Jakarta Globe, January 12, 2011
Indonesia's
PT Mandala Airlines, a national budget carrier, will suspend flights from
Wednesday as the company struggles with debt problems, President Director Diono
Nurjadin told a news conference.
Budget carrier Mandala Airlines will be suspending flights starting on Wednesday, it announced. (JG Photo / Jurnasyanto Sukarno) |
"We
think this is the best step to guard the future prospects of Mandala," he
said.
"Starting
tomorrow we will stop operations temporarily to be able to focus on
restructuring the company."
He said the
company had asked the commercial court to delay debt recovery action against
the airline, also saying that Mandala had received interest from buyers for a
stake.
On its Web site,
www.madalaair.com, the following message was posted: “Mandala Airlines will
cease all operations from Thu 13 Jan 2011 to initiate a business restructuring.
No flights will operate from 06:00 (local time) and you are advised to make
alternative travel arrangements on another airline.
“Please
contact our service center or email us at (EMAIL ADDRESS) with your reservation
number so we can initiate the the refund process.
We
apologize for the inconvenience caused to you as a result of this action. We are
trying our best to address the situation and ask for your understanding and
support. The Mandala Team.”
Reuters, JG
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