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Flights, Airlines and Airports => Flights to Dalaman and Turkey, Airlines and Airports => Topic started by: hydeaway on February 11, 2010, 17:05:34 PM

Title: Viking Airlines
Post by: hydeaway on February 11, 2010, 17:05:34 PM
Has anyone flown with this airline as we have just had our Pegasus flights change to this (travelling in May) I think they are from Iraq ? god help us
Title: Viking Airlines
Post by: Precious on February 11, 2010, 17:20:12 PM
It doesn´t sounds like Iraq, more like a Swedish!:D Have you ever heard of the Arab Vikings?
Title: Viking Airlines
Post by: cheers on February 11, 2010, 17:31:03 PM
We flew with Viking Airways a couple of years ago (Not to Turkey tho)
It was a part of BA.  The plane and service was superb but don't know if its the same company
Title: Viking Airlines
Post by: Scunner on February 11, 2010, 17:40:28 PM
I think you will be ok. I've seen them at the airport, the oars come out of the windows.
Title: Viking Airlines
Post by: gunna on February 11, 2010, 17:51:06 PM
Viking Airlines was launched in Sweden in 2003 and flys from Gatwick, Manchester, East Midlands, and Bristol

This airline uses 737-800 aircraft so the flight from LGW/Dalaman should be around 3 hours 40mins as an example in may 2010 flights from Gatwick will be Fri, Sat, Sun, and Mon there will be two flights on Fri, Sat And Mon

Only 15 kgs hold baggage and 5 kgs hand baggage  you can only book flights for this airline thru a travel agent
Title: Viking Airlines
Post by: dreamon on February 11, 2010, 17:55:14 PM
Excellent information 'Gunna'  :)
CBF at its best  :)
Title: Viking Airlines
Post by: Scunner on February 11, 2010, 17:58:21 PM
I agree dreamon. Here's just a few facts off the top of my head I've jotted down about them.

Viking Airlines is a privately owned charter airline with a head office in Stockholm, Sweden and bases in Athens and Heraklion, Greece and London Gatwick and Manchester in the UK. Further bases are planned in Bristol, UK and Copenhagen, Denmark. Viking Airlines primarily operates charter flights for European tour operators. The airline was established in 2003.
Contents

    * 1 History
          o 1.1 Number of passengers by year
    * 2 Viking Hellas
    * 3 Fleet
    * 4 References
    * 5 External links

Viking Airlines past logo used from 2003-2009
A Viking Airlines Boeing 737-300 in new livery, at Landvetter Airport, Sweden. (2009)

Viking Airlines started operations on 10 May 2003, with two McDonnell Douglas MD-83 which are used for charter operations throughout Europe. In 2004 another MD-83 was added to the fleet and by 2006 was operating four MD-83s. Three aircraft were sold in 2007 leaving a single McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft being operated in 2008, which was supplemented with aircraft from Sky Wings to meet seasonal demand.

In December 2008 Viking Airlines took delivery of one Boeing 737-800, which entered service from a new base at London Gatwick Airport, UK on 19 December 2008. Viking Airlines is also taking delivery of more next generation 737-800s and 737-300s in the spring of 2009 to be operating from Gatwick, Manchester and Bristol to holiday destinations in Greece, Bulgaria, Egypt, The Canary Islands, France and Italy.

Viking airlines is the leading airline operating direct, scheduled flights between Europe and Iraq (Erbil, Sulimaniyah and Baghdad).
Number of passengers by year

    * 2003: 160,000
    * 2004: 200,000
    * 2005: 290,000
    * 2006: 350,000
    * 2007: 340 000

Viking Hellas

In Autumn 2009, Viking Hellas, a wholly owned subsidiary, was formed and awarded an Air Operators Certificate (AOC) by the Hellenic CAA in October 2009. It's headquarters are at Eleftherios Venizelos, Athens International Airport. Viking Airlines' single McDonnell Douglas MD-83 has been transferred to Viking Hellas. In February 2010, Viking Hellas launched operations between Athens (Greece), Erbil (Iraq) and Manchester (U.K) with future flights to Baghdad and Sulaymaniyah (Iraq) beginning in March 2010.
Fleet
A Viking Airlines Boeing 737-300 at Edinburgh Airport, Scotland. (2009)

The Viking Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft in an all-economy configuration (at 9 February 2010):[2]
Viking Airlines Fleet Aircraft    In Fleet    Passengers    Notes
Boeing 737-300    3    148    
Boeing 737-800    3    189    1 operating for Sun Country Airlines
1 stored at SNN
Title: Viking Airlines
Post by: hydeaway on February 11, 2010, 18:04:01 PM
you can never say you dont get info on this forum didnt realise we had 2 viking airways experts thanks all
Title: Viking Airlines
Post by: hydeaway on February 11, 2010, 18:07:07 PM
i guess thats why your the boss scunner lol
Title: Viking Airlines
Post by: Scunner on February 11, 2010, 18:09:08 PM
I'm good friends with their boss, Ali Al-Niaimi Johansson
Title: Viking Airlines
Post by: Precious on February 11, 2010, 18:25:14 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Scunner

I'm good friends with their boss, Ali Al-Niaimi Johansson

Ahh: he must be the arab Viking!
Title: Viking Airlines
Post by: scorcher on February 11, 2010, 18:44:39 PM
Probably the bloke at the rear karsi with the whip....
Title: Viking Airlines
Post by: braveheart on February 11, 2010, 19:00:20 PM
check the link out     http://www.airlinequality.com/Forum/viking.htm

Title: Viking Airlines
Post by: gunna on February 11, 2010, 19:11:07 PM
Scunner, thinks he is the boss, but the real boss is at home looking after the children,
Title: Viking Airlines
Post by: Janice1971 on February 11, 2010, 19:22:48 PM
How do you book direct with them or cant you?  Just been on their website and couldnt find prices either!
Title: Viking Airlines
Post by: gunna on February 11, 2010, 20:06:50 PM
You cannot book direct only thru a travel agent they have arrangements with over 40 I have listed some of them here,

AIRFLIGHTS DIRECT
ALBURY TRAVEL GROUP
BLUE02
BROADWAY TRAVEL
GOLDTRAIL
JET DIRECT
MARK WARNER GROUP
SIMPSON TRAVEL
TRAVEL REPUBLIC

Hope this helps!!