{"id":4021,"date":"2026-03-07T15:21:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T15:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4021"},"modified":"2026-03-07T15:21:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T15:21:01","slug":"uk-airline-falls-into-liquidation-with-planned-flights-cancelled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4021","title":{"rendered":"UK airline falls into liquidation with planned flights cancelled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"UK airline falls into liquidation with flights no longer going ahead\" width=\"620\" height=\"500\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full object-cover rounded-md\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 620 500'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAQAAACEN3D\/AAAAL0lEQVR42mP4z8DAwMiAARgZGJhY+P\/\/PwMDAwPDfwYGBgaGhgYGhgYGAAD9Hwlr5xRngAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.joe.co.uk\/uploads\/2026\/01\/breaking-news-2.webp?height=1024&amp;width=1024\"\/><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>BREAKING<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>A UK airline has fallen into administration after being established in 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>It has been a rough time for businesses in the UK recently, with everything from bar chains to retail outlets going out of business.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Most recently, former darling of the pub world BrewDog announced it was closing 60 of its locations after struggling to turn a profit in recent years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Aviation is not excluded from such fates, with British airlines Blue Islands and Eastern Airways entering administration last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Now, another UK airline has entered liquidation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Ecojet Airlines has fallen into administration, after attempting to become the world&#8217;s first all-electric airline.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The airline had planned flights from Edinburgh to Southampton, but this will no longer go forward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Set up in 2023 by Dale Vince, the entrepreneur said at time of its launch: &#8220;This is a vital frontier in the move to net zero, green living, whatever you choose to call it &#8211; and it&#8217;s absolutely doable. It&#8217;s a matter of when, not if.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>However, in documents seen by The Herald, the airline has now entered liquidation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>This is a &#8220;voluntary liquidation initiated by the company&#8217;s board&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>It added: &#8220;Ecojet was a start-up business and has no material assets. The members have elected to fund the liquidation process to ensure that the company&#8217;s employees receive their full statutory entitlements.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Paul Dounis and Mark Harper, of Opus Restructuring, have been appointed as administrators.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#airline #falls #liquidation #planned #flights #cancelled<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BREAKING A UK airline has fallen into administration after being established in 2023. It has been a rough time for businesses in the UK recently, with everything from bar chains to retail outlets going out of business. 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