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Italian regional carrier Sy Alps, which is due to open a seasonal summer base in Mostar this Thursday, has replaced the aircraft type it will station at the airport. Instead of the initially planned 76-seat Dash 8 turboprop, the carrier will now deploy a 118-seat Embraer E195 aircraft. The change comes amid bureocratic issues with Sky Alps’ Dash 8 fleet. The turboprop will still be utilised on some flights operated to and from Mostar by aircraft outside of the base.
In a statement, Mostar Airport said, “An Embraer 195 aircraft, operated by Sky Alps’ partner airline, will be based in Mostar and connect the city with six attractive destinations: Bergamo, Palermo, Naples, Rome, Bari, and Munich. In addition, a Dash 8 Q400 will provide further operational support, offering greater flexibility and reliability across the network. With a modern fleet, strong partnerships, and a clear growth strategy, Sky Alps is positioning Mostar as a key hub in its summer 2025 network - promising safe, comfortable, and frequent flights to some of Europe’s most popular cities”.
promising safe flights...with Marathon operating them...that's something
ReplyDeleteThe E195 is not operated by Marathon. The E190 is but not E195 as far as I'm aware.
DeleteI don't know who else in Europe is wet leasing E195s
DeleteAir bulgaria used to wet lease their Embraers
DeleteNo E195 in Air Bulgaria fleet
DeleteE195 no but they have 190 not a big difference that was my point....
DeleteThat's a 4
ReplyDelete40-50% capacity increase, no? Pretty impressive
DeleteThe capacity is increased because they don't have other aircraft available, not because of massive demand. It's a temporary lease so they will change back to Dash as soon as they can.
Delete13:57 Who knows? If it is successful, maybe an E195 could be based in Mostar in the future in addition to a Q400, which would make flights to more distant destinations than the ones served currently by SkyAlps possible.
DeleteFuture we dont know , we speak for the reality now :D
DeleteNow its clear why they send it because their fleet is grounded and it will stay for long time ... we know the demand is for Dash 8 and did not increase it by night and send Embraer..
Sending aircraft like this without real demand just because their fleet is grounded , doesnt promise alot and it will cost them huge , flying an empty plane is critical for their budjet... but I guess this is their only option available for now.
ReplyDeleteTomorrow flights will be operated by a danish Bombardier CRJ-900LR of Global Reach Aviation being ferried from Billun to Mostar with planned arrival at 18.04 local time
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