Greek airline closes Gatwick base; rebrands
02.02.11
Privately-owned Athens based airline Viking Hellas has announced that it is closing its base at Gatwick Airport this month, and will rebrand to Fly Hellas from May 1. The airline said it will change its name in a bid to disassociate itself from Swedish airline Viking AB.
Although the base at Gatwick will close this month, it will still operate flight from the airport using crew stationed in Greece or Cyprus. Gatwick flights for the rest of the winter programme and the summer programme will be covered using other airlines.
A statement from the airline said: ‘Viking Hellas has experienced unfortunate media coverage in the UK due to incorrect association with Viking AB, the Swedish airline currently in creditor protection under Swedish law.’
'Under the new brand name, only a small percentage of the company’s total capacity will be sold in the UK. The majority of seats will be sold in the Russian and strong EU markets, where revenues are currently much higher than in the UK.’
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