Viva Macau (ZG): "Airline runs out of fuel: hundreds stranded"
Mar 28, 2010, 3:44 am
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Viva Macau (ZG): "Airline runs out of fuel: hundreds stranded"
Source: Independent Online
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_i...2024239C512793
"Macau - Hundreds of people have been left stranded after budget airline Viva Macau cancelled flights because it was unable to pay its fuel bills, a news report said Sunday.
Thousands of other passengers fear the financial problems facing the airline, which launched in 2006, meant they would be unable to fly on their Easter holidays next weekend, the Sunday Morning Post said.
The carrier cancelled flights to Melbourne, Australia and Sapporo, Japan on Saturday, leaving passengers stranded at Macau airport.
More than 300 passengers on two flights to Tokyo and Jakarta were only able to leave on Friday after the Macau government stepped in to help the struggling carrier.
Hong Kong's Tourism Industry Council said about 650 passengers from Hong Kong were due to fly to Indonesia, Japan and Australia at Easter, but they have been left in the dark about whether they will actually fly. Other passengers were due to fly from Macau.
The city government, which injected around 25 million dollars into the airline earlier this year after another financial crisis, said it was disappointed with Viva Macau and regretted the cancellations.
"The Civil Aviation Authority was notified by the Macau International Airport that Viva Macau, which has failed to settle its fuel charges, has delayed and cancelled respectively its services to Jakarta and Tokyo, causing over 300 passengers to be stranded at the airport," the government said.
The company could not be reached for comment.
The airline, which operates Boeing 767 jetliners, carried nearly 200,000 passengers last year and launched flights to Vietnam in January."
Press in Hong Kong are reporting the same situation.
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_i...2024239C512793
"Macau - Hundreds of people have been left stranded after budget airline Viva Macau cancelled flights because it was unable to pay its fuel bills, a news report said Sunday.
Thousands of other passengers fear the financial problems facing the airline, which launched in 2006, meant they would be unable to fly on their Easter holidays next weekend, the Sunday Morning Post said.
The carrier cancelled flights to Melbourne, Australia and Sapporo, Japan on Saturday, leaving passengers stranded at Macau airport.
More than 300 passengers on two flights to Tokyo and Jakarta were only able to leave on Friday after the Macau government stepped in to help the struggling carrier.
Hong Kong's Tourism Industry Council said about 650 passengers from Hong Kong were due to fly to Indonesia, Japan and Australia at Easter, but they have been left in the dark about whether they will actually fly. Other passengers were due to fly from Macau.
The city government, which injected around 25 million dollars into the airline earlier this year after another financial crisis, said it was disappointed with Viva Macau and regretted the cancellations.
"The Civil Aviation Authority was notified by the Macau International Airport that Viva Macau, which has failed to settle its fuel charges, has delayed and cancelled respectively its services to Jakarta and Tokyo, causing over 300 passengers to be stranded at the airport," the government said.
The company could not be reached for comment.
The airline, which operates Boeing 767 jetliners, carried nearly 200,000 passengers last year and launched flights to Vietnam in January."
Press in Hong Kong are reporting the same situation.
Apr 6, 2010, 12:23 am
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-Embattled airline Viva Macau, which had its licence to fly revoked by authorities stranding more than 4700 people on the weekend, has refunded 1642 customers. Affected Australian customers should call 1300 363 044. Reports on aviation industry forums say the company from which Viva Macau leases aircraft has applied to Macau's aviation regulators to have the planes deregistered.
From today's Sydney Morning Herald.
From today's Sydney Morning Herald.