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Viva Macau Suspended Operation
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I'm sure CX will pick up and help out.
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When another airline jumps in and takes on stranded passengers, do they get any financial benefit from it? Does the stranded passenger have to pay again?
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In 2008, Oasis Hong Kong collapsed and suspended operations. Passengers stranded and finally they need to pay HK$2500 (tax excl.) for a ticket on Cathay Pacific to continue their journey to London/Vancover. So the same may happen, or they will simply receive refund if they paid via Credit Card, and you need to book it again. Finally, the collapse of Viva Macau further illustrates budget carrier will collapse at some point and will never work. Hence I would say it'd be better for Virgin Blue, Pacific Blue, JetStar and Tiger Airways to stop adopting those stupid budget model now and change to high cost luxious model (including free 32KG luggage, 2-3 course meals, Free AVOD and a decent 50" seat width and 38" seat pitch minimum for all passengers) or else you all are risking yourself from collapsing and winding up yourself. I believe passengers are more willing to pay $150 - 200 for a Sydney - Melbourne Single Ride and be insured from getting their flights cancelled and long delays due to their carrier is collapsing, suspending or simply operational issues that will make them stranded at the airport for days rather than those carriers offering $20 - 30 but you need to risk from all of the above adverse consequences.
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I mean, airlines like Southwest, JetBlue, Ryanair, EasyJet are just doing so horribly...hang on, haven't they all collapsed already? Great advice Arthur And airlines like Qantas never cancel flights or have delays??? Can I have some of what you're smoking please.... |
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Awhh.....paying $150 - 200 for a SYD - MEL...having free luggage + meals + AVOD + min 38" pitch....doesn't this sound familiar???yea...OzJet did it back then......but where are they now??? Last edited by Ryan K.; 29th March 2010 at 12:47 PM. |
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Arthur,
As others have already indicated, debating the existence of LCCs is not going to go far. What we do need to consider is the cause of the situation, and I'm not satisfied with the reports we have at present. I have not yet seen Australian Aviation's article, but I wrote a feature article about Viva Macau in 2009. What stood out to me (and continues to as I talk to people at the carrier) is the regulatory constraints. Air Macau has given Viva non-retractable permission to fly to a handful of B-list destinations. Other destinations--Sydney, Tokyo--are at Air Macau's discretion. Viva wanted to fly to SIN and Air Macau rejected them, even though Air Macau did not and still does not fly to SIN. Subsequently Macau carriers lost the SIN market to Tiger etc. Air Macau is a story within itself, but I would not be surprised to hear there was politicking to force this action on Viva. We've never gotten insight into why the original CEO left and why his replacement Con Korfiatis left last year. The Airways article is severely mis-informed. Viva is not out to provide an alternative to expensive HKG and CX. Viva aims to promote Macau, not "snaring peanut-paying passengers from its neighboring city Hong Kong". As for Viva competing with CX, I don't see validity in that. If you want to go to Macau and fly CX, you'll have to go HKG, go into the city, and then take the ferry. Moreover, until Air Macau started (or is supposed to start) flying to NRT, Viva is the only carrier flying the routes it does. It has no other direct competition. Macau's future is on tourism, and Viva aims to support that. Air Macau, however, has shown itself interested in funneling passengers from Taiwan to mainland China, and not being Macau's airline. The business community in Macau understands they need an airline committed to Macau as a destination and not Macau as a transit point. I would be very, very surprised to see this be Viva's end. |
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Entirely predictable , they just had an article in Australian Aviation profiling them as an up-and-coming airline with a bright future . That sort of thing is usually the kiss of death for an airline
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