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 United Kingdom 1367 Posts Joined: 17 May 2003 Status: offline | Posted - 24 Dec 2007 : 23:23:08

| Hopefully this won't affect anyone, but received this e-mail today:
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Dear Friends of MAXjet:
It is with deep regret that I must inform you that MAXjet filed today for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. With today’s fuel prices and the resulting impact on the credit climate for airlines, we were forced to take this drastic measure. Our top priority is to assist our customers, particularly those who already have begun their travel with us, in securing alternative flight accommodations. I list the options available to MAXjet passengers directly below. These options are also listed on www.maxjet.com.
MAXjet has contracted with Eos Airlines for seats on Eos’ scheduled all-Premium service to accommodate passengers awaiting a return flight between New York and London. This morning we also contracted with Virgin Atlantic for seats on their scheduled services between Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York and London. We have secured a number of hotel rooms in London, New York, Las Vegas and Los Angeles through early January 2008 which we will provide to affected passengers whose travel plans have been disrupted. We are doing everything we can to reduce disruption to our customers.
Passengers will be contacted by MAXjet Customer Care regarding their flight re-accommodations. If the contact information you provided to us at the time of booking is not current, or you wish to contact us directly, below are key telephone numbers and emails. IF YOU HAVE STARTED YOUR TRAVEL: MAXjet has started contacting customers with new travel itineraries in priority order based on date of departure. If you have already started your travel and wish to contact us, you can reach Customer Care at:
US phone number: 1-866-837-9880 UK phone number: 44 (0)1279 216 478 Email: intransit@maxjet.com
Note this number is specially reserved for passengers already in transit. If you send an email, please make sure to provide a current contact telephone number and email address, along with your scheduled return flight and date. If you choose to book your own return flight accommodations, please contact your credit card company or travel agency directly and request a refund for the unused leg of your journey.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET BEGUN YOUR TRAVEL, BUT HAVE BOOKED TICKETS: In order to assist in expediting refunds by the credit card companies, MAXjet is providing notification - to the extent possible - that our service to you was not delivered nor will be delivered. In addition, however, we encourage you to contact your credit card company or travel agency directly to expedite your refund.
Please note that we are prioritizing passengers who are in the midst of their journeys. If you would prefer to utilize our arrangements with Eos and Virgin instead of seeking a refund and booking a new itinerary on another airline on your own, please contact us at the special numbers below. Please provide a current telephone number and email address along with your booking reference number and originating flight destination/date to help us respond promptly:
US phone number: 1-888-435-9629 UK phone number: 44 (0)1279 216 428 Email: info@maxjet.com
For fastest service, we ask that you use the contact information as provided above; please do not respond to this e-mail.
On behalf of the entire MAXjet family, we extend our deep apologies to you for the inconvenience our discontinuation has caused. We are doing everything we can to take care of our passengers, and we are extremely saddened to discontinue a service that we so passionately believe in.
Sincerely,
William D. Stockbridge President and CEO
I have never managed to fly with them, but I think it is a real same as they offered a real alternative in the market. | http://www.villasflorida.com/florida-vacation-rental-3204.aspx | | Report this post to a moderator |
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![]() United Kingdom 1106 Posts Joined: 11 Oct 2004 Status: offline | Posted - 25 Dec 2007 : 03:46:36

| They seemed to be plagued with problems from the start. I agree that it is a pity but premium passengers weren't going to put up with the all too regular cancellations for ever even though it looked like a winning formula. I don't really buy the fuel price and credit climate explanation - they simply didn't have the aircraft to back the service up when problems arose.
As soon as American Airlines (the world's biggest) started their Stansted-New York service earlier this year, the writing was on the wall for Maxjet. What interests me is whether American will now stay at Stansted having effectively elimnated another transatlantic competitor. If they do stay, I'm pretty certain the cheap Business fares they have been offering will be gone.
What now for Silverjet & Eos? | Edited by - Katys Grandad on 25 Dec 2007 04:08:22 | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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![]() United Kingdom 1106 Posts Joined: 11 Oct 2004 Status: offline | Posted - 27 Apr 2008 : 05:21:55

| quote: Originally posted by Katys Grandad What now for Silverjet & Eos?
Eos will cease operations today. Great product but simply unable to compete when the Legacy carriers moved in. | Edited by - Katys Grandad on 27 Apr 2008 05:22:39 | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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Tonish
  
 United Kingdom 307 Posts Joined: 17 Jan 2005 Status: offline | Posted - 29 Apr 2008 : 11:07:00

| Quote from Independent today:
"Silverjet, the only remaining business class-only carrier left – Maxjet folded in December – is in talks with several investors about a possible deal to shore up its financing or to be taken over outright."
Doesn't look good. It's a real pity, I like what these carriers were trying to do.
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Jill
   
