While I’ve questioned the carrier’s prospects of success since before launch, it’s not surprising that recent events are causing this.
So the airline will “support you every step of the way,” unless you actually want to take the vacation you booked, in which case you’re out of luck.
Could this finally be the end of Beond Airlines?
While Beond Airlines’ business plan was questionable under the best of circumstances, the current crisis makes matters worse:
What I am curious about is if Beond is really resuming operations in October, or if this might just be the end for the airline, if we’re just being realistic:
- I imagine the airline will keep trying to do lots of fundraising, by constantly promoting how it’s going to open new subsidiaries all over the world, launch dozens of new routes, etc.
- While operating flights during summer would’ve likely caused big losses, grounding planes isn’t exactly profitable either, especially when you still have to pay employees
- Oddly, Beond seems to have deleted its press release page on its website, and all of the company’s growth press releases are now gone
Only time will tell how this plays out. I’ll just politely say that if I were a betting man, I wouldn’t count on that October service resumption definitely happening…
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
