Saturday, February 18, 2012

Thousands stranded as Air Australia enters administration

Fri, 02/17/2012 - 12:30 — Anonymous Around 4,000 Air Australia passengers
are either stranded overseas or missing out on flights after the budget
airline was suddenly placed into administration overnight. The carrier, which
was launched just three months ago, is based out of Brisbane and operated
routes to Hawaii, Phuket and Bali, as well as several domestic Australian
services. A statement from administrators KordaMentha was posted on the Air
Australia website and also handed to passengers awaiting flights. "In the
short term, the fleet will be grounded," it read. "It currently appears
that there are no funds available to meet operational expenses, so flights
will be suspended immediately." The passenger advisory went on to make it
clear that stranded travelers are on their own. "The flight will not take
place. You should make alternate arrangements," it warned.read more

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