Southwind Airlines

[lbaspotter]

Southwind Airlines along with the charter company Holiday Best have taken off sale all flights that were due to operate from late March up until late May on its new UK summer 24 routes from Antalya to BHX, BRS, EDI, EMA, GLA, LBA, LPL, STN, MAN, NCL & Dalaman to STN.

 

[Aviador]

Are flights planned to operate normally after that do you know?

 

[Seasider]

I hope that this is a delay and not a cancellation.

 

[lbaspotter]

Southwind Airlines along with the charter company Holiday Best have taken off sale all flights that were due to operate from late March up until late May on its new UK summer 24 routes from Antalya to BHX, BRS, EDI, EMA, GLA, LBA, LPL, STN, MAN, NCL & Dalaman to STN.

They are due to operate Antalya - Bristol 1x weekly (Fri) now starting May 24th

 

[gulftraveller]

I think this has less to do with the market and more to do investigations over the company’s (Russian) ownership. Already Finland has said they are unlikely to give them an operating permit. The crews are from the Russian Nordwind Airlines. The US is said to have been looking into sanctioning the airline. I do not expect to see them in UK this year, but who knows.

 

[lbaspotter]

Looks like Southwind Airlines launch of its new UK - Turkey routes this summer has been put back even further/later into the summer.

I wonder if this is the CAA taking a good look at the airline, to see if it still has any links to Russia?

GLA-AYT = 1x weekly (Wed) From June 26th
EDI-AYT = 1x weekly (Sun) from June 30th
EMA-AYT = 1x weekly (Tue) from July 2nd
STN-AYT = 1x daily (Mon-Sun) From July 6th
STN-DLM = 3x weekly (Tue, Thu & Sat) From July 6th
LPL-AYT = 1x weekly (Mon) from July 8th
BHX-AYT = 2x weekly (Thu & Sun) From July 11th
LBA-AYT = 1x weekly (Mon) From July 15th
MAN-AYT = 2x weekly (Wed & Sat) From July 17th
BRS-AYT = 1x weekly (Fri) from July 26th
NCL-AYT = 1x weekly (Fri) from July 26th

 

[MrFenner]

Southwind Airlines along with the charter company Holiday Best have taken off sale all flights that were due to operate from late March up until late May on its new UK summer 24 routes from Antalya to BHX, BRS, EDI, EMA, GLA, LBA, LPL, STN, MAN, NCL & Dalaman to STN.

They are due to operate Antalya - Bristol 1x weekly (Fri) now starting May 24th

Looks like all of this has been shelved - unsurprising given how unknown these brands are in the UK; and the mass saturation of the AYT market.

Nothing bookable on their website from any UK departure point.

Source; SPD travels on X

 

[lbaspotter]

Looks like all of this has been shelved - unsurprising given how unknown these brands are in the UK; and the mass saturation of the AYT market.

Nothing bookable on their website from any UK departure point.

Source; SPD travels on X

Not entily true, yes the flight only option has been removed from Southwind Airlines own website.
But the UK - Turkey charter flights operated by Southwind Airlines are still on sale via the New UK Tour operator Holiday Best website starting from a later date.

Antalya to
GLA = 1x weekly From June 26th
EDI = 1x weekly From June 30th
EMA = 1x weekly From July 2nd
STN = 1 daily From July 6th
LPL = 1x weekly From July 8th
BHX = 2x weekly From July 11th
LBA = 1x weekly From July 15th
MAN = 2x weekly From July 17th
BRS = 1x weekly From July 26th
NCL = 1x weekly From July 26th
Dalaman to
STN = 3x weekly From July 6th

 

[Silvercity]

There must be some scepticism that this will actually happen.

 

[CM.]

Southwind have been banned from flying in EU Airspace so doubt will be seeing them at all now.

Update- 2/4 They are apparently appealing the ban as they say they have no connection to Russia apart from operating flights there.

 

[SierraHotel]

Quelle suprise!

Southwind Airlines banned from entering EU airspace due to Russian control over the airline - Airliners.net

Are they related to IPS Airways?!!

 

[rollo]

Quelle suprise!

Southwind Airlines banned from entering EU airspace due to Russian control over the airline - Airliners.net

Are they related to IPS Airways?!!

Related to Russian airline Norwind.

 

[White Heather]

UK operator forced to source new flights after airline banned by EU

An airline used by new UK tour operator Holiday Best has been banned from flying to, from and over European Union states.A Turkish news outlet said the EU

www.travelgossip.co.uk

Now confirmed as banned from EU airspace so Holiday Best are having to find alternative operators. Whether that will include LBA or not, we will have to wait and see..

 

[Finger66]

Ideal opportunity for Sun Express to increase frequency and offer the capacity. We shall see......

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Ideal opportunity for Sun Express to increase frequency and offer the capacity. We shall see......

I spoke to HolidayBest today, they have switched to SunExpress.

 

[CM.]

I spoke to HolidayBest today, they have switched to SunExpress.

They’re apparently looking at moving passengers to alternate flights so could mean that even if Southwind won their appeal against the EU ban their market might not be there for them to operate anymore.

likely they’re moving passengers to Sun Express, TUI, Jet2 EasyJet and possibly Pegasus.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

They’re apparently looking at moving passengers to alternate flights so could mean that even if Southwind won their appeal against the EU ban their market might not be there for them to operate anymore.

likely they’re moving passengers to Sun Express, TUI, Jet2 EasyJet and possibly Pegasus.

Im not sure what Holidaybest's web-site showed originally, but its now showing a mix of Jet2 and SunExpress from LBA.

 

[CM.]

Im not sure what Holidaybest's web-site showed originally, but its now showing a mix of Jet2 and SunExpress from LBA.

Which is what I thought they would do. Just transfer pax to other airlines that fly to AYT.