TNT 737 operating for Club Med this summer?

Skystef · Post by **Skystef** » 08 Mar 2004, 16:26

To be confirmed yet, but rumour circulates that touroperator Club Med will use this summer season a 737-300 of TNT, of course not the ones that have been delivered yet.
To be monitored.

SS

Post by **sn26567** » 08 Mar 2004, 17:24

Oh yes! By packing well you could certainly put some 300 passengers in the cargo bins!

What an economy

OO-SBZ · Post by **OO-SBZ** » 08 Mar 2004, 18:05

sn26567 wrote:Oh yes! By packing well you could certainly put some 300 passengers in the cargo bins!

What an economy

André...

But let's hope nobody @ Ryanair reads this: it could give them ideas...

BeN

B737229 · Post by **B737229** » 08 Mar 2004, 18:45

Just found this confirmation on this subject:

Club Med, de Franse touroperator, gaat zijn 40.000 Belgische klanten deze zomer naar hun vakantiebestemming vliegen met de koeriermaatschappij TNT Airways. Dat meldt De Tijd. Club Med huurt voor de opdracht een Boeing-737. De samenwerking wordt mogelijk voor drie jaar verlengd. Er waren acht gegadigden om de vluchten voor Club Med te verzorgen, waaronder SNBA, Thomas Cook en Jetair.De vluchten met TNT vertrekken in Zaventem. Later komt daar mogelijk Bierset bij.

Jense · Post by **Jense** » 08 Mar 2004, 18:52

B737229 wrote:Club Med, de Franse touroperator, gaat zijn 40.000 Belgische klanten deze zomer naar hun vakantiebestemming vliegen met de koeriermaatschappij TNT Airways. Dat meldt De Tijd. Club Med huurt voor de opdracht een Boeing-737. De samenwerking wordt mogelijk voor drie jaar verlengd. Er waren acht gegadigden om de vluchten voor Club Med te verzorgen, waaronder SNBA, Thomas Cook en Jetair.De vluchten met TNT vertrekken in Zaventem. Later komt daar mogelijk Bierset bij.

For the non-Dutch speakers:

Club Med, the French touroperator, will fly their customers to their holiday-destinations, this summer, with TNT Airways. That is what "De Tijd" (Flemish newspaper) says. Club Med will lease a B737. The coorporation will possible continue for about 3 years. There were 8 interests to fly for Club Med, like SN BA, Thomas Cook and Jetair. The flights of TNT will depart from Brussels/Zaventem. Maybe also Bierset, in the future...

(Bad English, I know

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greettzzz

Sabena_690 · Post by **Sabena_690** » 08 Mar 2004, 18:57

It was indeed confirmed this morning in the Belgian Newspaper 'De Tijd'.

Frederic

OO-VEX · Post by **OO-VEX** » 08 Mar 2004, 20:01

A few weeks ago it looked like SNBA got the contract, but it seems to have changed.

https://www.aviation24.be/article3561.html

OO-VEX

Mighty · Post by **Mighty** » 08 Mar 2004, 21:05

So basicly TNT is leasing their B737 to Club Med. But is there anything know about what kind of leasing we are talking about? Wet or Dry.

Buzz · Post by **Buzz** » 09 Mar 2004, 01:11

Do they have 737 QC's? I thought they were freight only...

nwa757 · Post by **nwa757** » 09 Mar 2004, 02:39

LoBoTiC wrote:Do they have 737 QC's? I thought they were freight only...

You're right. They are pure freighter aircraft.

See: http://www.airliners.net/open.file/379561/L/

Unless they are going to get some QC's in the future I don't know how they can cary passengers.

liebensd · Post by **liebensd** » 09 Mar 2004, 19:45

LoBoTiC wrote:
Do they have 737 QC's? I thought they were freight only...

You're right. They are pure freighter aircraft.

TNT has 5 Boeing 737 on order from a leasing company, so maybe one of them is a QC.

Greetz,

Dave

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 10 Mar 2004, 17:35

Aren't those B737's still on order pax planes that still need to be changed to cargo planes

Anyway, it's sad to hear that SNBA lost this big contract.

But why would Club Med switch if they allready signed the contract with SN (at least it seemed like that in the press release)

Chris

DannyVDB · Post by **DannyVDB** » 11 Mar 2004, 21:02

Avro wrote:Aren't those B737's still on order pax planes that still need to be changed to cargo planes

Anyway, it's sad to hear that SNBA lost this big contract. But why would Club Med switch if they allready signed the contract with SN (at least it seemed like that in the press release)

Chris

I've read somewhere that the reason why they didn't chose for SNBA is that they were looking for planes with 150 ax cpacity while SNBA were offering 132 pax. In addition, they could not offer flights (for all) the moments they were asking for ...

If I am not wrong I read it in 'de Tijd' ...

Danny

Slatts · Post by **Slatts** » 11 Mar 2004, 21:53

Indeed its going to either be a QC or they may keep one aside before conversion.

There was one parked on the stand beside me in Geneva the other night...... Smart looking airplane.

Slatts

wildhair · Post by **wildhair** » 12 Mar 2004, 08:10

Latest on this story is yhat TNT can't AOC for these flts and Club is again looking for a carrier to operate for them . could be SNBA or Virgin

website-info · Post by **website-info** » 12 Mar 2004, 16:17

seems this all came about because a certain women who worked in Sobelair will start work at TNT next Monday, maybe she tries to take teh Club Med contract with her.....

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 12 Mar 2004, 17:58

wildhair wrote:Latest on this story is yhat TNT can't AOC for these flts and Club is again looking for a carrier to operate for them . could be SNBA or Virgin

Well now I hope taht SNBA will get it

But apparently SNBA doesn't fit perfectly for this job

Chris

liebensd · Post by **liebensd** » 12 Mar 2004, 18:39

When I was surfing on the net I find some serials of the new TNT aircrafts: B737-301: 23513 & 23515 both former US Airways aircrafts that are stored. I don't know if the info is correct.

Greetz,

Dave

Buzz · Post by **Buzz** » 12 Mar 2004, 23:29

Good news for aviation, but has anyone stopped and wondered why TNT would want to do this? They would have to get a passenger (probably a QC version) plane, stewards/esses, probabely licences, etc etc etc... for only one plane...
Why not stick with what you do best? Is their cargo bussines not doing well?
Or am I wrong and isn't TNT like DHL? Are they more deverified?