Mig21UMD From Australia, joined Feb 2005, 200 posts, RR: 2 Posted (1 year 3 months 1 week 18 hours ago) and read 1086 times:
Croatia airlines has said farewell to its original turbo prop airlines the ATR 42. The final flight's took place 25th of October:
Munich - Zagreb
Podgorica - Zagreb
Both aircraft will now be operated in Honduras by Islena Regional.
The aircraft have been replaced by the Dash 8 400Q with 2 delivered 4 more on order and a further 4 options.
During there 15 years of service the total of 3 aircraft transported 2 195 500 passengers.
MEA-707 From Netherlands, joined Nov 1999, 3462 posts, RR: 45 Reply 1, posted (1 year 3 months 1 week 14 hours ago) and read 989 times:
Luckily the ATR is still doing strong in the region with JAT, BH-Airlines (Bosnia), Belle Air (Albania), Air Bulgaria, Olympic, TAROM, Air Dolomiti, Alitalia Regional and CSA. Actually the long DHC-8 is a nice change in this region. Still, farewell to Croatia's ATRs, good to see they gave safe service and they looked pretty good in their livery.
nobody has ever died from hard work, but why take the risk?
Aleksandar From Serbia, joined Jul 2000, 3030 posts, RR: 35 Reply 2, posted (1 year 3 months 1 week 8 hours ago) and read 880 times:
Well, at first I was surprised to see Croatia ordering Q400s. Back then and even now, it seems more logical to go and order mix of ATR42/72s, but there are many factora that influence the final decision and that publich doesn't always know. Anyway, despite the fact that Q400 might do well for OU, I still believe they need smaller turboprops as well for both domestic and regional flights.
Aleksandar From Serbia, joined Jul 2000, 3030 posts, RR: 35 Reply 4, posted (1 year 3 months 1 week 1 hour ago) and read 757 times:
Quoting Mig21UMD (Reply 3): If all is true with what they say about the Q400 that they only need to fill 30 seats to break even, then there is no need for a smaller turboprop
They still need smaller planes or it is just me, always trying to play safe
CB777 From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 1195 posts, RR: 5 Reply 5, posted (1 year 3 months 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 613 times:
I have flown on OU ATR's quite a few times, I flew them on routes ZAG-ZAD-ZAG and PRG-ZAG-PRG, its sad to this a/c leave their fleet. its great to hear OU ordering more Q400's and more A319's. Does anyone know if OU will ever order anything bigger then the A320, maybe A321's in the future?
Adriaticflight From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2004, 405 posts, RR: 2 Reply 6, posted (1 year 3 months 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 517 times:
Quoting CB777 (Reply 5): Does anyone know if OU will ever order anything bigger then the A320, maybe A321's in the future?
Doubt it. There is little need, we've discussed the fact that transatlantic won't happen, and OU have the problem of wintertime when demand to the coast is greatly reduced.
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