Cobalt Airlines

[TheLocalYokel]

Jerry

Re the Flybe aspect, I've copied your post to the CWL Flybe thread so that it can be discussed further there if required. I've added some information in that thread about Flybe's previous links with Boeing 737s.

 

[superking]

i see 1 of the airports that was on cobalt airlines list of operations like cwl has been remove, the airport in question is ncl,and the route has gon from airport web site.is this the first to be deleated that was on cobalt airlines destination list. just makes me wonder how the others on the list will fair. lets hope they forget to deleat cwl.

 

[Jerry]

i see 1 of the airports that was on cobalt airlines list of operations like cwl has been remove, the airport in question is ncl,and the route has gon from airport web site.is this the first to be deleated that was on cobalt airlines destination list. just makes me wonder how the others on the list will fair. lets hope they forget to deleat cwl.

Yeah they have deleted CWL from their list. I'm wondering if they've changed tack with the airline as CWL, GLA and NCL will largely be holiday market but from what i've read the new CEO wanted to target China and the far east and from my understanding be like WOW but going eastward. Most of their western european flights seem to be large major cities which might be popular with Chinese tourists. Hopefully CWL may be on their radar for next year.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

It's still very quiet when it comes to CWL and Cobalt. Currently the only UK airports that feature on their website booking engine are LGW, MAN, STN and BHX. NCL, GLA and CWL that once appeared were removed in the spring - see#16 above - and thus far have not been put back.

Does anyone have any inkling if or when CWL might start?

 

[Jerry]

It's still very quiet when it comes to CWL and Cobalt. Currently the only UK airports that feature on their website booking engine are LGW, MAN, STN and BHX. NCL, GLA and CWL that once appeared were removed in the spring - see#16 above - and thus far have not been put back.

Does anyone have any inkling if or when CWL might start?

I don't think we'll see them anytime soon. It's a pity as a scheduled airline to LCA would've been a nice addition and i think they've opened a base at Paphos now as well. Hopefully one day we'll see them at CWL but I'd be surprised if it was anytime soon.

 

[CraigW92]

It's still very quiet when it comes to CWL and Cobalt. Currently the only UK airports that feature on their website booking engine are LGW, MAN, STN and BHX. NCL, GLA and CWL that once appeared were removed in the spring - see#16 above - and thus far have not been put back.

Does anyone have any inkling if or when CWL might start?

Unlikely be launched unless there is a commitment from a tour operator, Not keen on launching new regional U.K routes as seat only, If a tour operator comes on board then potentially could lead to something, looks a bit of a long shot for the time being mind, especially as there is no LCA low cost route served from CWL and BRS I think it would have done well.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Another airline biting the dust as Cobalt is to cease trading later this evening. They never did show up at CWL, despite early indications that they would.

I wonder what happened to Craig who was responsible for the previous post in this thread. He was a prolific and interesting poster for a while in the CWL forum. He last visited F4A in February this year.

 

[Cardiffbay]

Another airline biting the dust as Cobalt is to cease trading later this evening. They never did show up at CWL, despite early indications that they would.

I wonder what happened to Craig who was responsible for the previous post in this thread. He was a prolific and interesting poster for a while in the CWL forum. He last visited F4A in February this year.

Sadly over recent months years Europe has seen lots of start up airlines that have only managered to grown to under 10 aircraft. With the airspace and slots in Europe being so busy they can’t compete with the big boys. As we approach the winter season these smaller companies simply haven’t made enough to sustaine the quite months coming up.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Sadly over recent months years Europe has seen lots of start up airlines that have only managered to grown to under 10 aircraft. With the airspace and slots in Europe being so busy they can’t compete with the big boys. As we approach the winter season these smaller companies simply haven’t made enough to sustaine the quite months coming up.

Add in the rising fuel prices and the continuing uncertainly over Brexit which will negatively impact the EU as well as the UK if a satisfactory agreement for both sides cannot be reached, and we might not have seen the last of airline failures around Europe.

 

[Cambrian]

As in so many things in life, the big get bigger and the small adapt or die.