NIKI bankruptcy leaves thousands of passengers stranded
Airberlin subsidiary NIKI—which filed for insolvency Dec 13 and abruptly ceased operations—has left up to 40,000 passengers stranded throughout its European network after a rescue deal by Lufthansa collapsed, 4 months after Airberlin filed for bankruptcy. Lufthansa had planned to integrate NIKI into its own Eurowings. A source from air navigation services provider Austro Control confirmed that NIKI management transferred the carrier’s AOC to Austro Control on the evening of Dec 13. “This move would allow NIKI’s AOC to be re-established very quickly if necessary,” the source said. Austrian minister of transport Jörg Leichtfried said the govt is talking with Austrian Airlines and other carriers to bring passengers home. “We estimate the grounding has affected 5,000 passengers from Austria,” he said. <br/>
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NIKI bankruptcy leaves thousands of passengers stranded
Airberlin subsidiary NIKI—which filed for insolvency Dec 13 and abruptly ceased operations—has left up to 40,000 passengers stranded throughout its European network after a rescue deal by Lufthansa collapsed, 4 months after Airberlin filed for bankruptcy. Lufthansa had planned to integrate NIKI into its own Eurowings. A source from air navigation services provider Austro Control confirmed that NIKI management transferred the carrier’s AOC to Austro Control on the evening of Dec 13. “This move would allow NIKI’s AOC to be re-established very quickly if necessary,” the source said. Austrian minister of transport Jörg Leichtfried said the govt is talking with Austrian Airlines and other carriers to bring passengers home. “We estimate the grounding has affected 5,000 passengers from Austria,” he said. <br/>
