Type
Bankruptcy
Country
France
Region
île de France; Val-d\'Oise;
Location of affected unit(s)
Roissy-en-France
Sector
Transportation / Storage
Land, Water And Air Transportation
Air Transport
51 - Air transport

190 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
6 September 2010
Employment effect (start)
6 October 2010
Foreseen end date

Description

On 6 September 2010 the airline Blue Line (190 employees) was declared bankrupt by the Commercial Court in Pontoise. The airline has been allowed to continue operating until 6 October, but their 190 employees will begin to be dismissed shortly. The airline specializes in transporting sports teams and actually brought the French football team to the World Cup in South Africa this past summer.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2010), Blue Line, Bankruptcy in France, factsheet number 70913, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/70913.