Romanialainen Blue Air on lopettanut lentonsa

[Ilkka Mäkelä 1 228]

Romanialainen Blue Air-halpalentoyhtiö, joka lensi 75 kohteeseen 21 maassa, on lopettanut lennot pari päivää sitten. Kohteisiin jumiin jääneille matkustajille ovat tarjonneet apuaan mm. Wizz Air ja Ryanair. Lisäksi Romanian hallitus on mobilisoinut Taromin koneita kotiutuslentoihin.

Blue Air päätti lopettaa lennot senjälkeen kun yhtiön tilit jäädytettiin mm. maksamattoman 2 miljoonan dollarin sakon takia.

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After Blue Air’s decision to suspend operations left thousands of passengers stranded in airports across the world, rival airlines Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air and Irish budget airline Ryanair rushed to fill the gap in the market by offering low-fare rescue flights.  

Wizz Air launched a special webpage for stranded Blue Air passengers on September 7, 2022, the day after Blue Air suspended all its services. The Budapest-based airline also provided a special tariff for rescue flights, starting at around $49.  

No stranger to rescue flights, Dublin-based Ryanair is offering low-fare tickets available until October 31, 2022. However, Ryanair implemented some purchase limitations with stranded passengers able to purchase low-fare tickets only until midnight on September 9, 2022.   

The chaos was caused after Blue Air decided to suspend all flights on September 6, 2022, in response to its accounts being seized by the country’s Ministry of the Environment for not complying with its financial obligations to suppliers and failing to pay an almost $2 million fine.  

https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/32114-rival-airlines-launch-rescue-fares-for-stranded-blue-air-pax

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Air

 

[Ilkka Mäkelä 1 228]

Blue Air aikoi aloittaa lennot uudelleen jo ylihuomenna, 12.9., mutta joutui myöntämään ettei kassassa ole rahaa lentojen aloittamiseen ja aloitusta on siirretty 10.10. asti.

https://www.romania-insider.com/blue-air-resume-flights-october-2022