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| Jayx1 |
Are they nuts????
| quote: | MONTREAL - Jetsgo filed a new business plan with Transport Canada on Monday, in a move to address government safety concerns and resume flying with a smaller fleet of airplanes.
Under Jetsgo's new business plan, it will run a charter business with just eight MD-83 aircraft. The company's remaining 14 Fokker F-100 are being sold.
Jetsgo founder Michel Leblanc said the company will make corrections cited by the federal government before the airline shut down and went into creditor protection. Leblanc has set June 25 as his target date to get Jetsgo back in the air. Last week, a representative of RSM Richter, the monitor overseeing Jetsgo's bankruptcy proceeding, has said June 23 is the deadline for the carrier to resume flying to capture part of the summer travel season.
FROM MARCH 30, 2005: Jetsgo's Leblanc eyes June 25 return to skies: report
"[The business plan] details a change management program, a complete corrective action plan, including updating of all manuals, and outlines the additional management and resources that would be employed when, and if, we move to a 14 aircraft business model," Leblanc said in a release.
Transport Canada investigated Jetsgo for a variety of problems, leading up to March 11 when it ceased operations. After an incident on Jan. 20 when a Jetsgo plane veered off a runway in Calgary, Transport Canada ordered a review of the airline's flight safety program as well as its flight documentation and training records.
As a result of that review, Transport Canada found "deficiencies," and just days ahead of Jetsgo's shutdown gave the airline 30 days to address the problems.
Jetsgo said an internal review filed with Transport Canada found that expansion had put stresses on its operations. "Rapid growth meant that at some point of the operation, the structure and management in place were not able to sufficiently support the growing demand and hence, certain operational oversights occurred," the company said.
"The structure, operating within a 26-aircraft environment, was able to meet the minimum requirements during regular operations, yet struggled to sustain control during irregular operations, such as severe weather at major stations, or multiple aircraft swaps."
A major storm that hit Toronto just before Christmas 2004 forced Jetsgo to cancel dozens of flights, stranding thousands of passengers. Because its air crews were already at their maximum allowed flying hours, the recovery was slow and costly.
About 17,000 travellers were left stranded when Jetsgo shut down operations last month as its losses mounted.
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| starsearcher |
| Prices have went up a little since they went outta business.....more competition = better for consumers (usually)... |
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| Jayx1 |
| but would you fly on an airline that screwed 16000 people out of their money and time? |
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| starsearcher |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
but would you fly on an airline that screwed 16000 people out of their money and time? |
no...but give them time and maybe they'll prove themselves...although i probabbly would if they were much cheaper and i used a proper purchase protection mechanism and could get my ticket refunded if they did that again. |
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| house_conXion |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
but would you fly on an airline that screwed 16000 people out of their money and time? |
No your right, I wouldn't. Theres no way in hell I as a consumer would purchase a service from a company that has the history that Jetsgo does. They really screwed alot of people especially during the March Break and even now alot of those people haven't been fully compensated. Even if Jetsgo gets started again there's no way its gonna last. |
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| trancechaos |
| i say let them fly, the more airlines the better it is for us. |
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| Jayx1 |
let them fly and let the stupid people risk getting ripped off again....
ill never fly jetsgo |
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| MarkT |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
but would you fly on an airline that screwed 16000 people out of their money and time? |
hell no...anyone who will fly with them now is rewarding their irresponsbile (unethical, IMHO) behaviour.
continuing to sell people tickets when you KNOW you're closing up shop is reprehensible, IMHO...I have co-workers who still have not received refunds on their tickets. |
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| DJ_Elyot |
| The best change their name! LOL |
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| baystreetboi |
...the funny thing is, many people said the same thing when Canada 3000 went bankrupt. While he wasn't the CEO at the time, Michel Leblanc was a substantial owner, having sold his former Royal Airlines into the mix.
Those who were stranded / screwed over re. tickets when Canada 3000 went bust didn't seem to care and chose to fly again with Leblanc on Jetsgo.
Rest assured, there will be no shortage of consumers who will be willing to throw caution to the wind again if the ticket price is low enough.
What amazes me is how anyone could not be protected by some form of insurance or another these days in the event an airline collapses. The two major ways of purchasing are either through travel agencies, or online with the airline directly using a credit card. In either case, your money will be refunded if the company is bankrupt.
The only people who realistically have something to worry about are those that buy tickets directly from the airline counter with cash... and how many people could that really be?
The other thing to note is that in many cases, consumers won't even have a choice as to whether they fly Jetsgo or not. They are reestablishing it as a charter airline.... so when you buy a package tour to some sunspot, they may be part of the deal at the discretion of the tour operator. |
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| CrasherKid |
| My part time job is at the airport and a guy I know who inspects/clears planes to fly said the jetsgo planes aren't safe and shoudlnt be in teh air....Major work needs to be done to the fleet......... |
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| Billche |
is there any legal action the people who got screwed can take against them now that they are back?
im sure they would need to do something. thats a lot of people to piss off. |
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