***OASIS AIRLINES GOES LIQUIDATION***

[Stinky]

nice reply to a serious thread, take your silly little comments else where. people have paid good money for their tickets and yet they havent given us a explanation? theyre not just going to dissappear just like that with peoples money

where they doing flights for £65 each way to hong kong? that is to cheap no wonder they going into liquidation lol

 

[Nymins]

where they doing flights for £65 each way to hong kong? that is to cheap no wonder they going into liquidation lol

It was probably that cheap just for the launch of company in 2006 and went up afterwards.

 

[peter_hutson]

People that have booked by credit card will be fine. Their CC company will refund them the money. The people in trouble will be those that are stuck in Hong Kong, as unless they have travel insurance, they MIGHT have to foot the bill to get home. But then again, you would be very silly to travel without insurance. Hopefully another airline will step in and get people home, it's bad for the industry as a whole when stuff like this happens. It's in no ones interest to prolong the pain by leaving people stranded.

 

[tbs]

where they doing flights for £65 each way to hong kong? that is to cheap no wonder they going into liquidation lol

im not sure about the £65 but i booked for going for a month which costed £507 each for myself and a friend so you can imagine its a lot of money

 

[Furton]

Apparently Cathay are putting on more flights to accomodate the people stranded there and offering to help them out. Every time I've flown Cathay they've been brilliant.

 

[Berserker]

Never flew with them but they seemed to like doing tricks with a 747 at airshows. Mind you, after all the hype I was expecting serious G force, not a few low passes and the air equivalent of stomping on the 'go pedal'.

Good luck for anyone affected. Hopefully you'll be covered at least to get the airfare back, though that doesn't help much if you've booked other stuff as well.

 

[Wossi]

Alitalia will be next, but that's nothing to do with fuel prices.

Will the OP get his money back through ABTA or some other insurance thing?

Alitalia won't be next, I can't see the Italian government letting it happen. They'll just keep on pumping more money into it when needed.

 

[dannyjo22]

aye, fuel prices increased a lot recently - quite a few airlines gone bust, ATA a few days ago.

Yes booking a holiday in advance now, I'd only go with one of the larger companies, fuel price is going to kill off loads of airlines this year. The ones that are already propped up by governments and probably a few more as well.

The fuel bought in bulk at a cheaper rate is drying up and the pinch is definately coming.

Flight prices really need to go up by a decent amount.

 

[andyp]

Apparently Cathay are putting on more flights to accomodate the people stranded there and offering to help them out. Every time I've flown Cathay they've been brilliant.

I like Cathay too

I always wanted my Aunt Kathy to marry a man called Mr. Pacific.

 

[peter_hutson]

Alitalia won't be next, I can't see the Italian government letting it happen. They'll just keep on pumping more money into it when needed.

Depends who wins the next election I think, but there is a strong possibility that it will go under now that Air France/KLM have walked away.

 

[peter_hutson]

I like Cathay too

I always wanted my Aunt Kathy to marry a man called Mr. Pacific.

I do recall that the stewardesses were rather hot too.................

 

[Raikiri]

It was probably that cheap just for the launch of company in 2006 and went up afterwards.

I got a return flight with them in April 2007 for £210 including all the taxes etc.

Shame that the cheaper companies can't afford to keep running... going to Tokyo is going to cost me a fortune!

 

[tbs]

okay just called the bank, hopefully they can sort something out soon *fingers crossed*

 

[Werewolf]

okay just called the bank, hopefully they can sort something out soon *fingers crossed*

Assuming you paid by credit card you'll be covered by the card company with no bother at all (one of the advantages of credit cards is that they have joint liability for any purchases*),
If you paid by debit card you're in a slightly worse position as you're much more reliant on the bank's internal policies.
Cash/cheque is worst position, as when a company goes into liquidation people who paid cash/cheque in advance are right at the back of the queue for any money to be returned, and don't have any of the protection credit cards give.

However you may I believe also be covered under ABTA or similar if the airline was a member of any of those schemes in the UK (which basically cover customers in case the company goes bust).

 

[Rotty]

Surely if paid for on a credit card he can do a chargeback?

I got my money back from CC company when Maxjet went bust recently, good job I used CC and not a debit card or I would have been £1600 out of pocket

However you may I believe also be covered under ABTA or similar if the airline was a member of any of those schemes in the UK (which basically cover customers in case the company goes bust).

It's ATOL for airlines faik, they couldn't help when Maxjet went as they we incorporated in the US

 

[peter_hutson]

This is why I buy everything on my Credit Card and pay it off each month in full. The 2% cash back helps too.

 

[tbs]

Assuming you paid by credit card you'll be covered by the card company with no bother at all (one of the advantages of credit cards is that they have joint liability for any purchases*),
If you paid by debit card you're in a slightly worse position as you're much more reliant on the bank's internal policies.
Cash/cheque is worst position, as when a company goes into liquidation people who paid cash/cheque in advance are right at the back of the queue for any money to be returned, and don't have any of the protection credit cards give.

However you may I believe also be covered under ABTA or similar if the airline was a member of any of those schemes in the UK (which basically cover customers in case the company goes bust).

yea i used a credit card, they only took credit cards anyway, but cause i used my brothers card, he needs to call them to get it sorted, while i can only ask what the procedures are going to be, so will have to wait till i speak to my brother.

btw what is ABTA?

 

[KaHn]

Alitalia will be next, but that's nothing to do with fuel prices.

Will the OP get his money back through ABTA or some other insurance thing?

AItalia has its take over dropped by KLM so I think that will be the end of it.

KaHn

 

[peter_hutson]

ABTA = Association of British Travel Agents, I think. They provide a sort of insurance policy that covers Agencies and airlines going under. Providing they are members.

It'll be fairly easy to get your refund. Depending on the CC companies policy, you might have to write a letter expalining the problem. This is most likely for their records. You should get the money a few weeks later. As this is a major liquidation their claims department will most likely already be aware of the the problem, so it should be a fairly smooth process .......................probably!

 

[Bes]

Damn shame... I was hoping to use them next year :/