Country airline shuts down after most of fleet grounded
Commonwealth Bank had a fixed and floating charge over the Canberra airline's assets. Brindabella said on Saturday it had "temporarily" suspended operations even though the Civil Aviation Safety Authority was allowing two of its Jetstream aircraft to remain in service.
David Winterbottom of KordaMentha said on Sunday the airline would no longer accept bookings and all flights would be suspended indefinitely.
He is calling for expressions of interest in the purchase of the business but it will not operate in the meantime.
Qantas had begun providing additional services on some of Brindabella's routes, Mr Winterbottom said. The regional airline had a licence from the NSW government to serve as the monopoly provider on flights between Sydney and Mudgee, Cobar, Narrabri and Moree and winter-only services to Cooma.
"We are looking at a range of options to help the impacted communities in addition to special fares, including putting on relief flights outside our network on routes serviced by Brindabella," Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said on Saturday.
Brindabella customers in Mudgee and Cobar who hold a valid Brindabella ticket will be eligible to receive discounted relief fares from the closest QantasLink port, Dubbo. Customers in Narrabri and Moree who hold a valid Brindabella ticket will be eligible to receive discounted relief fares from the closest QantasLink port, Armidale and/or Tamworth.
Mr Winterbottom said the receivers were talking to government and regulatory authorities about other replacement services.
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Brindabella Airlines shut down because it failed to recover from the grounding of eight out of its ten aircraft due to overdue maintenance checks. This led to the airline being placed in the hands of receivers, KordaMentha.
The Commonwealth Bank had a fixed and floating charge over Brindabella Airlines' assets, which is a factor in the airline's financial difficulties leading to its shutdown.
No, all flights have been suspended indefinitely, and the airline is no longer accepting bookings, despite the Civil Aviation Safety Authority allowing two of its Jetstream aircraft to remain in service.
Currently, there is no indication that Brindabella Airlines will resume operations. The receivers are calling for expressions of interest in purchasing the business, but it will not operate in the meantime.
Qantas has begun providing additional services on some of Brindabella's routes and is offering special fares and relief flights to help impacted communities.
Brindabella Airlines' customers with valid tickets from Mudgee and Cobar can receive discounted relief fares from the closest QantasLink port, Dubbo. Similarly, customers from Narrabri and Moree can receive discounted fares from Armidale and/or Tamworth.
Brindabella Airlines had a license to operate as the monopoly provider on flights between Sydney and Mudgee, Cobar, Narrabri, and Moree, as well as winter-only services to Cooma.
The receivers, KordaMentha, are in discussions with government and regulatory authorities about potential replacement services and are seeking expressions of interest for the purchase of the business.
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