Oct 3, 2018, 12:32 pm
Last edit by: JDiver
Primera Air has filed for bankruptcy and ceased operations 2 October 2018.
From Primera Air:
From Primera Air:
Dear Passengers,
Airline Primera Air and IATA codes PF and 6F have been suspended as of today, October 2nd, 2018.
On behalf of Primera Air team, we would like to thank you for your loyalty. On this sad day we are saying Goodbye to all of you.
Please visit primeraair.com for further updates in next few days. Tour Operator passengers are kindly suggested to address their Tour Operators and Agents for further information and actions.
Kindly understand that the usual options for contacts (via email or phone) can not be offered any longer.
Sincerely yours.
Primera Air team
Airline Primera Air and IATA codes PF and 6F have been suspended as of today, October 2nd, 2018.
On behalf of Primera Air team, we would like to thank you for your loyalty. On this sad day we are saying Goodbye to all of you.
Please visit primeraair.com for further updates in next few days. Tour Operator passengers are kindly suggested to address their Tour Operators and Agents for further information and actions.
Kindly understand that the usual options for contacts (via email or phone) can not be offered any longer.
Sincerely yours.
Primera Air team
Primera Air ended operations [Updated title]
Oct 2, 2018, 5:54 am
#31
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Fallen off my chair in shock....
Wow Air next, then Norwegian. As soon as they run out of new suckers to lend them money or invest equity in them
It's currently the top of the economiccycle, global passenger numbers are booming and legacy airlines making record profits. Yet these guys.....
Wow Air next, then Norwegian. As soon as they run out of new suckers to lend them money or invest equity in them
It's currently the top of the economiccycle, global passenger numbers are booming and legacy airlines making record profits. Yet these guys.....
Oct 2, 2018, 7:47 am
#32
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As a general proposition, never ever pay for any future service, including air tickets, with anything other than a credit card. In the US and most of Europe, the protections are close to absolute in the case of a bankruptcy causing a service cessation. While that does not help get those people stranded home, it at least gets them their money back for the unused segments.
If one pays with other than a credit card and is not particularly lucky, all one has is an unsecured claim which may possibly mean that in a few years, one might see <1% of the claim or less.
Oct 2, 2018, 7:57 am
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Oct 2, 2018, 8:40 am
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Oct 2, 2018, 9:49 am
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WOW has not hedged their fuel cost, so very likely. Norwegian only partly (16% for H2): https://uk.reuters.com/article/airli...-idUKL5N1QO3YX
Oct 2, 2018, 11:48 am
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The Independent asked: Norwegian and BA are offering them, Ryanair are offering (kinda), American and United are not, Delta and Virgin no answer.
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel...-a8564851.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel...-a8564851.html
Oct 2, 2018, 12:55 pm
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I had booked EWR-STN on the 1st when PF was selling it for $90 and CDG-EWR on the 14th for $120. Thankfully learned about them going Tango Uniform before heading out to EWR, Managed to get two seats on Thomas Cook JFK-MAN 5 hours before departure for 268 each to salvage the vacation. Had an absolutely delightful flight, took the train from Man into London and just a few minutes ago booked ORY-EWR on the 14th via the Norwegian rescue offer. I see the replies to their tweet, but they have tentatively gained a fan in me.
Oct 2, 2018, 2:49 pm
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Clearly any of the posters in this thread are UK or US based - fair enough. However PF started as a charter airline with operations out of Denmark to a various numbers of charter destinations in Turkey, Greece and Spain. Only in the last years they started to operate scheduled flights between Scandinavia and Spainand lately between Europe and the US. A Danish travelagency had approx. 90% of their charterflights with PF as they had the same Icelandic owner, and some of their passengers / guests were stranded in Crete as their flight were not able to arrive to Copenhagen before midnight to Tuesday. Most of their flights (including transatlantic flights) were registred in Denmark and some fem in Latvia.
In Denmark it is mandatory for all airlines to charge extra 20 DKK ( normally added in the taxes) to a foundation in case of bankrupcy. The money will then be used to get stranded passengers back home. However it applies only to passengers who has booked a return ticket originating in Denmark but the airlines doesn't have to be Danish.
In Denmark it is mandatory for all airlines to charge extra 20 DKK ( normally added in the taxes) to a foundation in case of bankrupcy. The money will then be used to get stranded passengers back home. However it applies only to passengers who has booked a return ticket originating in Denmark but the airlines doesn't have to be Danish.
Oct 2, 2018, 3:36 pm
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The airline is facing other challenges to its model, such as more expensive fuel. That is now its second largest cost after labor and the airline is not hedged. They also need to hire more pilots. Unfortunately, "Iceland is sold out of pilots," said Morgensen, who is looking in Europe and elsewhere for new hires.
Oct 2, 2018, 3:40 pm
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As a general proposition, never ever pay for any future service, including air tickets, with anything other than a credit card. In the US and most of Europe, the protections are close to absolute in the case of a bankruptcy causing a service cessation. While that does not help get those people stranded home, it at least gets them their money back for the unused segments.
If one pays with other than a credit card and is not particularly lucky, all one has is an unsecured claim which may possibly mean that in a few years, one might see <1% of the claim or less.
If one pays with other than a credit card and is not particularly lucky, all one has is an unsecured claim which may possibly mean that in a few years, one might see <1% of the claim or less.
That said, I do of course agree that paying with a credit card is always preferable as it offers much greater protection, and now costs no more than paying by debit card.
Oct 2, 2018, 4:34 pm
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Oct 2, 2018, 11:13 pm
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Bad news for any British passengers who have a booking with this airline. They are not covered by ATOL so it is your own responsibility to get yourself home. According to the CAA there will be no Monarch style rescue.
Oct 5, 2018, 5:26 am
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Better than a poke in the eye and since my bank credited my CC today with the amount I had paid to Primera, I'm really not out that much.