company. Skopje Airport, which has already seen strong growth at the start of 2012, could have significantly profited from the above mentioned flights which were advertised to begin from May 1.
March 15, 2012
macedonia Mat Airways Skopje Summer 2012
  • Get link
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Pinterest
  • Email
  • Whatsapp
  • Telegram
  • Reddit
  • Linkedin
  • Other Apps

Comments

  1. Anonymous10:03

    There you the perfect SCAM.... which was obvious from the start

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
      Reply
  2. Anonymous10:04

    If I remember correctly the old MAT also used to sell these ghost flights when they were grounded a few years ago. They continued selling tickets for at least a month and I don’t think the people who booked and paid for their tickets during that time ever got compensated.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
      Reply
  3. JU520 BEGLAX10:55

    nothing else than a blow of hot air.....

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
      Reply
  4. Skymaster KLIA Malaysia11:30

    It always is a balkan story! A lot of announcements, news of new flights, new companies and new airports but all remains like an empty box.
    Till the way of mentality is this way to mind I see a real poor future for most of ex-Yu airlines and countries.
    Oh God, Oh Allah save them...

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Anonymous11:36

      It's obviously not just a Balkan story when the same thing happened in a Western European country?

      Delete
      Replies
        Reply
    2. Anonymous16:29

      This guy is from the Netherlands.
      What has this guy to do with the Balkans?
      Is the Netherlands in the Balkans?

      And dont come up with this religious nonsense!

      People have brains.
      If they would use them everything would be OK !

      Delete
      Replies
        Reply
    3. Reply
  5. WhichBudget Flight Search12:50

    Thanks for exposing the facts. Would you allow us to post a quick summary (with a link back to this site, of course) on www.whichbudget.com/blog ?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. EX-YU Aviation12:58

      Yes, you can.

      Delete
      Replies
        Reply
    2. Reply
  6. JU520 BEGLAX13:34

    ADRIA Boosts Copenhagen Service in S12

    ADRIA Airways in Summer 2012 season (effective 25MAR12) is offering 6 weekly operation on Ljubljana – Copenhagen service, on board CRJ200 and CRJ900 aircraft. The Star Alliance member is Summer 2011 season operated 5 times a week. During peak season from 25JUN12 to 27AUG12, ADRIA offers Daily flight on this route.
    Schedule:

    JP510 LJU0655 – 0850CPH CR2 6
    JP510 LJU0655 – 0850CPH CR9 345
    JP510 LJU1845 – 2040CPH CR9 17
    JP510 LJU1845 – 2040CPH CR2 2
    JP511 CPH0950 – 1140LJU CR2 6
    JP511 CPH0950 – 1140LJU CR9 345
    JP511 CPH2110 – 2300LJU CR9 17
    JP511 CPH2110 – 2300LJU CR2 2
    Note above schedule is effective for July and August 2012 only. Schedule variation occurs outside this period. Day 1 operation begins from 25JUN12 to 27AUG12.
    In a press release issued by Copenhagen Airport on 05MAR12, figures presented in the statement is based on Summer 2012 vs Winter 2011, which quotes the airline is tripling its service to CPH. It operates 2 weekly flights in W11.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
      Reply
  7. Anonymous14:02

    If this airline ends up flying again it will be a total embarrassment to the Macedonian Aviation Industry (that's if any such industry exists in MKD)!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Anonymous16:34

      It all starts with the Macedonian CAA, which needs to do a better job in giving out AOC to Airlines which you can clearly see that they will only last for a year.

      Delete
      Replies
        Reply
    2. Reply
  8. Anonymous17:35

    It would have been a fraud, scam or whatever if they continued to sell tickets-but they didnt!
    Let's see what happens in 2 months!
    Btw. obtaining a flight permission or AOC now is very easy and fast in Macedonia since the former corrupt chef of macedonian CAA Mr. Z.K. is gone!
    And the main topic of the discussions will be the possible subventions which the government should give if it is serious about tourism and aviation industry in the country..

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
      Reply
  9. Anonymous20:50

    OT

    i wonder how many people from BEG will use Croatia Airlines from BEG for transit, i dont know about other destinations but from BEG to ZAG with a stop in SPLIT is possible..

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Anonymous21:24

      lol, useless comment,sorry but really who is going to travel from belgrade to zagreb via split??

      Delete
      Replies
        Reply
    2. Anonymous23:23

      There are some business people who travel from Zagreb to Belgrade by plane (via Munich or Vienna). Now maybe they will use Zagreb-Split-Belgrade route because there is perfect connection (just 30 to 35 min stop in Split, I think they use the same airplane on ZAG-SPU-BEG-SPU-ZAG route). So why not :D

      Delete
      Replies
        Reply
    3. Reply
  10. Anonymous21:44

    Thats what i meant .... Lol :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
      Reply
  11. Anonymous02:26

    2nd last anonymous, exactly my point.. some people refuse to take a bus, plain, or train between the 2 countries... and some people have a lot of money :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
      Reply
  12. Anonymous13:03

    Who currently owns the 737-500 and where is it at the moment? Is it parked at SKP?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Anonymous15:55

      dont know who owns it now, i think kontiki still owns it, but it sits on the tarmac next to skywings 737-300

      Delete
      Replies
        Reply
    2. Reply
Add comment
Load more...

Post a Comment

EX-YU Aviation News does not tolerate insults, excessive swearing, racist, homophobic or any other chauvinist remarks or provocative posts with the intention of creating further arguments. A full list of comment guidelines can be found here. Thank you for your cooperation.

VINTAGE EX-YU


JAT's inter-city bus service
Belgrade - Niš, 1980s

POPULAR THIS WEEK

Image

Croatia Airlines posts heavy losses and negative equity

Image

Ljubljana tipped for new Tirana and Las Palmas service

Image

Two airlines apply for new subsidised flights to Slovenia

Image

Air Serbia to add more A320s to fleet

Image

Belgrade Airport city rail link work advances

Powered by Blogger
© EX-YU Aviation News 2008 - 2025