Airliner World – May 2018

54 AIRLINER WORLD JUNE 2018

Austria and 164km [102 miles] from
Budapest, Hungary. Both are within
easy driving distance for many
travellers and from these airports
airlines offer connections to most parts
of the world.”

Ups and Downs
Go2Sky has taken a very different
approach. Rather than forming an
airline, it decided to become an ACMI
provider and charter operator instead.
“We were formed on February 14, 2013,”
Ferjancek explained, “and essentially we
are an ACMI provider – that is our
primary focus. However, we do under-

take ad hoc charters particularly during

the winter period to help us pay the

bills. We have grown steadily over the

last five years, and I am very proud of

our achievements thus far. But we are

not planning to get much bigger than

we currently are, that is, unless some-

one rich comes along and invests in us

and changes our business model.” The

CEO clarified this refreshingly frank

statement: “As a ACMI provider here in

Europe, Go2Sky must contend with the

seasonality of the market. In the peak

summer season – when tour

companies are trying to move as many

people as possible to holiday desti-

nations – we cannot provide enough

seats, and all our aeroplanes are busy.

However, demand falls dramatically

over winter and there are fewer requests

for our aeroplanes. So, to remain

successful we must find our

BOTTOM LEFT  Daniel

Ferjancek, Go2Sky’s chief

executive officer sits in

the right-hand seat of one

of the company’s Boeing

737s. Despite running the

company Daniel is still

rostered to fly several times

per month.

BELOW RIGHT  Go2Sky’s

fleet of 737s are all operated

on leases and all are

configured in a single-class

layout, with 167/170 seats in

the -400 and the standard

189 in the larger -800s.

Go2Sky has taken a very

different approach, rather

than forming an airline,

it decided to become

an ACMI provider and

charter operator instead.