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8. Security - check for the yellow padlock on the Skyeurope site before you buy, and the s after http:/ /i.e. https:// = a secure site
9. Contact - got a question about Skyeurope, or want to leave a comment then check out the sites contact page. Reputable companies have them and respond.
10. Payment - ready to pay for your Skyeurope, then use your credit card or PayPal! Be aware of companies that don't accept them, there may be genuine reasons but given the huge amount of choice you have when buying online there is no reason at all not to buy via credit card or PayPal.
{{Infobox_Airline |airline=SkyEurope|logo=Skyeuropelogo.jpeg|logo_size=200px|fleet_size=15|destinations=40|IATA=NE|ICAO=ESK|callsign=RELAX|founded=2001|headquarters=Bratislava, Slovakia) and Nick Manoudakis ([CFO)]
Ruzyně International Airport
Vienna International AirportSkyEurope Airlines is a low-cost airline with its main base at M. R. Stefanik Airport (BTS) in Bratislava, Slovakia, and other bases in
Cracow,
Prague,
Budapest and Vienna.
With bases in Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia plus the two existing bases in Hungary and Poland, it was the first multi-based airline in Central Europe. The airline operates short-haul scheduled and charter passenger and cargo services.
History
The airline was established in November 2001 and started operations on 13th February 2002 (domestic flight Bratislava-Kosice operated with 30 seat turboprop Embraer 120 ER Brasilia). It was founded by Alain Skowronek (Chairman) and Christian Mandl (Chief Executive) financed by European Bank for Reconstruction and Development,
ABN AMRO and EU funds. The airline employs around 850 people. On 27 September 2005, the airline went public on the Vienna and Warsaw stock exchanges. The
Initial public offering price was 6 Euro, valuing the company at 120 million
euro. IPO of SkyEurope Holding on the Vienna Stock Exchange
Destinations
SkyEurope operates a total of 99 routes to 40 destinations in 19 countries, making it Central Europe's largest low-cost airline.
Bratislava Airport is located within a one-hour drive of
Vienna,
Brno and
Győr, covering a catchment area (human geography) of four countries (
Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic and
Slovakia). SkyEurope operates a bus shuttle from Bratislava Airport to
Vienna, 50 km away.
The airline announced in December 2006 that it would open a base at Vienna International Airport in March 2007, placing two brand new 737-700s operating sixteen routes. Already 20 percent of passengers departing and arriving from Bratislava are Austrians and on certain routes, Austrians account for over 50 percent of the share. In June 2007, the airline announced plans to add 4 more Boeing 737-700 aircraft to its Vienna hub in October 2007.
On August 31, 2007, the airline announced that as of October 2007, it will close its hubs in Krakow and Budapest, thus reallocating its aircraft to the hubs in Prague and Vienna. SkyEurope will continue to fly to Krakow from Vienna, but all flights to Budapest will end on October 28, 2007.
Fleet
The SkyEurope fleet includes the following aircraft (as of September 2007) http://www2.skyeurope.com/EN/Default.aspx?CatID=44
- 14 Boeing 737-700 (32 altogether on order) with an average fleet age of 0.8 years (in October 2007) SkyEurope Fleet age, SkyEurope has the youngest airline fleet in Europe.
SkyEurope placed an order in 2005 for up to 32 new
Boeing 737-700 aircraft (of which 16 are subject to purchase rights) to be delivered between 2006 and 2009, valued at US$1.76 billion at list prices. The 12 first aircraft will be financed and leased to SkyEurope by
GECAS.
External links
References
{{Infobox_Airline |airline=SkyEurope|logo=Skyeuropelogo.jpeg|logo_size=200px|fleet_size=15|destinations=40|IATA=NE|ICAO=ESK|callsign=RELAX|founded=2001|headquarters=
Bratislava, Slovakia) and Nick Manoudakis ([CFO)]
Ruzyně International Airport
Vienna International AirportSkyEurope Airlines is a
low-cost airline with its main base at
M. R. Stefanik Airport (BTS) in
Bratislava, Slovakia, and other bases in
Cracow, Prague, Budapest and
Vienna.
With bases in Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia plus the two existing bases in Hungary and Poland, it was the first multi-based airline in Central Europe. The airline operates short-haul scheduled and charter passenger and cargo services.
History
The airline was established in November 2001 and started operations on 13th February
2002 (domestic flight Bratislava-Kosice operated with 30 seat turboprop Embraer 120 ER Brasilia). It was founded by Alain Skowronek (Chairman) and Christian Mandl (Chief Executive) financed by European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, ABN AMRO and
EU funds. The airline employs around 850 people. On 27 September 2005, the airline went public on the Vienna and Warsaw stock exchanges. The Initial public offering price was 6
Euro, valuing the company at 120 million
euro. IPO of SkyEurope Holding on the Vienna Stock Exchange
Destinations
SkyEurope operates a total of 99 routes to 40 destinations in 19 countries, making it Central Europe's largest low-cost airline.
Bratislava Airport is located within a one-hour drive of Vienna,
Brno and Győr, covering a
catchment area (human geography) of four countries (
Austria,
Hungary, the Czech Republic and
Slovakia). SkyEurope operates a bus shuttle from Bratislava Airport to
Vienna, 50 km away.
The airline announced in December 2006 that it would open a base at Vienna International Airport in March 2007, placing two brand new 737-700s operating sixteen routes. Already 20 percent of passengers departing and arriving from Bratislava are Austrians and on certain routes, Austrians account for over 50 percent of the share. In June 2007, the airline announced plans to add 4 more Boeing 737-700 aircraft to its Vienna hub in October 2007.
On August 31, 2007, the airline announced that as of October 2007, it will close its hubs in Krakow and Budapest, thus reallocating its aircraft to the hubs in Prague and Vienna. SkyEurope will continue to fly to Krakow from Vienna, but all flights to Budapest will end on October 28, 2007.
Fleet
The SkyEurope fleet includes the following aircraft (as of
September 2007) http://www2.skyeurope.com/EN/Default.aspx?CatID=44
- 14 Boeing 737-700 (32 altogether on order) with an average fleet age of 0.8 years (in October 2007) SkyEurope Fleet age, SkyEurope has the youngest airline fleet in Europe.
SkyEurope placed an order in 2005 for up to 32 new
Boeing 737-700 aircraft (of which 16 are subject to purchase rights) to be delivered between 2006 and 2009, valued at US$1.76 billion at list prices. The 12 first aircraft will be financed and leased to SkyEurope by GECAS.
External links
References
