Aer Southeast (Waterford) has confirmed that it will postpone its launch and refund customers after the Irish Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR) found that the airline had sold tickets without the proper authority, reports The Irish Times. It had originally planned to start flights from Waterford in Ireland to London Luton, Manchester International and Birmingham, GB in the United Kingdom on July 24, but will now postpone its launch date to 'later on this summer'.
As previously reported, the Irish virtual carrier did not have the requisite tour operator's license to sell tickets on its planned routes. The flights were to be carried out by Slovenian ACMI/charter specialist Lipican Aer (8I, Portoroz) using a Saab 340.
Aer Southeast's CEO, Einar Adalsteinsson, has said that they are still committed to launching flights from Waterford, which has been without commercial operations since mid-2016.
"Aer Southeast remains fully committed to operating flights between Waterford, London Luton, Manchester and Birmingham, and we will work closely with CAR in the coming weeks to ensure that the correct licensing system is put in place," Adalsteinsson said in a statement. "It is now clear that we will not be able to launch our services on July 24 as originally planned but we look forward to welcoming our customers aboard our maiden flight later on this summer."
