Just saw a Hapag-Lloyd 737-800 land outside my office window, and noticed a small white text behind the titles: “http://www.hapagfly.com“.
Checked it up and found out that apparently, Hapag-Lloyd Flug has renamed itself to HapagFly!
What the hell is wrong with the leisure travel business? Everyone changes name every week, the liveries are designed by blind illiterates and all operators try to create the most dreadful looks ever, just to get attention.
I’ve had it…
By: Ren Frew - 30th April 2005 at 13:08
Mr Lloyd will be spinning in his grave ! 😎
By: Ren Frew - 30th April 2005 at 13:08
Mr Lloyd will be spinning in his grave ! 😎
By: Moondance - 30th April 2005 at 12:06
Now our friends in Germany can really see the mess that TUI have created. 1st they got rid of the Britannia livery, then the name. Now they are doing the same in their own back yard. Destroying brand recognition and 2 once proud airlines.
You may not like the branding, but it clearly works…from the FT recently…
The sun shines on Tui shares.
By Patrick Jenkins in Frankfurt.
Published: March 24 2005 02:00.
Shares in Tui, Europe’s biggest tourism group, were the best performers among German blue chips yesterday, thanks to forecast-beating results for the year to December.
Michael Frenzel, chief executive, said operating profits doubled to €489.5m ($640.7m). For 2005, profits from its core holidays business – accounting for nearly 60 per cent of the group total – should grow at a double-digit percentage rate, though shipping growth would be more modest.
By: Moondance - 30th April 2005 at 12:06
Now our friends in Germany can really see the mess that TUI have created. 1st they got rid of the Britannia livery, then the name. Now they are doing the same in their own back yard. Destroying brand recognition and 2 once proud airlines.
You may not like the branding, but it clearly works…from the FT recently…
The sun shines on Tui shares.
By Patrick Jenkins in Frankfurt.
Published: March 24 2005 02:00.
Shares in Tui, Europe’s biggest tourism group, were the best performers among German blue chips yesterday, thanks to forecast-beating results for the year to December.
Michael Frenzel, chief executive, said operating profits doubled to €489.5m ($640.7m). For 2005, profits from its core holidays business – accounting for nearly 60 per cent of the group total – should grow at a double-digit percentage rate, though shipping growth would be more modest.
By: Humberside - 29th April 2005 at 21:51
Im a right in thinking Hapag Lloyd the shipping company no longer have anything to do with the airline. Might explain the name change
By: Humberside - 29th April 2005 at 21:51
Im a right in thinking Hapag Lloyd the shipping company no longer have anything to do with the airline. Might explain the name change
By: Flex 35 - 29th April 2005 at 21:34
Because this thread is about the name Hapag Lloyd being dropped for Hapagfly!
That might be the case but Hapag-Lloyd Express are now known as HLX.COM. As depicted on their revised livery that is being painted on to their aircraft.
Flex 35
By: Flex 35 - 29th April 2005 at 21:34
Because this thread is about the name Hapag Lloyd being dropped for Hapagfly!
That might be the case but Hapag-Lloyd Express are now known as HLX.COM. As depicted on their revised livery that is being painted on to their aircraft.
Flex 35
By: Mark L - 29th April 2005 at 21:14
Why would they change Hapag-Lloyd Express, it still features the Hapag Lloyd Name. :confused:
Flex 35
Because this thread is about the name Hapag Lloyd being dropped for Hapagfly!
By: Mark L - 29th April 2005 at 21:14
Why would they change Hapag-Lloyd Express, it still features the Hapag Lloyd Name. :confused:
Flex 35
Because this thread is about the name Hapag Lloyd being dropped for Hapagfly!
By: Flex 35 - 29th April 2005 at 21:06
Will be interesting to see what happens to Hapag Lloyd Express, cant really see them getting rid of the ‘taxi’ with all the fuss they make out of it.
Why would they change Hapag-Lloyd Express, it still features the Hapag Lloyd Name. :confused:
Flex 35
By: Flex 35 - 29th April 2005 at 21:06
Will be interesting to see what happens to Hapag Lloyd Express, cant really see them getting rid of the ‘taxi’ with all the fuss they make out of it.
Why would they change Hapag-Lloyd Express, it still features the Hapag Lloyd Name. :confused:
Flex 35
By: Airline owner - 29th April 2005 at 20:39
Come to think of it, the 747 of Corsair is the worst of the lot
By: Airline owner - 29th April 2005 at 20:39
Come to think of it, the 747 of Corsair is the worst of the lot
By: LBARULES - 29th April 2005 at 20:38
lol – Good point, I was actually meaning the likes of Thomsonfly and Britannia been made into one name, along with the shops and tour company been called Thomson.
Will be interesting to see what happens to Hapag Lloyd Express, cant really see them getting rid of the ‘taxi’ with all the fuss they make out of it.
By: LBARULES - 29th April 2005 at 20:38
lol – Good point, I was actually meaning the likes of Thomsonfly and Britannia been made into one name, along with the shops and tour company been called Thomson.
Will be interesting to see what happens to Hapag Lloyd Express, cant really see them getting rid of the ‘taxi’ with all the fuss they make out of it.
By: Mark L - 29th April 2005 at 20:33
The same colours are already on the TomFly 737s.
This was always going to happen – TUi want to make everything under one name and the same colours to save money.
I can understand having a unified brand, but even so all the airline names are still different!
By: Mark L - 29th April 2005 at 20:33
The same colours are already on the TomFly 737s.
This was always going to happen – TUi want to make everything under one name and the same colours to save money.
I can understand having a unified brand, but even so all the airline names are still different!
By: LBARULES - 29th April 2005 at 20:23
The same colours are already on the TomFly 737s.
This was always going to happen – TUi want to make everything under one name and the same colours to save money.
By: LBARULES - 29th April 2005 at 20:23
The same colours are already on the TomFly 737s.
This was always going to happen – TUi want to make everything under one name and the same colours to save money.
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