Skyairworld collapses

ozziegiraffe12:19 UTC17 Mar 2009

I 'm glad I hadn't bought tickets with them. In fact, when I looked at their website a couple of weeks ago, they said all tickets were unavailable.
From today's Solomon Star (also reported by Radio Australia).

SkyAirWorld goes down

Tuesday, 17 March 2009

BRISBANE-based airline SkyAirWorld services into Honiara may have come to an end after the airline went into receivership last Friday.

The company’s three local recruits, a ground manager and two air hostess, also now lost their jobs.
The airline began cutting flights and shedding jobs last month.

Reports in Australia said all five of the airline’s Embraer aircraft were repossessed, and it’s considered unlikely that the carrier will fly again.

SkyAirWorld is reported to owe “tens of millions of dollars” to over 100 creditors, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

SkyAirWorld services to the Solomon Islands, which had previously been heavily promoted by the carrier, ceased some weeks ago, and the airline was also involved in a major hotel development in the Solomons which is now under question.

At the end of 2008 SkyAirWorld signed a leasing agreement with the Solomons government which gave it rights to build and operate a 150- room four star resort on Anuha Island until 2070.

The collapse also throws into disarray plans for new flights to the Indian Ocean territories of Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Island, for which SkyAirWorld was the winning tenderer - which were already on sale, with a planned launch date just three weeks away on 03 Apr.

And the launch of East Timorese flag carrier Timor Air is also under a cloud, with SkyAirWorld set to provide the aircraft and crew for the fledgling operation.

Other ultimately unfulfilled plans by SkyAirWorld included its previously touted joint venture with Indonesia’s Lion Air, which was announced just a year ago.

Questions the Solomon Star sent to SkyAirWorld Management yesterday were unanswered.

ozziegiraffe11:23 UTC18 Mar 2009

I just managed to get a supercheap Pacific Blue Internet return fare 4 weeks from now, so all is not lost.

harrychorpita04:40 UTC21 Mar 2009

Pacific Blue being backed by Virgin money maybe they'll be in the biz a tad longer....

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ozziegiraffe12:19 UTC17 Mar 2009	I 'm glad I hadn't bought tickets with them. In fact, when I looked at their website a couple of weeks ago, they said all tickets were unavailable. From today's Solomon Star (also reported by Radio Australia). SkyAirWorld goes down Tuesday, 17 March 2009 BRISBANE-based airline SkyAirWorld services into Honiara may have come to an end after the airline went into receivership last Friday. The company’s three local recruits, a ground manager and two air hostess, also now lost their jobs. The airline began cutting flights and shedding jobs last month. Reports in Australia said all five of the airline’s Embraer aircraft were repossessed, and it’s considered unlikely that the carrier will fly again. SkyAirWorld is reported to owe “tens of millions of dollars” to over 100 creditors, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. SkyAirWorld services to the Solomon Islands, which had previously been heavily promoted by the carrier, ceased some weeks ago, and the airline was also involved in a major hotel development in the Solomons which is now under question. At the end of 2008 SkyAirWorld signed a leasing agreement with the Solomons government which gave it rights to build and operate a 150- room four star resort on Anuha Island until 2070. The collapse also throws into disarray plans for new flights to the Indian Ocean territories of Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Island, for which SkyAirWorld was the winning tenderer - which were already on sale, with a planned launch date just three weeks away on 03 Apr. And the launch of East Timorese flag carrier Timor Air is also under a cloud, with SkyAirWorld set to provide the aircraft and crew for the fledgling operation. Other ultimately unfulfilled plans by SkyAirWorld included its previously touted joint venture with Indonesia’s Lion Air, which was announced just a year ago. Questions the Solomon Star sent to SkyAirWorld Management yesterday were unanswered.
ozziegiraffe11:23 UTC18 Mar 2009	I just managed to get a supercheap Pacific Blue Internet return fare 4 weeks from now, so all is not lost.	1
harrychorpita04:40 UTC21 Mar 2009	Pacific Blue being backed by Virgin money maybe they'll be in the biz a tad longer....	2