First French LCC created : Air Turquoise

vueling · Post by **vueling** » 25 Jun 2005, 20:43

A new LCC, Air Turquoise, based in Reims has been created.
They operates routes to Marseille, Nice and Bordeaux with their single aircraft, a ATR 42-500.
More info at http://www.airturquoise.com

Bye

A380-800 · Post by **A380-800** » 25 Jun 2005, 21:04

Thanks for the info, vueling ! How much passengers does this ATR42-500
seat ?

rgds,

A380-800

vueling · Post by **vueling** » 25 Jun 2005, 21:05

44 seats ...

A380-800 · Post by **A380-800** » 25 Jun 2005, 21:17

Merci beaucoup ! Hope they will make money with their plane, though !

rgds,

A380-800

earthman · Post by **earthman** » 25 Jun 2005, 21:22

Yes, I kind of wonder how profitable an LCC can be in France, with their whole TGV network.

A380-800 · Post by **A380-800** » 25 Jun 2005, 21:30

I think only business people choose this airline for faster
traveling or where no TGV route is existing.

rgds,

A380-800

vliegtuigfreak · Post by **vliegtuigfreak** » 25 Jun 2005, 21:31

I hope they will be able to survive in these hard times for Aviation.
I wish them all the best though

Greetingzz
Sonny

vueling · Post by **vueling** » 25 Jun 2005, 21:32

Well at the moment it is quite a good idea as the Eastern French TGV is not completed. So going from Reims to Bordeaux, Marseille or Nice can take from 6 to 10 hours with the normal train.

Indeed, in the future, their biggest challenge will be to compete with the TGV who will pass near Reims. The SNCF will surely make good connections in Paris or even connect the eastern TGV network the the southern one. (see http://www.estrepublicain.fr/extra/tgv- ... gement.gif

HorsePower · Post by **HorsePower** » 25 Jun 2005, 21:32

earthman wrote:Yes, I kind of wonder how profitable an LCC can be in France, with their whole TGV network.

Radial routes are hardly profitables versus the TGV, that's why this LCC focuses on transverse routes.

Regards

Seb.

A380-800 · Post by **A380-800** » 25 Jun 2005, 21:51

I am curious how much staff the airline is employing...

rgds,

A380-800

Humberside · Post by **Humberside** » 25 Jun 2005, 21:59

Any chance of a UK route at some point?

A380-800 · Post by **A380-800** » 25 Jun 2005, 22:16

Humberside wrote:Any chance of a UK route at some point?

I doubt, unless this LCC gets so big that they order some bigger
A319's to expand their network to the neighbouring states...

rgds,

A380-800