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mymoney123

01/14/11 4:55 PM

#9065 RE: jojobeans #9063

jojo, noone has been more critical of the venture than I; and the last thing I will do is to profess to have all (or any really the answers, but:

I do think there is a market and money to be made.
I think that Baltia can and will be profitable on the JFK to St Petersburg route.

I also firmly believe that the service can me achieved but that people will not pay the prices Igor is thinks of. I applaude his vision and what he wants to do, but I think you can get the service he wants to give without all the expenses of fine linens, china, etc. While eye appeal is nice and important, a kind smile, extra legroom, and enough attendants to give constant attention will move an airline further than glitz and polish.

I am in for a bunch of shares, I am VERY upside down in my buy in price vs current share price.
I do not think the stock will ever break .25 at the most, and would be very happy to break even, but a risk is a risk.

If the money you have in stock is needed, then you need to bail because this has become very risky.

I think there is still money to be made, but I also think that the bubble is full and will either float or bust in the very near future.

To me, the most doubt I got from the company is when they refuse to borrow from their line of credit (which is guaranteed by the upper management). The line from the company was "trying to keep debt down", I saw it as they were afraid to risk their nest eggs and therefore the venture was not all that serious.

A lot going on. I am in sink or swim (have to be, to sell now is like doing nothing).

GL to us all.
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NATRAC aka eyeforthedeal

01/14/11 5:16 PM

#9066 RE: jojobeans #9063

Have no worries about encroachment upon this route for some time. Russia is NOT part of the Open Skies Agreement in western Europe - what does this mean? It means that no carrier can fly non-stop between the U.S. and Russia without approval from both sides, according to their bi-lateral agreement.

Russia will not let a second carrier on this route until a Russian airline (and there are only two who are capable of it) flies - so Baltia will have EXCLUSIVE non-stop authority until a Russian airline jumps in - probably not for a while, but their service is not competitive in the north American market. Baltia will have a chance to prove their ability to provide good service, and should not worry about any real competition from the Russian carriers in the service category.

Fuel pricing? EVERY airline has to buy it, and the ticket prices will fluctuate up and down accordingly - for everyone.
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was-pennygold

01/16/11 7:52 PM

#9075 RE: jojobeans #9063

Got out around .06. These are the same questions I had when I retreated from this stock. I am not saying this couldn't draw interest if their planes ever got off the ground; you have to wonder if other airlines aren't planning the same routes; and if they aren't - then why aren't they?