Thought we could do with a thread to discuss this something of an "oddball" airline at BHX.
So, how much longer can Turkmenistan last? Given their low fares they are reliant on high load factors to remain profitable and their numbers seem to be in continual decline, and AI hasn't even started up yet.
A few other thoughts:
- They seem to be in the process of developing a new website. It would be nice if they give this one a functioning booking engine that allows BHX bookings (and not in Russian please!).
- I've had a look at their schedules and it seems a wasted opportunity that they offer no connections other than ATQ. They could offer dirt cheap seats to PEK, DEL, AUH and BKK if they wanted to and expand the appeal of their BHX and other European flights.
- Finally, why do they fly to BHX at all? The airline is obviously heavily subsidized both directly by the state and indirectly by minuscule oil prices over there, yet they go about chasing poor yield UK-India economy passengers and stay at it for over a decade? Why do they bother? Birmingham is not your typical prestige route for airlines to whom money is no object...
So, how much longer can Turkmenistan last? Given their low fares they are reliant on high load factors to remain profitable and their numbers seem to be in continual decline, and AI hasn't even started up yet.
A few other thoughts:
- They seem to be in the process of developing a new website. It would be nice if they give this one a functioning booking engine that allows BHX bookings (and not in Russian please!).
- I've had a look at their schedules and it seems a wasted opportunity that they offer no connections other than ATQ. They could offer dirt cheap seats to PEK, DEL, AUH and BKK if they wanted to and expand the appeal of their BHX and other European flights.
- Finally, why do they fly to BHX at all? The airline is obviously heavily subsidized both directly by the state and indirectly by minuscule oil prices over there, yet they go about chasing poor yield UK-India economy passengers and stay at it for over a decade? Why do they bother? Birmingham is not your typical prestige route for airlines to whom money is no object...