Flybmi hat ab sofort den Betrieb ruhend gestellt und Insolvenz Antrag eingebracht …
Letzte Woche war Germania am Ende (Germania ist insolvent – Flugbetrieb eingestellt!). Heute hat Flybmi den Konkursantrag gestellt und gleichzeitig den Betrieb eingestellt:
“British Midland Regional Limited, the East Midlands-based airline which operates as flybmi, has today announced that it has ceased operations and is filing for administration.
Flybmi operates 17 regional jet aircraft on routes to 25 European cities.
All flights have been cancelled with effect from today. Customers who booked directly with flybmi should contact their payment card issuer to obtain a refund for flights which have not yet taken place. Customers who have booked flybmi flights via a travel agent or one of flybmi’s codeshare partner airlines are recommended to contact their agent or airline for details of options available to them. Customers who have travel insurance should contact their travel insurance provider to find out if they are eligible to claim for cancelled flights and the procedure for doing so.”
Die Begründung:
“It is with a heavy heart that we have made this unavoidable announcement today. The airline has faced several difficulties, including recent spikes in fuel and carbon costs, the latter arising from the EU’s recent decision to exclude UK airlines from full participation in the Emissions Trading Scheme. These issues have undermined efforts to move the airline into profit. Current trading and future prospects have also been seriously affected by the uncertainty created by the Brexit process, which has led to our inability to secure valuable flying contracts in Europe and lack of confidence around bmi’s ability to continue flying between destinations in Europe. Additionally, our situation mirrors wider difficulties in the regional airline industry which have been well documented.”
Zur Pressemitteilung: Press Release: 16 February 2019
Irgendwie weht derzeit ein rauher Wind in Europa.
Also die Brexitproblematik ist ja nachvollziehbar. Aber sind die Spritpreise wirklich so stark gestiegen, dass jetzt schon die zweite Airline dadurch pleite geht? Da muss doch noch was anderes sein. Wegfall oder Konkurrenz auf gewinnträchtigen Strecken, Fehlentscheidungen im Management etc.
Anscheinend wollte durch die unklare Brexit-Situation auch niemand mehr BMI für wet-leases einsetzen. Denke mal, das dürfte ein großer Faktor gewesen sein.
Ich bin BMI immer gerne geflogen. Guter Service und Single-Aisle Sitze, was will man mehr. Schade.
Hat mit brexit nichts zu tun, aber mit dem oesi, der dort im Sales sitzt