Thousands of passengers are currently stranded in airports, sometimes abroad, without being able to return to France because of lack of links. This problem is explained by the stopping of Aigle Azur flights which served mainly Algeria. All tickets are now canceled and will not be refunded. For the company, a race against the clock began: it has until Monday to try to find a buyer.
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To help it, the French state says to seek solutions. The Minister of the Economy, Bruno Lemaire, evokes, for example, a main offer to study and the structure that deals with companies in difficulty is currently working on a takeover offer.
On the airline side, Air France has also looked into the matter but internally, some are worried about the real state of Aigle Azur and would like to know more about the financial situation of the company. Air Caraïbes and Vueling Airlines are also positioning themselves to take over some of the activity.
EUR 15 million contribution
Within Aigle Azur, one of the shareholders said he was ready to provide funds as soon as possible to restart the business. "Gerard Houa [minority shareholder of the airline Aigle Azur, Ed] has proposed to Bercy a program, a strategy of pursuing the company by injecting 15 million euros, says his adviser Philippe Bonne on Europe 1. It's a shareholder who takes responsibility, he has money and he wants to continue because he believes in this business. "
Pending a possible recovery, stranded passengers can find flights to other companies at reduced rates. For example, you need 80 euros for a Lyon-Algiers on Transavia. Other companies, such as Air France and Vueling also offer.