Estonia Air stops Paris route

Jul 15, 2009
TBT staff

TALLINN- Estonian Air will cease flying to Paris ahead of schedule, shutting down the route permanently as of October1.

"Paris is a seasonal route which will be closed sooner than planned due to smaller demand for vacation trips. Alternative options will be offered to passengers who have tickets to canceled flights," Rauno Parras, the deputy commercial director told Logistikauudised.

Andrus Aljas, the CEO of Estonian Air had spoken earlier that he was dissatisfied with the risks associated with the Parisian route.

"We sold it long in advance and in France there were many groups that wanted to make a tour of the Baltics 's to come to Tallinn and leave from Vilnius or vice versa. Today these groups have gone, as no one is flying to Paris after flyLAL in Vilnius disappeared. A thing that is not depending on us will hit us seriously. In general we're not satisfied with holiday routes since people save on vacations more than before," Aljas said.

Estonia Air had previously planned to stop the route on October 25.

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