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Shengenzone
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Re: VLM Airlines news 2018

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FLYAIR10 wrote: 06 Feb 2018, 18:30 Next week VLM starts flying to Maribor (and Munich + Birmingham)

With a returnfare of 165 EUR from Antwerp to Maribor, I guess if you didn't book yet something else ,it might be a good idea to visit that place for a citytrip or a ski-trip next week.

Anyone already went for Ski in Slovenia recently?
In any case today the snowheight in the mountains near Maribor is between 70 and 130 cm. 8-)

Source: https://www.onthesnow.co.uk/slovenia/ma ... eport.html
Almost all fares are at the minimum fare of 59€ each way. So 118€ total.
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I'm afraid that for the Belgian people there is only one country with snow and facilieties to ski: Austria...
[[ off-topic]] ... and France, for the French-speakers. But one hears indeed very very few who go to Spain or Italy or Czechia or Poland for skiing. Let alone Slovenia, indeed.

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Re: VLM Airlines news 2018

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I'm afraid that for the Belgian people there is only one country with snow and facilieties to ski: Austria...
[[ off-topic]] ... and France, for the French-speakers. But one hears indeed very very few who go to Spain or Italy or Czechia or Poland for skiing. Let alone Slovenia, indeed.
IMO it has also to do with accessability of the resorts and transportation towards them.
The well-known resorts in France,Austria,Switzerland,Northern Italy can be reached within one day or night by car or bus from Belgium. (Well,most of the time at least...).

Now in this particular case,VLM happens to introduce a flight between Belgium and Maribor-airport which is very close to the local Slovenian ski-areas (a much closer airport than e.g. Geneva,Grenoble,Turin,..)

So, combined with low fares ,proximity of the airport(s) (i.e. reduced total traveltime) and a nice skiing area, I think , Slovenia could become another Ski-destination out of Belgium.
VLM should approach travelagencies in Belgium & Southern part of Netherlands to include Slovenia in their Ski-offer.(If not yet done.)

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VLM airlines is giving away 5 duotickets for the inaugural flight to Munich.
Free breakfast before the flight at Antwerp airport.
Depart at 10 and return at 19.
Winners will be announced saturday on their facebook page.
Who wants to go on a fun daytrip?
https://www.riddle.com/showcase/141261/quiz
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Very good idea for fun, cheap publicity for VLM! Hope the route becomes a success and see twice a day business schedules!

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VLM was going to launch ANR-BHX next monday. But it seems this destination is no longer bookable on their booking tool. Showing 'sold out'... Launch cancelled or delayed till a later date? :?

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Delayed untill the end of March

Shengenzone
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Due to high demand Munich will become double daily as from the summer season.
This extra rotation will not run via Maribor but will be ANR-MUC-ANR.
This gives more flexibility to business pax.
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Excellent schedule if you need to go to MUC for the day.... Good to hear there is a nice demand on the route!

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OO-VLQ is flying out of Cardiff. Destination is unknown. Someone who knows what this is? A charter?

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charter for Vizion Air. We needed 3 VLM aircraft to cover the weekend job ; )

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High demand? The route just started... Let the airplane be completely full and then open an extra schedule instead of flying 2x per day with 35%-40% of full capacity...

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Re: VLM Airlines news 2018

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Not Real wrote: 11 Feb 2018, 21:40 High demand? The route just started... Let the airplane be completely full and then open an extra schedule instead of flying 2x per day with 35%-40% of full capacity...
If you dont offer convenient times for a day roundtrip, you lose out on business passengers who are vital for VLM.

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@Not Real: welcome to the club of resident armchair airline managers! It had gone remarkably silent in that corner, recently.

For myself, I hope and trust that VLM management know what they are doing, at least as well as I know how to run an airline :) So (not without some effort) I keep my thoughts for myself...

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Shengenzone wrote: 11 Feb 2018, 22:06
Not Real wrote: 11 Feb 2018, 21:40 High demand? The route just started... Let the airplane be completely full and then open an extra schedule instead of flying 2x per day with 35%-40% of full capacity...
If you don't offer convenient times for a day roundtrip, you lose out on business passengers who are vital for VLM.
The schedule is convenient for Antwerp businessmen flying for the day to Munich, but not for the people of Munich coming to Antwerp...
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Shengenzone
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Re: VLM Airlines news 2018

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sn26567 wrote: 11 Feb 2018, 22:45
Shengenzone wrote: 11 Feb 2018, 22:06
Not Real wrote: 11 Feb 2018, 21:40 High demand? The route just started... Let the airplane be completely full and then open an extra schedule instead of flying 2x per day with 35%-40% of full capacity...
If you don't offer convenient times for a day roundtrip, you lose out on business passengers who are vital for VLM.
The schedule is convenient for Antwerp businessmen flying for the day to Munich, but not for the people of Munich coming to Antwerp...
You are right, because of the Maribor leg. If the fokker would have a bigger range it would be convenient both ways.

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Re: VLM Airlines news 2018

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Promotional prices today:

Antwerp - Maribor
From 39€

Munich - Maribor
From 58€

The prices are for return flights!

Loads on today's flights:
MUC-MBX
3 pax

MBX-MUC
24 pax

Boeing767copilot
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Re: VLM Airlines news 2018

Post by Boeing767copilot »

Even less:

26/2/18 - 30/6/18
Antwerpen ✈
München
19€

26/2/18 - 30/6/18
München ✈
Antwerpen
39€

26/2/18 - 30/6/18
München ✈
Maribor
39€

26/2/18 - 30/6/18
Maribor ✈
München
19€

Boekingsperiode voor promotie:
12 februari 00u00 - 13 februari 2018 23u59
Reisperiode tussen:
07 februari - 30 juni 2018
Alle tarieven zijn enkel en inclusief taxen

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CTBke
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Re: VLM Airlines news 2018

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Boeing767copilot wrote: 12 Feb 2018, 16:55 Even less:

26/2/18 - 30/6/18
Antwerpen ✈
München
19€

26/2/18 - 30/6/18
München ✈
Antwerpen
39€

26/2/18 - 30/6/18
München ✈
Maribor
39€

26/2/18 - 30/6/18
Maribor ✈
München
19€

Boekingsperiode voor promotie:
12 februari 00u00 - 13 februari 2018 23u59
Reisperiode tussen:
07 februari - 30 juni 2018

Alle tarieven zijn enkel en inclusief taxen
as mentioned in the 'let us know superfare' topic :-)
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Re: VLM Airlines news 2018

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I understand the remark that the schedule is not too attractive for MUC based business people. However, seen the fact you easily pay around €600 for a return ticket on dominant LH, there are as well a lot of companies looking at cost. Add a hotel night and dinner of around €200 to the VLM ticket price, and you still pay around 50% of what you would pay on LH, and have a better sleep before business meetings take place the next day... I do see a real market for a competitor, remember Transavia wanting to begin the route but then cancelling due to the terror attacks. Small anecdote : about 2 years ago, I flew on a 2 day business trip to MUC, ticket price around this famous €600. I met a former colleague on the same flight flying to India via MUC : € 700... It hurt... ;0)

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