Scottish airline suspends operations
Aberdeen-based City Star Airlines has ceased operations, putting a reported 55 staff out of work.
The carrier, which served five destinations in Norway including Olso, made 15 staff redundent in December.
The closure of the airline was blamed on the aftermath of an incident on the ground at Aberdeen airport last November when one of City Star’s four Dornier aircraft was damaged by mobile passenger steps.
The airline’s managing director Runar Fossadal Arnason, announcing that flights had ceased, said the incident meant City Star “suffered the immediate loss of an aircraft which required us to take emergency measures to secure continued operation.”
He added: “Unfortunately, the incident has had a major knock-on effect and we have simply not been able to recover from this.”
All passengers booked with thre airline have been told to contact thier credit card company or travel agent.
It is not known how many forward bookings City Star had.
The airline started flying in March 2005 with a single 32-seat Dornier 328 aircraft from Aberdeen to Oslo and added further destinations in Norway – Stavanger, Kristiansund, Alesund and Bergen.
by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
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