RE: AF Hijack

Well any apparent hijacking attempt on an aircraft is a cause for concern, however, I do not think the threat was too serious.
I think it could of just been a dispute and a bit of revenge on another passenger.Another Moroccan man was sitting next to the ‘attempted hijacker’ and seemingly owed him money which could of been the root of the problem.

RE: GARUDA TO SUSPEND EUROPEAN FLIGHTS

Well it is bad news that they are suspending their European flights.

Could the Hadj services be off any influence to the European suspension?This is an obvious lucrative market for Garuda and i’m sure they would probably make more money on them rather than their European flights.Instead of them leasing equipment for the flights, they can save some of the money by using the aircraft which should of been on the European flights.Just a thought…

But anyway,it is bad news that the flights have been suspended.The situation in Indonesia doesn’t help.I only hope that maybe the flights could be restarted in the future,however,they are not exactley reliable anymore for travel companies.

RE: Ryanair going from luton – milan

If the EZY takeover of dba goes ahead then they will obviously have a bigger presence in Germany, though we haven’t heard much about that latley so I don’t know what is happening.

With regards to Italy,before EZY took over GO it was quite surprising why they didn’t offer Italian destinations.However,with Easyjet now merged with GO,they offer Bologna, Milan,Naples,Rome and Venice and the same in Germany with Munich.

RE: Air Algerie starts operations to Manchester

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 20-11-02 AT 07:20 PM (GMT)]Quite a selection of airports there which recieve flights to/from Algeria, I never imagined it to be so large. I suppose because of the large Algerian population in France, it is vital for many airports to have links to the Northern African countries, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.
It must be quite interesting seeing all these North African carriers at the French airports!Rather different to other European airports…

RE: Air Algerie starts operations to Manchester

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 20-11-02 AT 04:48 PM (GMT)]Great to see more airlines at MAN.Qatar and Air Algerie are some good new arrivals.
Presumably,Strasbourg is another popular destination from Algeria.How many French airports are now linked to Algeria?I’m interested to find out…
Thanks for the news.

RE: The “Prestige” sank

An absolute environment catastrophe.We can only hope the worst od the oil slicks do not hit the Spanish coast.I feel extremely sorry for all the people who have near enough had their livliehoods ruined or damaged.
They even say as far as western Bretagne and the Channel Islands could be hit by some oil slicks if the currents change.I really do hope not.

RE: Russian Flag Carrier Chooses Airbus!

Great news for Airbus.I can’t wait to see the A319/20s in the Aeroflot livery! I’m guessing these aircraft are replacing the 734s?

It is actually quite sad for Tupolev and other CIS carriers. With another Russian opting for western Europe aircraft,this is just another nail in the coffin especially for Tupolev who surely could of marketed the TU-204 to Aeroflot?Yet because they lack finance they could not meet any demand in a large order for these aircraft…sad.