Extra destinations from Antwerp to the Balkans in the next few months.
With the planned/rumoured expansion plans I guess they will need more than the 4 F50's they have now operational.
How useable are the other 2 F50's VLM officially still has?
Or will there be something new? F70? F100? XXX?
ostair wrote: ↑24 Jan 2018, 12:43
Perhaps we will see something like a Antwerp-Vienna-Zagreb line?
If they try to sell some tickets on VIE-ZAG route they will fail in my opinion. Because in this case Croatia Airlines (OU) and Austrian Airlines (OS) will start dumping fares on the route and squeeze VLM out within few months or even less. They are both full Star Alliance member airlines and incomparable to VLM Airlines.
So I believe that they do not really have a chance to make it profitable.
ostair wrote: ↑25 Jan 2018, 05:26
Hi Haplek, was just a example.
I have no idea what their idea is of flying to the Balkans.
Oh, sorry, I took it too seriously...
When we talk about Balkans i believe that there are some routes VLM could fly from Maribor as from its secondary base. (Utilising its F50 fleet)
Throughout the year:
MBX - BEG (Belgrade)
Seasonal:
MBX - SPU (Split)
MBX - DBV (Dubrovnik)
There are also some other routes that could however only be logical with good transfer possibilities at MBX or/and code-share with some larger airlines.
VLM_Antwerp wrote: ↑31 Jan 2018, 10:12
Are there any figures already on how the Zurich route is doing?
Figures for the LCY route are also welcome!
Took the zurich flight 2 times so far .
1 flight: 4 pax and another flight: 6 pax
On the london route they seem to be hovering around 30 pax now (much better than in the beginning where it was around 15)
VLM_Antwerp wrote: ↑31 Jan 2018, 10:12
Are there any figures already on how the Zurich route is doing?
Figures for the LCY route are also welcome!
Took the zurich flight 2 times so far .
1 flight: 4 pax and another flight: 6 pax
On the london route they seem to be hovering around 30 pax now (much better than in the beginning where it was around 15)
Sad to hear about the Zurich LF. However, it has only been one week now.
Regarding the London LF, I'm glad this is getting better.
Thanks for the info btw!
It's sad indeed, but as I wrote already - is the airline or the airport promoted in the regio? No. I'm afraid that many people still don't know that VLM is back!
Actually for many Belgian, VLM is actually an unknown brand, not like brussels airlines and tuifly, I think they should me advertise, and please not with a foto of a Fokker 50
