Aigle Azur, XL Airways cease ops, not taken over and go into liquidation

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Aigle Azur, XL Airways cease ops, not taken over and go into liquidation

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In the latest news, Aigle Azur, 2nd French airline (founded in 1946), might the next airline to stop their operations.

- Airline filing for bankruptcy
- CEO fired, comes back and resigned
- Long haul stops to stop tonight
- Booking closed as from 10 Sept.
- Rescue plans have to be shown before 9 Sept.
- 1150 jobs at stake

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/aigl ... september/

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https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/aigl ... operations

Ops suspended as from tomorrow evening at 23:59 CEST.
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ASL Airlines France introduces preferential rates for stranded Aigle Azur passengers

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/asl- ... assengers/

Vueling, AF, Tassili, Air Algérie as well. Tassili Airlines flies daily from ALG to ORY for 3 weeks, in order to fly blocked passengers.

And...

14 offers to take over Aigle Azur

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/aigl ... igle-azur/
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After Aigle Azur, XL Airways.

XL Airways France suspended ticket sales as the carrier has been unable to find a buyer, amid financial difficulties. As a result, XL will apply for placement into receivership.

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/xl-a ... g-tickets/
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Air France and Groupe Dubreuil have withdrawn their joint bid for Aigle Azur after determining there was no economically viable plan.

EasyJet too has withdrawn from the bidding process for Aigle Azur.
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XL Airways France CEO Laurent Magnin launched an appeal to raise the €35 million needed to continue operations.
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sn26567 wrote: 20 Sep 2019, 23:03 XL Airways France CEO Laurent Magnin launched an appeal to raise the €35 million needed to continue operations.
XL Airways France has called on Air France to discuss that €35 million rescue deal to avert the collapse of the budget carrier (which halted ticket sales and payments last week).
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XL Airways France rescue remains possible, says French junior transport minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari. What's his solution?
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XL Airways France administrators plan to place La Compagnie for sale.
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Aigle Azur has eventually came to an end.

XL Airways stopped their operations already 2 hours ago (while last flight arrived ~3:30 ago)

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/xl-a ... perations/

Corsair and Air Austral have rescue fares for stranded passengers.
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TLspotting wrote: 30 Sep 2019, 16:52 Corsair has rescue fares for stranded passengers.
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Frenchbee as well.
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sn26567 wrote: 27 Sep 2019, 23:52 XL Airways France administrators plan to place La Compagnie for sale.
Where are they in the company-structure? Impacted by the end of XL?

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Air France follows a few other airlines :
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TUI Fly Belgium takes over Aigle Azur's landing slots at Lille Airport.

https://www.africaintelligence.com/mce/ ... 375400-gra

XL Airways France received a new takeover bid, prompting the court to postpone the decision on the carrier’s future until 04 October 2019. Aigle Azur minority shareholder Gerard Hua submitted the bid with plans to use two of the four A330s and to take over half the staff.
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A French court ruled on Oct. 4 that insolvent airline XL Airways should be liquidated, ending hopes that a last-minute takeover offer could save part of its operations, in the second casualty to hit the French air transport sector in a week.

https://t.co/Tkh40AYjX6?amp=1
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Volotea may up its planned fleet target from 38 to 40 aircraft if it opts to begin services to Northern Africa, following the demise of Aigle Azur.
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The slots of Air Azur at Paris Orly have been reallocated. Under the distribution plan:

- Lufthansa secures 1,460 slots or two daily flights to Munich;
- Air France regional subsidiary HOP gets two daily flights to Frankfurt;
- Central and Eastern European LCC Wizz Air receives one daily flight to Budapest and one to Sofia;
- UK LCC easyJet gets one daily flight to Glasgow;
- French airline Air Caraibes, French long-haul carrier Corsair and Air France-KLM’s Dutch LCC Transavia are awarded the equivalent of two daily flights;
- French all-business class transatlantic airline La Compagnie receives three weekly flights; and
- TAP Air Portugal gets 66 slots for the summer season.
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Air France and Transavia grab most of defunct Aigle Azur’s traffic rights

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/air- ... ic-rights/
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