Weird tale of Cyprus Turkish Airlines bid that vanished

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
10/06/2010 07:33

Read all about it here:

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=a-weird-tale-of-the-bid-that-vanished-2010-06-09



AJ

fiendishpaul


Joined: 18/05/2008
Posts: 1720

Message Posted:
10/06/2010 08:15

Dave



You couldn't make it up !!!



This latest debalcle takes the mis-management of CTA to new heights.



670 staff to run a fleet of 5 aircraft is never going to be financially viable. I would suspect that when/if Atlasjet take control there will be a massive cull of jobs and the unions will be out in force - for a change !!



Watch this space



Paul

sloan



Joined: 24/02/2009
Posts: 808

Message Posted:
10/06/2010 08:20

Please can someone refresh my memory? I thought there was a major problem with Atlasjet and North Cyprus a few years ago. I know they used to fly from Durham Tees Valley, but no longer do. Do they fly from other British airports? What happened, and why do they want another foothold in the TRNC? I have googled, but was not able to find the information.

fiendishpaul


Joined: 18/05/2008
Posts: 1720

Message Posted:
10/06/2010 09:12

Looking at their website, it would appear that they only fly to/from Turkish mainland airports, Mykonos and Sharm el Sheik. Maybe if they take over CTA, flights to the UK could come onto their agenda.



Personally, I always fly from the South as I find that there is a much better choice and on the whole flights are considerably cheaper



http://www.atlasjet.com/AtlasjetWeb/atlasjet.kk?lang=EN



Paul

flightholiday


Joined: 19/07/2007
Posts: 3217

Message Posted:
10/06/2010 22:31

Paul,

Altlas Jet were the carrier that TWI used on the Ercan to Stansted route so probably have some expertise still in their management structure. As a rule the service and planes were good.

sloan



Joined: 24/02/2009
Posts: 808

Message Posted:
10/06/2010 22:34

Tom, was there a problem as I seem to remember that you could fly directly from Durham Tees Valley to Ercan a few years ago, but there were financial problems with Atlasjet. I cannot remember the deatils.

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
10/06/2010 22:40

CTA plane crash 0 - Atlasjet plane crash 1

I know who I'd prefer to fly with, knowing the reason for the crash!



Richard

Blackbird



Joined: 11/08/2009
Posts: 1432

Message Posted:
11/06/2010 00:20

Oh dear....I think the 'missing bid' could only happen to CTA???

Lanrick


Joined: 21/01/2008
Posts: 135

Message Posted:
11/06/2010 00:53

Msg 6 It was TWI (aka Jewels of the World) that had major financial problems and then went down the pan, not AtlasJet.

Also,it was an AtlasJet flight that got hijacked 2 or3 years ago on its way from Ercan to Antalya which raised questions about 'security' at Ercan!

Blackbird



Joined: 11/08/2009
Posts: 1432

Message Posted:
11/06/2010 00:59

Bloody Hell Les, Jewels of the World brings back memoires...unfortunately not very good ones!!! They were crap!

sloan



Joined: 24/02/2009
Posts: 808

Message Posted:
11/06/2010 06:24

But I still think that Atlasjet were somehow connected. Check out August 15th 2006:





http://www.frankandjoan.com/news/2006/aug.htm

flightholiday


Joined: 19/07/2007
Posts: 3217

Message Posted:
11/06/2010 13:00

Sheila Msg 11 - The message you mentioned is not quite correct in the fact of Atlas being chartered to TWI - I think it was copied from one of mine from a previous TRNC bulletin board. The reason I mentioned Atlas was that they were the name sometimes associated with TWI & Jewels who did go out of business. Atlas did not go down at that time (I am not aware of them having any subsequent problems but I am fallible).

waddo


Joined: 29/11/2008
Posts: 1966

Message Posted:
11/06/2010 13:59

Richard,

That would be Atlas Jet then - CTA are still due to have their's so to choose them may well be dodgy, that is supposing they can afford to buy enough fuel to get one off the ground!

fiendishpaul


Joined: 18/05/2008
Posts: 1720

Message Posted:
11/06/2010 14:28

The fact that CTA owe millions of dollars to various creditors (including maintenance companies) would really raise alarm bells when it comes to the quality of servicing that the aircraft may or may not be receiving. If it's all the same to you, I will stick to the Thomas Cooks, Easyjets and Monarchs of this world - at least you know what you are getting !!



Paul