MAXjet exits - files for Chapter 11, stops flying

There's one less airline flying across The Pond today. On Christmas Eve, MAXjet Airways stopped flying from the United States to London Stansted (STN) and filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. William D. Stockbridge, MAXjet President and CEO, cited “rising fuel prices and the resulting impact on the credit climate” as reasons.

What's happening to flyers booked on the discount-priced, premium-class carrier? MAXjet has an arrangement with Eos Airlines to accommodate passengers awaiting a return flight between London and New York. MAXjet says it will be contacting flyers requiring return flights between London and either Los Angeles (LAX) or Las Vegas (LAS).

As for those flyers who may be temporarily stranded, MAXjet says it has secured hotel rooms in London, Las Vegas, New York, and Los Angeles through early January, and will “provide them to affected passengers whose travel plans have been disrupted.”

Meanwhile, Continental Airlines says it will accept tickets for standby travel from passengers who were originally scheduled to fly on MAXjet. Continental will accept those tickets through January 6, but will charge a $50 booking fee per flight segment, plus applicable taxes and security fees.

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