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Post by vctr on Jul 20, 2023 13:21:44 GMT 1
Another new airline to the Liverpool Airport family.
Southwind airlines start a 1 weekly Antalya-Liverpool flight from May 2024, on Sundays.
Arrives 1025, departs 1125 and bookable via 3rd party sites such as Holiday Best.
The airline has such aircraft like the B777 and A330, but their U.K. flights will use the B737 Max8.
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Post by robaero on Jul 20, 2023 14:18:38 GMT 1
Iv'e not seen any mention yet on the Airport's social media feeds yet, are you sure it is not through another 3rd party say easyjet Holidays ?
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Post by Beemer on Jul 20, 2023 14:22:18 GMT 1
Must admit they are new to me so I checked my database, Turkish airline based in Antalya having 2 x A330 3 x A321 3 x B737MAX 2 x B777 Sounds good to me. Beemer.
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Post by vctr on Jul 20, 2023 14:27:52 GMT 1
It’s definitely not Easyjet. The fact it’s bookable via 3rd party sites as such means it should be taken as official even if the airports social media haven’t yet announced it. Below is a copy of the info from the holiday best website:
Sun, 21 Jul 2024 Liverpool Liverpool John Lennon Airport Departure 11:25 (§ Southwind Boeing 737-800 MAX Antalya Antalya Airport arrival 17:35 Sun, 28 Jul 2024 Antalya Antalya Airport Departure 07:30 (§ Southwind Boeing 737-800 MAX Liverpool Liverpool John Lennon Airport arrival 10:25
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Post by Jazzi_ on Jul 20, 2023 14:27:59 GMT 1
Iv'e not seen any mention yet on the Airport's social media feeds yet, are you sure it is not through another 3rd party say easyjet Holidays ? EasyJet don’t operate AYT on Sundays next summer
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Post by ronturner on Jul 20, 2023 15:11:37 GMT 1
It's good news, but I will be interested to see exactly how this works out. Anybody know whether or not they already operate into a UK airport? Quick search on my part does not reveal anything?
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Post by vctr on Jul 20, 2023 15:34:56 GMT 1
It's good news, but I will be interested to see exactly how this works out. Anybody know whether or not they already operate into a UK airport? Quick search on my part does not reveal anything? They don’t currently serve any U.K. airport but do serve Turkey-Germany and Russia amongst others. They plan to operate into several U.K. airports such as Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Stansted and more on behalf of smaller operators next summer.
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Post by ametyst on Jul 20, 2023 16:01:58 GMT 1
The Uk authorities might want to look closely at the ownership of this operation.
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Post by vctr on Jul 20, 2023 16:40:05 GMT 1
The Uk authorities might want to look closely at the ownership of this operation. Germans don’t seem too bothered by the operation to be fair.
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Post by sfp on Jul 22, 2023 12:38:04 GMT 1
Interesting! I looked up Holiday Best on ATOL website: Company name: Holiday Best Limited Atol number: 12385 Address: Ground Floor, King House 101-135 Kings Road Brentwood CM14 4DR Telephone: 01277288339 Trading names: Holiday Best Websites: www.holidaybest.com
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Post by eye2eye5 on Jul 22, 2023 13:30:56 GMT 1
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Post by ametyst on Aug 27, 2023 18:44:03 GMT 1
Southwind Airlines appear to have dropped to operate from the UK for Summer 2024.
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Post by ronturner on Aug 28, 2023 8:55:59 GMT 1
As you intimated at the outset, this was somewhat predictable.
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Post by vctr on Aug 30, 2023 9:57:36 GMT 1
The flight is still bookable on holiday best, as are the rest of their UK flights. Some are temporarily listed as 'hahn Air systems' due to a ticketing issue, but the flights are all still planned to operate at this time.
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Post by highfly on Aug 30, 2023 10:04:31 GMT 1
Does the ownership have any links to the Russian Nordwind Airlines? Remarkably similar name, and even the logo is very similar (although flipped 90 degrees).
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