martes, 26 de febrero de 2013
lunes, 25 de febrero de 2013
sábado, 23 de febrero de 2013
Citywing (2012/2013)
Citywing es la sucesora (después de haber comprado parte de sus activos) de Manx2, una aerolínea virtual que opera vuelos al Reino Unido desde la isla de Man.
Citywing is currently a virtual operator between the isle of Man and several UK airports, after having acquired several assets from the former operator Manx2.
Citywing is currently a virtual operator between the isle of Man and several UK airports, after having acquired several assets from the former operator Manx2.
martes, 5 de febrero de 2013
PGA Portugália (2001), España
Tarjeta con los horarios de vuelos España-Portugal y trayectos domésticos en Portugal.
This card contained the Spain-Portugal flight schedules, as well as the domestic legs in Portugal.
This card contained the Spain-Portugal flight schedules, as well as the domestic legs in Portugal.
lunes, 4 de febrero de 2013
Viva Air (1992/1993),Alemania
El mercado europeo se empezaba a abrir cada vez más a la competencia a principios de los años 90, y las grandes empresas públicas como Iberia se encontraban con una competencia cada vez mayor. En esa época Iberia tenía una estrategia que, en teoría, se basaba en las sinergías conjuntas de varias empresas muy especializadas ... en la práctica el grupo Iberia no funcionó, entre otras cosas porque las distintas empresas no cooperaban (o no lo suficiente) entre ellas y no siempre tenían correctamente delimitadas sus funciones en el grupo.
En todo caso, Viva Air era la especialista del grupo Iberia en el sector vacacional. Fue también el primer intento de Iberia de operar vuelos europeos a menores costes, y en cierto modo la primera low cost de Iberia.
Este es un folleto para el mercado alemán, presentando sus vuelos para las temporadas de invierno 92/93 y verano 93 entre Alemania y varios puntos del Mediterráneo español. Viva volaba con tarifas bastante asequibles (otra cosa es que los costes de operación fueran realmente mucho menores que los de Iberia) y en este folleto insisten bastante en que eran una línea aérea regular.
A lot of smaller airlines entered into the European air market in the early 90's. Iberia, just like other European legacy airlines, had to suddenly face a much harsher competition. At the time Iberia strategy was all about the Grupo Iberia, a number of niche carriers working together. This was all the theory, at least, for in practice the airlines within the group were not always cooperating with each other, and their role were not always well defined.
Viva Air, at any rate, was Iberia's leisure specialist carrier. It was also the first attempt at having some European routes flown at lower costs. It was a low cost carrier of sorts, even if the flying costs were not always much lower than Iberia mainline.
This is a Viva air timetable issued for the German market, showing both the Winter 92/93 and Summer 93 seasons, flying between Germany and several touristical destinations in the Spanish Mediterranean coast. Fares were actually quite low, and still it was a scheduled carrier, as it is stressed on this brochure.
En todo caso, Viva Air era la especialista del grupo Iberia en el sector vacacional. Fue también el primer intento de Iberia de operar vuelos europeos a menores costes, y en cierto modo la primera low cost de Iberia.
Este es un folleto para el mercado alemán, presentando sus vuelos para las temporadas de invierno 92/93 y verano 93 entre Alemania y varios puntos del Mediterráneo español. Viva volaba con tarifas bastante asequibles (otra cosa es que los costes de operación fueran realmente mucho menores que los de Iberia) y en este folleto insisten bastante en que eran una línea aérea regular.
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A lot of smaller airlines entered into the European air market in the early 90's. Iberia, just like other European legacy airlines, had to suddenly face a much harsher competition. At the time Iberia strategy was all about the Grupo Iberia, a number of niche carriers working together. This was all the theory, at least, for in practice the airlines within the group were not always cooperating with each other, and their role were not always well defined.
Viva Air, at any rate, was Iberia's leisure specialist carrier. It was also the first attempt at having some European routes flown at lower costs. It was a low cost carrier of sorts, even if the flying costs were not always much lower than Iberia mainline.
This is a Viva air timetable issued for the German market, showing both the Winter 92/93 and Summer 93 seasons, flying between Germany and several touristical destinations in the Spanish Mediterranean coast. Fares were actually quite low, and still it was a scheduled carrier, as it is stressed on this brochure.
viernes, 1 de febrero de 2013
martes, 29 de enero de 2013
Debonair (1998)
Hubo toda clase de experimentos y extrañas aerolíneas de bajo coste a mediados de los 90, especialmente en el Reino Unido. Debonair fue una de esas empresas: empezó en 1996 a realizar vuelos con nuevos esquemas de tarifas, y a bajos precios. A pesar de todo, estas empresas eran muy diferentes a lo que hoy consideramos bajo coste y se parecían, de hecho, bastante a las compañías tradicionales. Debonair tenía, por ejemplo, un programa de viajeros frecuentes (aunque también es cierto que hoy lo tiene, por ejemplo, Vueling) y poco antes de desaparecer en 1999 creo recordar tenía una cabina de Business. El modelo de avión, BAe 146, por otro lado, no era lo más habitual y tampoco ayudaba mucho a mantener los costes bajos...
Debonair Estaba basada en Luton y volaba a aeropuertos principales, salvo en Roma que volaba a Ciampino y en Düsselforf lo hacían a Mönchengladbach, rebautizado "Düsseldorf Express, un aeropuerto sin vuelos regulares hoy en día. Algunos vuelos se operaban en colaboración con ✈AB Airlines, una empresa similar de la misma época.
There were many attempts at starting low cost carriers from the mid 90's in Europe, specially in the UK. Debonair was one of these airlines. It was launched in 1996, flying with BAe 146 aircraft (an interesting option, which did not help to keep costs down) and it linked several European cities with new fare types and lower ticket prices. They still had, however, some "frills" like a frequent flyer program (well, Vueling does have one, actually) and IIRC they even had a Business class cabin before closing down in 1999.
Debonair flew from London Luton to main airports, except Rome-Ciampino and Düsseldorf, where it flew to Mönchengladbach, which was renamed as "Düsseldorf Express" airport, which is not serving scheduled flights right now. Some flights were jointly operated with ✈AB Airlines, which was another low fares airline in its early stages.
Debonair Estaba basada en Luton y volaba a aeropuertos principales, salvo en Roma que volaba a Ciampino y en Düsselforf lo hacían a Mönchengladbach, rebautizado "Düsseldorf Express, un aeropuerto sin vuelos regulares hoy en día. Algunos vuelos se operaban en colaboración con ✈AB Airlines, una empresa similar de la misma época.
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There were many attempts at starting low cost carriers from the mid 90's in Europe, specially in the UK. Debonair was one of these airlines. It was launched in 1996, flying with BAe 146 aircraft (an interesting option, which did not help to keep costs down) and it linked several European cities with new fare types and lower ticket prices. They still had, however, some "frills" like a frequent flyer program (well, Vueling does have one, actually) and IIRC they even had a Business class cabin before closing down in 1999.
Debonair flew from London Luton to main airports, except Rome-Ciampino and Düsseldorf, where it flew to Mönchengladbach, which was renamed as "Düsseldorf Express" airport, which is not serving scheduled flights right now. Some flights were jointly operated with ✈AB Airlines, which was another low fares airline in its early stages.
lunes, 28 de enero de 2013
Los últimos años de Spanair
Siguiendo con el tema de Spanair, unos cuantos folletos y publicidad de su última etapa. Se puede ver cómo hacen especial hincapié en el hub de Barcelona.
Another small post about how Spanair was around its last years: a few brochures and some advertising. There was a bold emphasis on its Barcelona hub.
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