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Calmac
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Posted: Thu Aug 28th, 2008 05:07 pm | 1st Post |
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This is from the BBC's website
"Zoom Airlines has admitted being in financial difficulty after two planes used by the company were grounded over alleged non-payment of fees.
The company said it had been affected by "acutely difficult" trading conditions.
More than 200 passengers were left stranded at Glasgow Airport when their Zoom flight bound for Halifax and Ottawa was refused permission to leave.
A flight from Calgary to Glasgow was also said to have been grounded.
Eurocontrol and the National Air Traffic Services said charges had not been paid by the Canadian company.
It is understood to have been grounded over a payment dispute.
Zoom Airlines later announced it had sought creditor protection.
Hugh Boyle, executive chairman of Zoom, said: "Our trading position is a direct consequence of the horrendous increase in the price of aviation fuel and the economic climate."
A Glasgow Airport spokesman said discussions were under way to try to resolve the payment dispute.
'Alternative carrier'
He said a Zoom flight to Vancouver was due to go out on Thursday evening but there was a 12-hour delay in place because of technical problems.
Passengers will be diverted via Gatwick to Vancouver.
A spokesman for Zoom said: "A plane flying from Glasgow to Vancouver last night, via Calgary, stopped off as scheduled.
"Sixty-nine passengers due to travel to Vancouver were then transported in an alternative carrier, completing their journey that way."
He said the "resultant knock-on effect" of that had affected services but that they hoped they would return to normal later on Thursday.
Zoom has been operating flights between Scotland and Canada for seven years."Last edited on Thu Aug 28th, 2008 05:08 pm by Calmac
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Posted: Thu Aug 28th, 2008 07:07 pm | 2nd Post |
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I don't think I've ever heard of Zoom.....is it a European airline?
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Posted: Thu Aug 28th, 2008 08:33 pm | 3rd Post |
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This is too bad, it was cheap and worked great according to its pax. Not sure, but think it's owned by both UK and Cdn (two companies in one??)
I know quite a few people that used it, and said it fit the bill for cheap routes to the UK.
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Posted: Thu Aug 28th, 2008 11:00 pm | 4th Post |
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Zoom Airlines Inc. was founded in May 2002 as a low-fare transatlantic airline. The carrier, based in Canada's capital city, Ottawa, was conceived by two Scottish brothers, John and Hugh Boyle, to fill an opportunity in the Canadian leisure travel market.
They are done, turned in the keys this afternoon.
They only had 5 planes.
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Posted: Fri Aug 29th, 2008 11:53 am | 5th Post |
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Yup, they've zoomed right out of business.
http://www.flyzoom.com/
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Posted: Fri Aug 29th, 2008 12:20 pm | 6th Post |
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That's too bad. I tend to like the smaller airlines. What a shame so many are going under.
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