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Today saw the demise of the discount airline, Primera Air, which announced its demise to customers via a short and sweet notice posted on their website.
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
And with that note, those holding tickets for future flights, are literally left holding the bag.
Travelers who purchased trip insurance, should be contacting their provider as their trip has certainly been interrupted. For those who did not purchase trip insurance, these travelers may wish to contact their credit card company to determine if they may get the charges reversed for non-delivery of services. All others may want to pay close attention to the airline site where they promised to provide updates in the coming days. Sadly, it may be a situation of wait and see how the remaining assets of the airline are dispersed and if there are any funds left to reimburse ticket holders.
A check of Primera Air Group’s website for additional information was futile, as the website has been taken down and a 404 error is returned.
The Primera Air Group, according to Bloomberg, “operates an airline with aircrafts based in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Dublin, Malmo, and Keflavik. The company arranges travels from Denmark to Kenya, Bulgaria, Turkey, Vietnam, Rhodos, the Canary Islands, and Malta; Iceland to Icelanders, including Croatia, Bulgaria, Fuerteventura, Poland, Prague, Budapest, and Barcelona; Finland to the Baltics; and Norway to Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands, Mallorca, Fuerteventura, Zanzibar, and Thailand.”
