Swedish registered charter carrier Tor Air will fly the London Gatwick-Rhodes route for a limited period, offering though pretty competitive prices.
UPDATE: Tor Air seems to have added 3 additional weekly flights to Rhodes for September. Schedule is available below.
LONDON GATWICK (LGW) - RHODES (valid 23/7 - 3/9)
Outward Flight: LGW-RHO
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Flight Nr
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Dep.
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Arr.
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Frequency
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Remarks
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OAI365
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16:05
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22:30
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Sa
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Ends 27/8
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Return Flight: RHO-LGW
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Flight Nr
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Dep.
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Arr.
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Frequency
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Remarks
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OAI366
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23:20
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01:40
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Sa
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OAI366
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06:55
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09:05
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Sa
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3/9-3/9
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NEW: LONDON GATWICK (LGW) - RHODES (valid 10/9 - 24/9)
Outward Flight: LGW-RHO
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Flight Nr
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Dep.
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Arr.
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Frequency
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Remarks
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OAI163
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15:10
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21:35
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Sa
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Return Flight: RHO-LGW
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Flight Nr
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Dep.
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Arr.
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Frequency
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Remarks
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OAI164
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22:35
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00:55
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Sa
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For more information and/or reservations, please visit Tor Air website.
* Based on Tor Air official website on 25 April 2011. Updated on 7 August 2011.
I thought Tor Air had their license taken off them in December??
ReplyDeleteYeap, thats correct but they continue selling seats for the summer. According to their response on an article of travel weekly they seem to be pretty sure the issue will be sorted out soon and they will be active again on March 2012:
ReplyDeleteQuote from Tor Air response
"To the editor of Travel Weekly.
In response to an article that appeared on Travel Weekly´s website today, TORAir would like to clarify the following details;
· TOR Air is a Swedish Airline with its headquarters in Gothenburg. This winter, the company has operated one aircraft which is currently undergoing heavy maintenance. As a back up, TOR Air has been operating a wet-leased aircraft from an EU carrier to cover its flights during the scheduled maintenance period.
· On December 8th, 2011 (with only a 24 hour notice) the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA) cancelled TOR Air's wet-lease traffic permit which allows it to operate routes between Sweden and Iraq. This was in violation of the bi-lateral agreement between the two countries. Consequently, the airline was left with no other alternative but to suspend flights until further notice. All affected passengers have been fully refunded from the tickets they held.
· TORAir and its stakeholders remain committed to the Iraq and leisure markets in UK and Scandinavia. Planning is in place to re-start operations in March.
‘’ We are currently working to find a solution to what is seen by the Swedish Authorities as an unauthorized withdrawal of our traffic permit. Our company has been affected with these actions and we will seek damages from those responsible. As the Iraqi traffic represented most of our income during the winter months, this decision is safeguarding any further financial exposure. It should be noted that no passengers in the UK will be affected. ’’, said Torbjörn Winsell, CEO of TOR Air.‘’TORAir was encouraged by a very successful operation in the UK market last summer, which performed with good on-time performance. We are totally committed to service our UK contracts again in the summer of 2012 and look forward to further growing TORAir in the UK leisure market. ’’ Torbjörn said."