Budget airline Primera Air ceases operations

[brooklynite]

Source: USA Today

Primera Air, which expanded into the United States earlier this year and recently announced more flights for next summer, is going out of business.The European budget carrier said in a statement on its website that it is ceasing operations as of Tuesday, Oct. 2, but it effectively shut down Monday, Oct. 1.

Primera canceled seven flights between the United States and Europe scheduled for Monday, stranding passengers. Those flights, according to flight tracking service FlightAware and Washington Dulles officials: London Stansted-Washington Dulles and Washington Dulles to London; Paris to Toronto and Newark Liberty; London Stansted to Newark Liberty; and Toronto and Newark Liberty to Paris.

"On behalf of Primera Air team, we would like to thank you for your loyalty,'' the statement said. "On this sad day we are saying goodbye to all of you.''

It did not provide information on ticket refunds.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2018/10/01/primera-air-cease-operations-oct-2-2018-international-flights/1488338002/

[sandensea]

1. It was probably somebody's (or some other firm's) tax write-off

Laguna Beach is full of them.

They have almost no customers, and of course run at a loss - but they're very useful for tax purposes, and while they last they give more than a few people jobs while they're at it.

[marble falls]

2. Very few companies make money going into bankrupcy with an airline.