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FEB 23, 2005 (newstodate): The story, Slovak Airlines expands its services, carried by newstodate on February 22, is "good PR work", claims a local industry source.
-Actually the "expansion of services" boils down to three more weekly flights from Bratislava to two destinations, Brussels and Moscow.
-The reality is that Austrian Airlines has taken the opportunity to leave Bratislava airport with own services, though without leaving "officially", after having had very bad results on all its flights from Bratislava.
-Austrian Airlines already ceased their operations to London in November, 2004, and to Paris in January, 2005, after only a few months of operations. These routes were actually routes where they competed with SkyEurope Airlines, and the only route to be continued is between Bratislava and Brussels, the source says.
Slovak Airlines thus takes over operations of the route to Brussels, flying Austrian Airlines' Fokker 100 aircraft.
-Actually the "expansion of services" boils down to three more weekly flights from Bratislava to two destinations, Brussels and Moscow.
-The reality is that Austrian Airlines has taken the opportunity to leave Bratislava airport with own services, though without leaving "officially", after having had very bad results on all its flights from Bratislava.
-Austrian Airlines already ceased their operations to London in November, 2004, and to Paris in January, 2005, after only a few months of operations. These routes were actually routes where they competed with SkyEurope Airlines, and the only route to be continued is between Bratislava and Brussels, the source says.
Slovak Airlines thus takes over operations of the route to Brussels, flying Austrian Airlines' Fokker 100 aircraft.