Malev no more

as always……..

All the ground staff, cabin crew and pilots are much in my thoughts at present.

Hope they all find something…

Ever on the ball, Ryanair has stepped into the Hungarian Breach. Bound to upset some of our readers, will please lots more.

A moving epitaph at
http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?p=553823#p553823 🙁

RIP old school communist era airlines. I guess this leaves WIZZ? or was it TIZZ? as the only viable Hungarian airline

A busy night for the handlers at SNN then:( I wonder what will happen to the Q400s, including that eyecatching retro liveried example, also to lessors I guess.

I’m assuming that they are returning to the lessors. They are all flight planned to SNN. Could it be they are using SNN as a tech stop before heading Stateside?

Yep, according to the comments text on FR24 and their twitter feed they are returning to the lessors.

I’m assuming that they are returning to the lessors. They are all flight planned to SNN. Could it be they are using SNN as a tech stop before heading onwards? Still 7 on ‘the scope’ at present

Now 10. Caught the first of them, 2nd, 3rd & 4th next. Sad sight 🙁

8 of them now. Might get to see them over here 🙂

Fri. 3rd Feb. 21.00 GMT. Currently tracking on Flightradar 24, 5 Malev 737s all routing BUD-SNN. Sad day.

Damn. They had a Superjet order too.

Always a great shame when an ‘old stalwart’ bites the dust. I feel for the crews and staff at the airline. I can remember some years ago, my partner and I flew from LHR-BUD on a Malev Tu134. As we were waiting to board, I shall never forget the look on her face when she caught sight of the aircrafts glazed ‘bombardiers’ nose. As she was a nervous flyer, I couldn’t help but tell her that there would be a removable square of carpet on the floor about half way down the aisle. What’s that for, she innocently asked. “It covers the bomb doors, my sweet” I shan’t detail her reply, suffice it to say, that if I did, I’d have a mod baying for my blood. RIP Malev……..hopefully we’ll see you again someday:(

As can be seen at http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=81882&start=15 the first aircraft are already on their way back to the lessor.

Another end of an era… 🙁