Oasis collapse hits thousands
14.04.08
Thousands of passengers were hit by the collapse of budget carrier Oasis, according to a spokesman for Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific. Oasis – which operated five Boeing 747-400 aircraft on routes from Hong Kong to Gatwick and Vancouver – stopped flights last week and went in to liquidation, stranding thousands of its customers – many of whom were still on Easter holidays.
A spokeswoman for fellow Hong Kong airline said ‘We have been overwhelmed with stranded people trying to get flights in and out of Hong Kong. It’s getting to a point where we can’t help all of them. We’re trying to wade through these people [but] we’re not linked to Oasis, so don’t have access to their bookings. There is an [Oasis] flight each way [from Gatwick] so that’s around 500 passengers per day – we’re talking about thousands of people.’
Cathay offered special one way fares of £160 and operated two extra flights over the weekend to repatriate Oasis passengers to Heathrow. British Airways and Air New Zealand have also helped stranded passengers. Cathay says it is planning for around two weeks of disruption at Chep Lap Kok Airport, but the spokeswoman said that it is unsure whether or not passengers will be able to claim any refund.
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