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Robert5988
   
United Kingdom 1440 Posts Joined: 15 Apr 2004 Status: offline | Posted - 29 Apr 2008 : 22:28:23

| quote: It is a shame but once again the 'big boys' have effectively shut down the competition. I had hoped to take a trip from Stansted to New York with one of these carriers but alas it is not to be.
That is exactly what has happened!
AA started twice daily flights from Stansted to New York with seriously cheap promotional fares in Business/First class with lie flat seats etc.
There is conjecture that they will now cancel one, if not both, of those flights.
AA can only manage one flight from UK now outside of London(Manchester to Chicago). They used to have 3 flights from Manchester Miami, Chicago & Boston(seasonal) also a flight from Glasgow and their projected service from Newcastle was cancelled. | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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United Kingdom 78 Posts Joined: 04 Aug 2004 Status: offline | Posted - 30 Apr 2008 : 12:22:58

| We are flying Silverjet in a couple of weeks time. This is the second trip with them and we like their attitude, both in the air and in their lounges in Luton and NJ. We usually fly on down to Florida from NJ with JetBlue. An advantage with Silverjet is the fact that they let you use their lounge on arrival at NJ, whilst you wait for the Jetblue connection. So, here's hoping that they continue to survive | paul http://www.onlinefloridavillas.com/villas/1470.aspx | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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![]() United Kingdom 1106 Posts Joined: 11 Oct 2004 Status: offline | Posted - 28 May 2008 : 16:18:40

| quote: Originally posted by 50sumtng We are flying Silverjet in a couple of weeks time. This is the second trip with them and we like their attitude, both in the air and in their lounges in Luton and NJ. We usually fly on down to Florida from NJ with JetBlue. An advantage with Silverjet is the fact that they let you use their lounge on arrival at NJ, whilst you wait for the Jetblue connection. So, here's hoping that they continue to survive
Not sure how this went for you but Silverjet looks like it's going under following Eos & Maxjet.
If any confirmation was needed, note that only 7 months after starting the service, American are discontinuing their Stansted-JFK flights in a few weeks. 'Mission Accomplished' for American it seems. | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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Jill
   
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domster
    
 United Kingdom 5779 Posts Joined: 02 May 2004 Status: offline | Posted - 29 May 2008 : 05:57:26

| You will find there will be a lot of this going on as they try to manouvere themselves into a stronger position for the UK -US routes. Seems silly that they will can the route if there is a lot of demand for it.
Jet.com did a trial sevice from Leeds - Dusseldorf 2 years ago and this was full all the time, so they kept it on. You will find that a lot of airlines will only commit to a few months to test the water, if it does not work out financially they will withdrawl the route. | DOM
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![]() United Kingdom 1106 Posts Joined: 11 Oct 2004 Status: offline | Posted - 29 May 2008 : 07:24:32

| quote: Originally posted by domster You will find that a lot of airlines will only commit to a few months to test the water, if it does not work out financially they will withdrawl the route.
My point was that in this instance there are strong indications that American introduced the route specifically to kill off the competition for their Business Class customers from the likes of Maxjet, Eos & Silverjet. It may well be that they didn't care if they made money or not and that's evidenced by the very cheap premium fares.
Although Jill's flight was full, on the whole the service wasn't that popular amongst the passengers American was targetting. | Edited by - Katys Grandad on 29 May 2008 07:29:22 | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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United Kingdom 38 Posts Joined: 12 Sep 2006 Status: offline | Posted - 30 May 2008 : 10:55:21

| Katys Grandad
You are i think quite right about the AA policy of trying to kill off the opposition. They are very aggressive and predatory and have been known to employ this tactic in the past in particular in the caribean/south ammerican region. | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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Robert5988
   
United Kingdom 1440 Posts Joined: 15 Apr 2004 Status: offline | Posted - 30 May 2008 : 21:24:44

| quote: Pity, they were offering a good service.
Sales-wise they started to irritate the big boys, which is why they squashed them.
It is the downside of a free market, the big boys can afford to stand the losses and undercut them, as they did with Freddie Laker* many years ago.
*Freddie Laker pioneered cheap flights to the USA some 30 years ago, much to the annoyance of BA and PanAm TWA etc.
Initially it was a huge success and he took a big share of the market, so the big airlines 'squashed' him and his airline collapsed overnight. However they acted as a cartel and lost a court action - but it was too late for Laker.
History repeats itself.
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